{"id":1234,"date":"2014-09-30T09:15:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T13:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2014-09-30T09:15:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T13:15:59","slug":"meet-mareen-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/meet-mareen-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Mareen Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Faculty Member:<\/strong> Mareen Thomas, M.D., Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Division:<\/strong> Pediatric Endocrinology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start Date:<\/strong> August 25, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical School:<\/strong> Medical College of Virginia \u2013 VCU School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Residency:<\/strong>\u00a0Yale University School of Medicine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fellowship:<\/strong> Pediatric Endocrinology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong> Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adolescents, Monogenic Diabetes, Sulfonylurea use in diabetes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proudest\/greatest achievement outside of the professional realm?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Climbing Ben Nevis (highest mountain in the Scottish Highlands).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you usually doing on the weekend or during time off?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Spending time with my two toddlers and husband.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best advice anyone ever gave you?<br \/>\n&#8220;<\/strong>Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.&#8221; &#8211; John F. 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