Dr Forlenza graduated in 2007 from the University of Florida College of Medicine, where he also completed his medical residency in 2010. He is Assistant Professor at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Anschutz Campus, University of Colorado School of Medicine, as well as a Fellow of the University of Colorado Denver (2011) and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (2015). Dr Forlenza specializes in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, and is is affiliated with Children's Hospital, Colorado. Dr Forlenza's research focus is on development, refinement and testing of diabetes technology, including insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors and the artificial pancreas. He is interested in using technology to help patients better control their diabetes and reduce the burden of diabetes on children and their families. He is site Primary Investigator (PI) on several upcoming industry pivotal trials and co-Investigator with Dr Paul Wadwa on several Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and National Institute of Health (NIH) funded projects. Dr Forlenza is also interested in islet transplantation as a potential cure for type 1 diabetes and was the co-PI for a project investigating combining islet transplantation with artificial pancreas technology. In addition, he is conducting research on the benefits of diabetes technology to minimize complications from hyperglycemia in children with cancer and children undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Dr Forlenza's awards and recognitions include Outstanding Resident Teacher in Pediatrics, from the University of Florida (2010), Gold Hostetter Award for Most Outstanding Research by a Fellow from the University of Minnesota Research Conference (2015), and Young Investigator Award for Outstanding Diabetes Research Under the Age of 40, from the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (2019). He has authored/co-authored over 100 published articles. Dr Forlenza is very passionate about the benefits of diabetes camps and has been volunteering at various camps for over 10 years.