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24th WCIRDC Faculty Speakers

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Yehuda Handelsman, MD, Chair,
FACP, FNLA FASPC, FAHA, MACE

Medical Director & Principal Investigator
The Metabolic Institute of America
Chair Scientific Advisory Board
DCMi- Diabetes CardioRenal & Metabolism Institute
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine, 
Charles Drew University Los Angeles, CA
Tarzana, California

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E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD

William S. Adams Distinguished 
Professor of Medicine
Chair and Executive Medical Director
Department of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine 
UCLA Health
Los Angeles, California 

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Neerja Balachander, MD, PhD

Vice President of U.S. Clinical 
Development Medical Affairs 
and Cardiorenal Metabolic Therapeutic Area Head
Boehringer Ingelheim

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Joseph K. Belanoff, MD

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Corcept Therapeutics

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Richard N. Bergman, PhD 

Alfred Jay Firestein Chair 
in Diabetes Research Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences  and Medicine 
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 
Director of Diabetes and Obesity 
Wellness  and Research Center 
Professor-in-Residence
UCLA Professor Emeritus 
USC Los Angeles, California

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Daniel I Bisno, MD

Endocrinology Fellow
Research Track at Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, California 

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Zachary T. Bloomgarden, MD, MACE 

Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine Icahn 
School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 
Editor, The Journal of Diabetes Fellow, 
The American Society for Preventive Cardiology 
New York, New York

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Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD
FHFSA, FACC, FAHA, FACP

The Mary and Gordon Cain 
Chair in Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Senior Dean of Faculty
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, Winters Center for Heart Failure Research

Assoc. Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute
Vice-Chair of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, JACC: Heart Failure

 

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Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA

Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology
Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Program Director of Cardiac CT
Division of Cardiology 
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California

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Massimiliano Caprio, MD

Professor of Endocrinology 
San Raffaele Roma Open University
Head of the Laboratory 
of Cardiovascular Endocrinology 
Research Center of IRCCS San Raffaele
Rome, Italy

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Anders L. Carlson, MD

Executive Director
International Diabetes Center
Endocrinologist, Regions Hospital 
& HealthPartners Clinics
Medical Director
Diabetes Education Programs
HealthPartners and Park Nicollet
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Dianne S. Cheung, MD, MPH
FACE ECNU

UCLA South Bay Endocrine Clinical Trials Program 
Principal Investigator
Cureus DOM Proceedings and 
DOM Clinical Insights Senior Editor
Clinical Professor
UCLA Division of Endocrinology
Diabetes, and Metabolism
UCLA Health South Bay Endocrine
Torrance, California

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Caterina Conte, MD, PhD 

​Professor of Internal Medicine
San Raffaele Roma University, Rome Head
Obesity and Obesity-related Cardiometabolic 
Complications Research Unit 
IRCCS MultiMedica
Milan, Italy

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Robert J. Chilton, DO
FACP, FACC, FAHA, MACOI, FASCAI 

Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Associate Program Director
Interventional Cardiology
The University of Texas 
Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas

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David D’Alessio, MD 

Professor of Medicine 
Director of Endocrinology 
Duke University
Division of Endocrinology 
Durham, North Carolina

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Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD

​Professor of Medicine
Chief, Diabetes Division
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Deputy Director
Texas Diabetes Institute
San Antonio, Texas

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Nihar R. Desai, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine 
Yale School of Medicine
Vice Chief | Section of Cardiovascular Medicine
Investigator, Center For Outcomes 
Research and Evaluation
New Haven, Connecticut

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Andrea Dunaif, MD

Lillian and Henry M. Stratton 
Professor of Molecular Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

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Gregg C. Fonarow, MD FACC, FAHA, FHFSA

Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular

Medicine and Science 
Director, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center
Co-Director, UCLA, Preventive Cardiology Program
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles,California

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​Brian J. Feldman, MD, PhD

C.N.H. Long Professor of Pediatrics
Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

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W. Timothy Garvey, MD

Associate Director, Professor
Department of Nutrition Sciences
School of Health Professions
Senior Scientist
UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

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Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, FRCP

Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Tullis Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes 
Chief, Section of Endocrinology
Tulane University Medical Center
Past President, American Diabetes Association
Science and Medicine
Board of Directors
American Association 
of Clinical Endocrinologists
Board of Trustees
American College of Endocrinology
New Orleans, Louisiana

