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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Sarah Capes

M.D.

Education and Professional Standing

Dr. Sarah Capes is an endocrinologist with an interest in teaching and clinical research.

Dr. Capes was a full-time faculty member at McMaster until April 2005, when she moved to Victoria, BC to take up a new position as a clinician and teacher at the newly established Island Medical Program (associated with the University of British Columbia).

 

Academic Interests

Dr. Capes continues her involvement in the ACCORD Study (a multicentre NIH-funded study focused on the prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes) and in other clinical research studies. McMaster students and residents are welcome to apply for clinical electives in Victoria.

Selected Publications

1. Capes SE. The patient at risk for diabetes - considering prevention. In: Montori V (editor). Evidence-Based Endocrinology, 2005 (in press).
2. Capes SE, Gerstein HC. Gestational diabetes. In: Greer I, Ginsberg J, Forbes C (editors). Women's Vascular Health, 2005 (in press).
3. Ur E, Capes SE, Hanna A, Harris SB, Mahon J, Rowe R. Screening and Prevention. In: Canadian Diabetes Association 2003 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada. Can J Diabetes 27 (Suppl 2): S10-13, 2003.
4. Cheng AYY, Booth GL, Capes SE, Thompson D. Peri-acute Coronary Syndrome Glycemic Control. In: Canadian Diabetes Association 2003 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada. Can J Diabetes 27 (Suppl 2): S10-13, 2003.
5. Capes SE, Gerstein HC. ACE inhibitors and A2 antagonists as reducers of vascular complications. In: Therapy for Diabetes and Related Disorders (4th edition). American Diabetes Association Clinical Education Series 2003.
6. Capes SE, Hunt D, Malmberg K, Pathak P, Gerstein HC. Stress hyperglycemia and the prognosis of stroke in nondiabetic and diabetic patients: a systematic overview. Stroke 32: 2426-2432, 2001.
7. Capes SE, Hunt D, Malmberg K, Gerstein HC. Stress hyperglycaemia and increased risk of death after myocardial infarction in patients with and without diabetes: a systematic overview. Lancet 355: 773-78, 2000.