Gina Capodanno, MD
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Dr. Gina Capodanno is a Pediatric Endocrinologist who cares for children with a variety of hormone issues including type 1 and type 2 diabetes, genetic and other forms diabetes, and disorders of growth, puberty, thyroid, gonads, pituitary and adrenal glands. She is also involved in the multidisciplinary care of children with x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy and congenital hyperinsulinism.
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She sees patients in San Francisco Mission Bay, San Mateo, Los Gatos, and, in partnership with Salinas Valley Medical Center, at the UCSF Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes - Monterey County.
Dr. Capodanno has a specific interest in coordinating care in type 1 diabetes across all ages, from toddlers to young adults, navigating challenges with new diagnosis, diabetes technologies and transition to adulthood. Dr. Capodanno participates in JDRF, DYF and other organization events promoting community for youth living with diabetes.
Dr. Capodanno received her medical degree from the USC Keck School of Medicine and completed her pediatrics residency and fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at UCLA. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and holds active memberships with the American Diabetes Association, Pediatric Endocrine Society and Endocrine Society.
Having grown up in the Los Angeles beach cities, Dr. Capodanno likes everything to do with the ocean. When not in clinic, she enjoys crafting, baking and doing Legos with her kids.
Education & Training
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- Fellowship/Pediatric Endocrinology David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles 2015
- Residency/Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles 2012
- MD/Medicine Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California 2009
- MS/Biological Sciences School of Humanities and Sciences Stanford University 2003
- BA/Human Biology School of Humanities and Sciences Stanford University 2002
Interests
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- pediatric diabetes
- diabetes technologies
Publications (3)
Top publication keywords:
Glucose Transport Proteins, FacilitativeFetal Growth RetardationPlacentaGenetic Association StudiesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsTransgender PersonsTrophoblastsDNA-Binding ProteinsOsteoporosisX Chromosome InactivationGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedAbsorptiometry, PhotonTrichothiodystrophy SyndromesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseCytoplasm
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Interpretation of Bone Mineral Density Z-Scores by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Prior to Gender-Affirming Medical Therapy.
Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry 2022 Lee JY, Fan B, Montenegro G, Long RK, Sanda S, Capodanno G, Schafer AL, Burghardt AJ, Rosenthal SM, Fung EB -
A novel truncating variant in ring finger protein 113A (RNF113A) confirms the association of this gene with X-linked trichothiodystrophy.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2019 Mendelsohn BA, Beleford DT, Abu-El-Haija A, Alsaleh NS, Rahbeeni Z, Martin PM, Rego S, Huang A, Capodanno G, Shieh JT, Van Ziffle J, Risch N, Alkuraya FS, Slavotinek AM -
Humanin (HN) and glucose transporter 8 (GLUT8) in pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction.
PloS one 2018 Janzen C, Lei MYY, Jeong ISD, Ganguly A, Sullivan P, Paharkova V, Capodanno G, Nakamura H, Perry A, Shin BC, Lee KW, Devaskar SU