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Craig Granowitz, MD, PhD

Senior Vice President 
Chief Medical Officer
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals

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Robert P. Giugliano, MD

Senior Investigator with the Thrombolysis 
in Myocardial Infarction Study Group
Senior Staff Physician 
in the Cardiovascular Division 
Brigham and Women’s Hospital 
Professor of Medicine 

​Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts



 

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Peter J. Grant, MD, FRCP, FMedSci

Professor of Medicine and Diabetologist
Honorary Consultant Physician
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Division of Cardiovascular & Diabetes Research
University of Leeds
Leeds, United Kingdom

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Jennifer B. Green, MD

Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina

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Barry H. Greenberg, MD 

​Distinguished Professor of Medicine 
Director, Advanced Heart Failure 
Treatment Program 
UCSD Medical Center 
San Diego, California

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Stephen J. Greene, MD
FACC, FHFSA

Division of Cardiology
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation
Duke University Medical Center 
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Durham, North Carolina

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George Grunberger, MD, FACP, MACE

Chairman, Grunberger Diabetes and Endocrinology
Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine 
and Molecular Medicine & Genetics
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Professor, Internal Medicine
Oakland University William Beaumont 
School of Medicine
Visiting Professor, Internal Medicine
First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
Past President, American Association 
of Clinical Endocrinologists
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

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Chris K. Guerin, MD 

Investigator, Headlands Research AMCR 
Co-Founder-Advanced Metabolic Care Clinic 
Board of Directors 
Past President of CACE
San Diego, California

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Jenny E. Gunton, MBBS, FRACP, PhD

President of the Endocrine Society of Australia
Director of the Centre for Diabetes and Obesity Research 
Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Chair of Medicine at Westmead Hospital
The University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia

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Oksana Hamidi, DO, MSCS

Associate Professor 
Department of Internal Medicine 
Division of Endocrinology
UT Southwestern Medical Center 
Dallas, Texas

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Josephine Harrington, MD

Advanced Heart Failure 
and Transplant Cardiologist 
Assistant Professor of Medicine 
Division of Cardiology 
University of Colorado 
School of Medicine
Aurora, Colorado

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Paul S. Jellinger, MD, MACE

The Center for Diabetes & Endocrine Care
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Voluntary Faculty
University of Miami
Hollywood, Florida

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Takashi Kadowaki, MD, PhD

President, Toranomon Hospital
Professor Emeritus
The University of Tokyo
President of the Japanese 
Association of Medical Sciences

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Yu Mi Kang, MD, PhD, MPH

Instructor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Endocrinology
Diabetes, and Hypertension
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

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Naresh Kanumilli, MBBS, FRCGP 

​Visiting Professor- Institute of Medicine
University of Greater Manchester 
Chair- Primary Care Diabetes & Obesity Society
Community Diabetes Consultant
Manchester University Foundation Trust
Clinical Champion- Diabetes UK
Clinical Network Lead for Diabetes-Greater Manchester
Honorary Clinical Advisor 
for Primary care Research- GMCRN
Northenden Group Practice

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​Shahzeb Khan MD, MSc

​Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott and White Health
Associate Editor 
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Heart Failure Reviews & European Society 
of Cardiology-Heart Failure
Frisco, Texas

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​Samuel Klein, MD

​William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine
Director of the Center for Human Nutrition 
Chief of the Division of Nutritional Science 
and Obesity Medicine 
Washington University 
School of Medicine 
St. Louis, Missouri

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​Srikanth Krishnan, MD

​Assistant Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine 
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

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Rohit N. Kulkarni, MD, PhD 

Professor of Medicine 
Harvard Medical School 
Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation 
Endowed Chair 
Head of Section on Islet Cell Biology
Joslin Diabetes Center 
Principle Faculty, Harvard Stem Cell Institute 
Affiliate Member
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 
Boston, Massachusetts

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Norman E. Lepor, MD, FACC, FAHA

​Founder and Director
National Heart Institute
Past President, California Chapter
American College of Cardiology
Clinical Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine  
UCLA
Attending Cardiologist
Smidt Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Los Angeles, CA 

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Rohit Loomba, MD, MHSc

Professor of Medicine (with tenure)
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
University of California of San Diego
Founding Director of the 
UCSD MASLD Research Center
La Jolla, California

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Ildiko Lingvay, MD, MPH, MSCS

​Tenured Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Peter O’Donnel Jr. School of Public Health
Medical Director
Office of Clinical Trials Management
Executive Director, Diabetes 
and Obesity Research Program
University of Texas 
Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

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Christos S. Mantzoros, MD, DSc, PhD h.c. mult.

