Kenna Stephenson MD
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians

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RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Current Research Endeavors

by Kenna Stephenson MD, FAAFP

Principal Investigator, HORIZON: A multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of zoledronic acid in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women taking calcium and vitamin D.

Principal Investigator, Cervical and breast cancer screening in underserved minority women: utilization and outcomes of providing care in non-traditional settings.

Principal Investigator, Bio-Touch Therapy and Infections, Quality of Life, and Neuroendocrine Measures, in Elderly Residents of a Community Living Facility: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Principal Investigator, CHOIICE: A prospective, longitudinal study to evaluate clinical therapy of compounded bioidentical hormones in 30-70 year-old  women, and effects on inflammatory, immune signaling and hemostatic factors; cardiovascular risk factors; cardiovascular events; quality of life measures, and mental health indices.

Co-Investigator, Anxiety, depression and hormonal characteristics of women with COPD.

Co-Investigator, Weight loss success of emotional vs. non-emotional eating characteristics in women following bariatric surgery

Co-Investigator, Is AD/HD a potentialcomplication of perinatal oxytocin induction?

Co-Investigator, Equine assisted therapy in adolescents with post traumatic stress disorder

PUBLICATIONS

Stephenson K, Neuenschwander P, Kurdowska K, Pinson B, Price C. The effects of transdermal progesterone on thrombotic, anticoagulant, inflammatory, and neuroendocrine factors in postmenopausal women. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding.2007.In press.

Stephenson, K., Jones, B., Stephenson, D. The role of drug promotion in hormone replacement therapy prescribing in the United States. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding. 2006. In press.

Holt-Waldo N, Stephenson K. The lived experience of perimenopausal and menopausal women who take bioidentical hormones. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding. 2007. In press

Stephenson, K. The salivary hormone profile in the clinical evaluation of women. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding.2004;8(6):427-435.

Stephenson, K. Awakening Athena, Health, Heart, and Mind Institute, Tyler, TX. 2004.

Stephenson, K, Holiday D, Pinson B. Yoga for working women. East Texas Medicine.2004;2(1):11-18.

Stephenson, K.Compounding for whole family health.Rx Triad.2003;6 (15):1.

Stephenson, K., Hormone replacement therapy. Panhandle Health.1998;
 8(5):36-38.

Stephenson, K. Preventive medicine and managed care.Panhandle Health.  1997;7(4):38-39.

Stephenson, K.Guest Editorial. Panhandle Health.1997;7(4):5.

Stephenson, K.Preventive screening of healthy women. Panhandle Health.1993;4(2):31-34.

Earley, K.J. (Maiden Name), Blanco, J.D., Prien, S., Willis, D.Patient attitudes toward testing for maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein values when results are false positive or true negative. Southern Medical Journal.1991; 84(4):349-442.

Stephenson, K., Viken, R.Patient presents with hematemesis. Attending Physician East Texas Medicine.1991;3(2):36-41.

Tenner, T.E. Jr., Earley, K.J. , Young, J. Characterization of beta adrenoceptor subtypes in rabbit mononuclear leukocytes. European Journal of Pharmacology.1989;160:291-293.

Tenner, T.E. Jr., Young, J.A., Earley, K.J., Yen, Y.C. Functional characterization of beta adrenoceptor subtypes in rabbit right atria. Life Sciences. 1989;44:651-660.

Earley, K.J., Gunasegaram, S., Tenner, T.E. Jr. Determination of beta adrenoceptor density on rabbit mononuclear leukocytes. Journal of Pharmacologic Methods, 1988;19:193-203.

Tenner, T.E. Jr., Yen, Y.C., Earley, K.J. , Young, J. Reliability of rank order of potency in predicting beta adrenoceptor subtypes.Federal Proceedings .1988;47.

ABSTRACTS

Stephenson K, Kurdowska A, Neuenschwander P, Loewenstein I, Olusola P, Pinson B, Stephenson D, Kinsey R, Stephenson J, Stephenson J, Kapur S, Zava D.Transdermal estradiol and progesterone improve mood indicators, quality of life, and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Circulation 2007.In Press

Stephenson K, Price C, Neuenschwander P, Kurdowska A, et al, Topical progesterone cream does not increase thrombotic and inflammatory factors in postmenopausal women. Blood. 2004;104(11):414b-415b.

Stephenson, K., Biotouch: The role of touch in the therapeutic armamentarium. American Association of Integrative Medicine Annual Conference.2004;Chicago, IL.

Stephenson, K., Biotouch: Clinical Integration of an Energy Modality, American Association of Integrative Medicine Annual Conference, August 2003.

Stephenson, K., Sparks, T., Sand Tray Work in Patient Evaluation in a Primary Care Environment, Spirituality, and Healing & Health: First Biennial International Conference, April 1999.

Stephenson, K., Stephenson, D., Creating a Primary Care Center for Women Veterans, National Association of Veteran Affairs Ambulatory Managers, August 1997.

Earley, K.J., Blanco, J., Willis, D., Attitude Toward Maternal Serum Alpha-fetoprotein Testing in Patients with Abnormal and Normal Values, Society of Perinatologists and Obstetricians, February 1989.

Yen, Y.C., Young, J., Earley, K.J., Tenner, T.E. Jr., Characterization of Beta Adrenoceptors in the Rabbit Heart, Fifth Southeast Asia and Western Pacific Regional Meeting of Pharmacologists, July 1988.

Earley, K.J. , Tenner, T.E. Jr., Determination of Beta Adrenoceptor Subtypes on Rabbit Mononuclear Leukocytes, Proceedings of National Student Research Forum,  p. 27, 1988.

Earley, K.J. , Buessow, S., Gunasegaram, S., Sparks-Mackety, E., Tenner, T.E. Jr., Isolation of a Rabbit Mononuclear Leukocyte Preparation for the Study of Beta Adrenoceptors, Federal Proceedings, 46(3):391, 1987.