Distinguished Faculty

Grazia Aleppo, MD, FACE, FACP
Professor of MedicineDirector, Diabetes Education Program
Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs
Division of Endocrinology
Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
Dr Grazia Aleppo graduated magna cum laude from the University of Catania School of Medicine, Catania, Italy; subesquently completed internship, residency and endocrinology fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
She is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Uniersity, Chicago. She is also the Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs in the same Division and the Medical Director of the Northwestern Medicine Diabetes Training and Education Program.
Dr Aleppo's clinical interest and research interest is in Diabetes, particularly in the implementation of Diabetes Technology such as Insulin pump therapy and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) therapy in clinical practice. She has participated in the major clinical trials on the use of CGM in various populations and was the protocol chair for the Replace-BG clinical trial which lead to the approval of CGM therapy for Medicare beneficiaries in the USA.
She has been very active in scholarly activities with over 50 publications and book chapters in peer reviewed journals.
She is the present Chair of the Endocrine Society Clinical Affair Core Committee. Dr Aleppo is also a fellow of the American College of Endocrinology and the American College of Physicians and a member of many professional societies, including the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the American College of Physicians.
She serves on the editorial board of BMJ Open Diabetes and Research Care.
Dr Aleppo is considered a prominent national key opinion leader in the field of Diabetes Technology, including insulin pumps, CGM systems and automated insulin delivery.

Andrew J. Ahmann, MD
Professor of MedicineDirector of the Oregon Health and Science University
Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon

Nicholas Argento, MD
Diabetes Technology DirectorMaryland Endocrine and Diabetes Center
Columbia, Maryland

Richard Bergenstal, MD
Clinical ProfessorDepartment of MedicineUniversity of MinnesotaExecutive DirectorInternational Diabetes CenterPark Nicollet Methodist HospitalMinneapolis, Minnesota
Jen Block, FNP, MSN, BSRN, CDE
Lucile Packard Children's HospitalStanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California

Asha Brown

Bruce Buckingham, MD
Professor of Pediatric EndocrinologyStanford School of Medicine and Stanford Children's Hospital
Palo Alto, California

Felice Caldarella, MD, FACP, CDE, FACE
SecretaryAmerican Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists
Endocrinologist
Center for Endocrine Health
Clinton, New Jersey

Claudio Cobelli, PhD
Department of Information EngineeringUniversity of Padua, Italy

Steven Edelman, MD
Professor of MedicineUniversity of California San Diego
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
San Diego, California

Daniel Einhorn, MD, FACP, FACE
Immediate-Past President, American College of EndocrinologyPast 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 ProfessorDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado

Andrea Facchinetti, PhD
Department of Information EngineeringUniversity of Padua, Italy

Gregory P. Forlenza, MD
Children's HospitalAssistant Professor
Barbara Davis Diabetes Center
Anschutz Campus School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado

Satish Garg, MD, MBBS, DM
Editor-in-chief Diabetes Technology and TherapeuticsProfessor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Director Adult Program
Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes
University of Colorado, Denver

George Grunberger, MD, FACP, FACE
Clinical Professor of InternalMedicine and Genetics
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Oakland University
William Beaumont School of Medicine
Grunberger Diabetes Institute
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Irl B. Hirsch, MD
Professor of MedicineDiabetes Treatment and Teaching Chair
University of Washington
Medicine Diabetes Institute
Seattle, Washington

Diana Isaacs, PharmD
Cleveland Clinic Diabetes Center
Boris Kovatchev, PhD
ProfessorUniversity 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 PractitionerHenry Ford Health System
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Bone and Mineral Disease
New Center One
Detroit, Michigan

Edward La Cava, MD
EvergreenHealthcare
Lori M. Laffel, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics/Chief of the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Section
Joslin Diabetes Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Janet B. McGill, MD, MA, FACE
Professor of MedicineDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research
Washington University School of Medicine
Attending Physician
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri

Sofia Meier, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse PractitionerBarbara Davis Center
Aurora, Colorado

Elizabeth A. Nardacci, MS, FNP-BC, CDE
St Peter's Health Partners Medical AssociatesCapital Region Diabetes and Endocrine Care
Albany, New York

Jennifer Okemah, MS, RDN, CSSD, BC-ADM, CDE
Salute Nutrition, PLLCKirkland, Washington
Eric A. Orzeck, MD, FACP, FACE
Endocrinology AssociatesHouston, TX

Susan Owen, RN, MSN, CDE, NP-C
Mercy Health Physician PartnersGrand Rapids, MI

Anne Peters, MD
DirectorUniversity of Southern California (USC)
Clinical Diabetes Programs
Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar)
USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Jeremy H. Pettus, MD
Assistant Professor of MedicineDepartment of Endocrinology
University of California, San Diego

Leslie Pinkerton, PharmD

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 TherapyManagement Pharmacist
Ridgeview Chaska, Westonka
and Specialty Clinics
Waconia, MN

Eric Renard, MD, PhD
Professor & Chair of Endocrinology, Diabetes & MetabolismLapeyronie Hospital & University of Montpellier
Montpellier, France

Steven J. Russell, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of MedicineHarvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital
Diabetes Research Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE
Clinical DirectorIntegrated Diabetes Services

Erin Shaal, PharmD
Group DirectorMedCart Specialty
Albertsons Companies
Boise, ID

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

Traci Sharkey-Wells, MSN, NP-C, CDE
Diabetes Management TeamCenter for Thyroid Diseases and Endocrinology
Parma Heights, OH

Jennifer 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 WellnessMacon, Georgia

Jan Soupal, MD
3rd Department of Internal MedicineAssistant Professor of Medicine
Charles University and General University Hospital
Prague, Czech Republic

Susan S. VanBeuge, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP
University of NevadaLas Vegas, NV

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