​Professor of Medicine 
Harvard Medical School
Boston University School of Medicine
Editor in Chief, Metabolism
Clinical and Experimental
Boston, Massachusetts

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​Miguel López, PhD

Full Professor of Physiology
University of Santiago de Compostela
Galicia, Spain

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Tracey L. McLaughlin, MD, MS 

​Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology 
Clinician Investigator 
Stanford University 
School of Medicine 
Stanford, California

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Seth S. Martin, MD, MHS

Professor and Preventive Cardiology 
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Faculty Member at the 
Ciccarone Center for the Prevention 
of Cardiovascular Disease
Baltimore, Maryland

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Christian W. Mende, MD
FACP, FACN, FASN, FAHA

Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, California

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Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS
FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC

​Professor of Medicine
Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health
Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology
Core Faculty, Advanced Lipid Clinic
Division of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University 
School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

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Yoko Narasaki, PhD, MS, RD

​Nutrition Scientist and Registered Dietitian
Assistant Project Scientist 
David Geffen School of Medicine 
UCLA
Los Angeles, California

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Jorge Plutzky, MD 

Director, Preventive Cardiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital 
Boston, Massachusetts

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Florian Rader, MD, MSc

​Medical Director
Hypertension Center of Excellence
Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center
Interim Director, Noninvasive Laboratory 
Smidt Heart Institute
Department of Cardiology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 
Los Angeles, California

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Jamal S. Rana MD, PhD, FACC

​Chair, Medical Specialties 
& Interventional Services
People Operations & Professional Development
Adjunct Investigator
Division of Research
Professor, Department of Clinical Science
Kaiser Permanente 
Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Oakland, California

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Peter D. Reaven, MD 

Clinical Professor of Medicine 
University of Arizona 
College of Medicine 
Director of Diabetes Research 
Phoenix VA Medical Center 
Phoenix, Arizona

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Philipp E. Scherer, PhD

​Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Gifford O. Touchstone Jr. 
and Randolph G. Touchstone
Distinguished Chair in Diabetes Research
Director, Touchstone Diabetes Center
University of Texas 
Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

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Elizabeth Selvin, PhD, MPH

Director, Welch Center for Prevention
Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Director, Cardiovascular Epidemiology 
NHLBI T32 Program
Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 
Deputy Editor, Diabetes Care

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Mahnoosh (Mona) Sharifi, MD, MPH 

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) 
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Yale School of Medicine 
Associate Professor of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
Yale School of Public Health
Chief, Section of General Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Health Services 
and Implementation Research 
Co-Director, National Clinician Scholars Program 
New Haven, Connecticut

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Caroline E. Sloan, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor in Population 
Health Sciences
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Core Faculty Member
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
Durham, North Carolina

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Bart Staels, PhD 

Full Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy
University de Lille Director
Inserm UMR1011, Institute Pasteur de Lille 
Co-founder of GENFIT
Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board 
Lille, France

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Savitha Subramanian, MD

Medical Director, UW Lipid Clinic
Professor of Medicine
Division of Metabolism
Endocrinology and Nutrition
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

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Matthew R. Weir, MD

Professor and Chief
Division of Nephrology
Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

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Nathan D. Wong, PhD
FACC, FAHA, FNLA, MASPC

Professor and Director,

Heart Disease Prevention Program
Mary and Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division
Co-Director, Center for Global

Cardiometabolic Health and Nutrition
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California

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​Hussein Yassine, MD

​Professor of Neurology, Medicine
and Physiology & Neuroscience
Volk Endowed Professor of Neurology 
Keck School of Medicine 
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California 

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Emily Zhang, MD

Assistant Professor
Division of Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism
Department of Internal Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

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Juleen R. Zierath, PhD

​Professor of Clinical Integrative Physiology 
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
Professor and Executive Director
Novo Nordisk Foundation Center
Basic Metabolic Research at the 
University of Copenhagen
Denmark 

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