Distinguished Faculty
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
Lori M. Laffel is Chief of the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Section at the Joslin Clinic, and a Senior Investigator, Head in the Section on Genetics and Epidemiology at the Joslin Diabetes Center, as well as a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
Under Dr Laffel's leadership, the pediatric program at Joslin has quadrupled in size and is now recognized worldwide as a major pediatric diabetes center for clinical care and research. She is the Co-Principal Investigator and Program Director for the NIH-funded Joslin and Boston Children's Hospital Early Career Development training grant for pediatric endocrinologists entering the field of diabetes research.
She is actively involved with the American Diabetes Association (ADA), as a member of the Boston Leadership Board, a previous member of the National Board of Directors of the ADA and the National ADA Committee for Professional Practice Guidelines, Chair of the ADA's Working Group on Transitions in Care for Young Adults with Diabetes, and past Chair of ADA's Youth Strategies Committee. She has also been a member of the Advisory Board of the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes and a member on the Clinical Advisory Committee for the JDRF. She was the Co-editor on the recently published ADA-JDRF Sourcebook on Type 1 Diabetes through the Lifespan and a co-author of the ADA Position Statement on Type 1 Diabetes across the Lifespan. Dr Laffel was named the ADA's 2015 Clinician of the Year, an honor bestowed annually upon a single diabetes clinician globally.
Dr Laffel lectures at undergraduate and graduate levels, and serves as an invited speaker at local, national, and international meetings, in areas of pediatric diabetes, childhood obesity, behavioral and outcomes research, and the assessment and translation of new technologies in diabetes. She is Principal Investigator on multiple clinical research projects, with grants from NIH, foundations, and industry. She also contributes to the peer-review process for journals and grant applications for national and international societies, and is an Associate Editor for Diabetic Medicine. Dr Laffel received her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine, and her master's degree in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her pediatric training at Boston Children's Hospital and her fellowship training at Boston Children's Hospital and the Joslin Diabetes Center.
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
David T. Ahn, MD
Program Director Hoag Medical Center
Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center
Newport Beach, California
Halis Kaan Akturk, MD
Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Colorado Denver
Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
Grazia Aleppo, MD, FACE, FACP
Associate EditorDiabetes 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 DirectorMaryland Endocrine and Diabetes Center
Columbia, Maryland
Richard Bergenstal, MD
Clinical ProfessorDepartment of Medicine
University of Minnesota
Executive Director
International Diabetes Center
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cari Berget, RN, MPH, CDCES
InstructorUniversity 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 HospitalStanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California
Bruce W. Bode, MD, FACE
Associate Professor of MedicineEmory University
CEO, President
Atlanta Diabetes Associates
Atlanta, Georgia
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
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 ProfessorPediatric 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 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
Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, FRCP
Assistant Dean for Clinical ResearchChief, Endocrinology
Professor of Medicine
Tullis-Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Gregory P. Forlenza, MD
Children's HospitalAssistant Professor
Barbara Davis Diabetes Center
Anschutz Campus School of Medicine
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Juan Pablo
Frías, MD
Medical DirectorPrincipal Investigator
Velocity Clinical Research
Los Angeles, California
Rodolfo J. Galindo, MD, FACE
Associate Professor of MedicineEmory 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 & TherapeuticsProfessor 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 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
Amir Harari, MD, FACP
Endocrinology AssociatesScottsdale, Arizona
Irl B. Hirsch, MD, MACP
Professor of MedicineDiabetes 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 SpecialistDirector, Education & Training in Diabetes Technology
Cleveland Clinic Endocrinology & Metabolism Institute
Cleveland, Ohio
Scott D. Isaacs, MD, FACE, FACP
Adjunct Assistant Professor of MedicineEmory University School of Medicine
Medical Director
Atlanta Endocrine Associates
Atlanta, Georgia
Nana-Hawa Yayah Jones, MD
Associate ProfessorDivision of Endocrinology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
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
Pacific Diabetes Technologies, Inc David W. Lam, MD
Mount Sinai School of MedicineCarol J. Levy, MD, CDCES
ProfessorDepartment 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 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, FNP
st peters health partnersJennifer Okemah, MS RD CDCES BCADM
Salute Nutrition PLLCEric A. Orzeck, MD, FACP, FACE
Endocrinology AssociatesHouston, TX
Susan Owen, RN, MSN, CDE, NP-C
Mercy Health Physician PartnersGrand Rapids, MI
Anne L. Peters, MD
DirectorUniversity of Southern California (USC)
Clinical Diabetes Programs
Professor of Medicine (Clinical Scholar)
USC Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Leslie Pinkerton, PharmD
Clinic ManagerWalgreens 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 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
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 MedicineHarvard 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 DirectorIntegrated Diabetes Services
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Erin Shaal, PharmD
Group DirectorMedCart Specialty
Albertsons Companies
Boise, ID
Viral Shah, MD
Associate 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 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 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
Amit C. Vora, MD, FACE
Clinical Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Tennessee
Medical Center
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Endocrinology Consultants of
East Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Eugene E Wright, MD
Consulting AssociateDepartment 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 MedicineDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, College of Medicine
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH