Distinguished Faculty

Viral Shah, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics
Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, Adult Clinic
School of Medicine
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado

Dr Shah is an Associate Professor in Medicine and Pediatrics at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, at the University of Colorado Denver. His research is focused on investigating newer therapeutics and technologies to improve glycemic control in adults with T1D. Another area of his research is aimed to understand the mechanisms of bone fragility in adults with T1D. Dr Shah has been an investigator on a number of clinical trials. He has served as a steering committee member for T1D Exchange Clinic Registry in 2016-2017 and currently serves as the co-chair for the macrovascular complication committee at T1D Exchange. Dr Shah is well published with over 70 research publications and is a reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals and grants.
Andrew J. Ahmann, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of the Oregon Health and Science University
Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon
David T. Ahn, MD
Program Director
Hoag Medical Center
Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center
Newport Beach, California
Halis Kaan Akturk, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Denver
Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
Grazia Aleppo, MD, FACE, FACP
Associate Editor
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
Professor of Medicine
Director, Diabetes Education Program
Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs
Division of Endocrinology
Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
Nicholas Argento, MD
Diabetes Technology Director
Maryland Endocrine and Diabetes Center
Columbia, Maryland
Richard Bergenstal, MD
Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Executive Director
International Diabetes Center
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cari Berget, RN, MPH, CDCES
Instructor
University of Colorado
Barbara Davis Center
Manager
Artificial Pancreas research team
Co-Director
PANTHER Program: Closing the Loop on Diabetes Technology Education
Aurora, Colorado

Jen Block, FNP, MSN, BSRN, CDE
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California
Bruce W. Bode, MD, FACE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Emory University
CEO, President
Atlanta Diabetes Associates
Atlanta, Georgia


Bruce Buckingham, MD
Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology
Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford Children's Hospital
Palo Alto, California
Felice Caldarella, MD, FACP, CDE, FACE
Secretary
American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists
Endocrinologist
Center for Endocrine Health
Clinton, New Jersey
Claudio Cobelli, PhD
Department of Information Engineering
University of Padua, Italy
Kenneth Cusi, MD, FACP, FACE
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism
Department of Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Daniel J. DeSalvo, MD
Associate Professor
Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology
Baylor College of Medicine/
Texas Children's Hospital
Director, Strategic Collaboration
Texas Children's Diabetes Care Center
Houston, Texas
Daniel Einhorn, MD, FACP, FACE
Immediate-Past President, American College of Endocrinology
Past President, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
Medical Director, Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSD
Associate Editor, Journal of Diabetes
President, Diabetes and Endocrine Associates
La Jolla, CA
Sam Ellis, PharmD, BCPS, CDE
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Andrea Facchinetti, PhD
Department of Information Engineering
University of Padua, Italy
Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, FRCP
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Chief, Endocrinology
Professor of Medicine
Tullis-Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Gregory P. Forlenza, MD
Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor
Barbara Davis Diabetes Center
Anschutz Campus School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Juan Pablo Frías, MD
Medical Director
Principal Investigator
Velocity Clinical Research
Los Angeles, California
Rodolfo J. Galindo, MD, FACE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Investigator, Center for Diabetes and Metabolism Research
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Medical Chair, Hospital Diabetes Taskforce
Emory Healthcare System
Atlanta, Georgia
Satish K. Garg, MD, MBBS, DM
Editor-in-chief Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Director Adult Program
Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes
University of Colorado
Denver, Colorado
George Grunberger, MD, FACP, FACE
Clinical Professor of Internal
Medicine and Genetics
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Oakland University
William Beaumont School of Medicine
Grunberger Diabetes Institute
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Amir Harari, MD, FACP
Endocrinology Associates
Scottsdale, Arizona
Irl B. Hirsch, MD, MACP
Professor of Medicine
Diabetes Treatment and
Teaching Chair
University of Washington
Medicine Diabetes Institute
Division of Metabolism
Endocrinology and Nutrition
Seattle, Washington
Korey Hood, PhD
Professor
Pediatric Endocrinology, Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Palo Alto, California
Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES, BC-ADM, FADCES, FCCP
Endocrine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Director, Education & Training in Diabetes Technology
Cleveland Clinic Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute
Cleveland, Ohio

Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACE, FACP
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Medical Director
Atlanta Endocrine Associates
Atlanta, Georgia
Nana-Hawa Yayah Jones, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Endocrinology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Boris Kovatchev, PhD
Professor
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Director
University of Virginia
Center for Diabetes Technology
Charlottesville, Virginia
Davida F. Kruger, MSN, APN-BC, BC-ADM
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Henry Ford Health System
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Bone and Mineral Disease
New Center One
Detroit, Michigan
Edward La Cava , MD
Pacific Diabetes Technologies, Inc
Lori M. Laffel, MD, MPH
Chief, Pediatric, Adolescent and
Young Adult Section
Senior Investigator, Head
Section on Clinical, Behavioral and
Outcomes Research
Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, Massachusetts
David W. Lam, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Carol J. Levy, MD, CDCES
Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
Director
Mount Sinai Diabetes Center
New York, New York
Vinni Makin, MBBS, MD, FACE
Director of Endocrinology (East)
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Cleveland Clinic
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of
Case Western Reserve University
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ohio Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio

Janet B. McGill, MD, MA, FACE
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research
Washington University School of Medicine
Attending Physician
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri
Sofia Meier, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Barbara Davis Center
Aurora, Colorado
elizabeth A. nardacci, FNP
st peters health partners
Jennifer Okemah, MS RD CDCES BCADM
Salute Nutrition PLLC
Eric A. Orzeck, MD, FACP, FACE
Endocrinology Associates
Houston, TX
Susan Owen, RN, MSN, CDE, NP-C
Mercy Health Physician Partners
Grand Rapids, MI
Anne L. Peters, MD
Director
University of Southern California (USC)
Clinical Diabetes Programs
Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar)
USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Leslie Pinkerton, PharmD
Clinic Manager
Walgreens Company
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Outpatient Care Pavillion
Chicago, IL
Monika Reddy, MBChB, MRCP (UK), PhD
Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
and Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Stephanie Redmond, PharmD, CDE
Medication Therapy
Management Pharmacist
Ridgeview Chaska, Westonka
and Specialty Clinics
Waconia, MN
Eric Renard, MD, PhD
Professor & Chair of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Lapeyronie Hospital & University of Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Prof Michael Roden, MD
Chair/Professor of Endocrinology and
Metabolic Diseases
Director
Department of Endocrinology
and Diabetology
Heinrich-Heine University
University Hospital Düsseldorf
CEO of the German Diabetes Center
Dusseldorf, Germany
Steven J. Russell, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Diabetes Research Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Desmond A Schatz, MD
Professor and
Interim Chair, Pediatrics
Medical Director
Diabetes Institute
Director, Clinical
Research Center
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gary Scheiner, MS, CDCES
Clinical Director
Integrated Diabetes Services
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Erin Shaal, PharmD
Group Director
MedCart Specialty
Albertsons Companies
Boise, ID
Traci Sharkey-Wells, MSN, NP-C, CDE
Diabetes Management Team
Center for Thyroid Diseases and Endocrinology
Parma Heights, OH
Jennifer L. Sherr, MD, PhD
Associate Professor in Pediatrics
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
John H. Sink, II, PA-C, CDE, CLS
The Jones Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Wellness
Macon, Georgia
Jan Soupal, MD
3rd Department of Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Charles University and General University Hospital
Prague, Czech Republic
Susan S. VanBeuge, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP
University of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Amit C. Vora, MD, FACE
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee
Medical Center
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Endocrinology Consultants of
East Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Eugene E Wright, MD
Consulting Associate
Department of Community and Family Medicine Department of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Kathleen Wyne, MD, PhD, FACE, FNLA
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, College of Medicine
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
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