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Adult Diabetes/Endocrinology

Adult Diabetes and specialty services in diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic disorders, including Graves disease, pituitary and thyroid disorders, lipid disorders and others.

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Martin J. Abrahamson, M.D.

Medical Director, Joslin Clinic

College & Medical School:

University of Cape Town, 1977

Internships & Residencies:

Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1978-79; Senior House Officer, Department of Neurology, Groote Schuur Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Red Cross Hospital, Cape Town, 1979-80; Senior House Officer, Department of Medicine, Emergency Unit and Endocrinology, Groote Schuur Hospital, 1980-81; Registrar, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, 1981-83; Senior Registrar, Endocrine and Diabetes Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, 1983-85

Fellowships:

MRC Research Fellow, MRC Regulatory Peptides Research Unit, University of Cape Town. 1985-87

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Medicine

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Director, Continuing Medical Education, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; new treatments for diabetes, blood glucose monitoring devices, diabetes and heart disease, and gestational diabetes


Elizabeth C. Bashoff, M.D.

College:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984

Medical School:

State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1988

Internship:

New England Deaconess Hospital, 1988-89

Residencies:

New England Deaconess Hospital, 1989-91

Fellowship:

Joslin Diabetes Center, 1991-93, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 1991-93

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests: Diabetes and Pregnancy


Richard S. Beaser, M.D.

Executive Director, Continuing Medical Education

College:

Trinity College, 1973

Medical School:

Boston University School of Medicine, 1977

Internship:

University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 1977-80

Residencies:

University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 1978-80

Worcester Hahnemann Hospital, 1980

Fellowship:

Joslin Diabetes Center, 1980-81, Deaconess Hospital, 1980-82, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 1981-82, in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Intensive diabetes therapy of IDDM


Florence M. Brown, M.D.

Director, Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Diabetes and Pregnancy Program

College:

Princeton University, 1978

Medical School:

Columbia University, 1982

Internship:

St. Lukes Hospital Center, 1982-85

Residencies:

St. Lukes Hospital Center, 1982-85

Fellowship:

Joslin Diabetes Center, 1986-89, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1986-89

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Diabetes in pregnancy and gestational diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism


Enrique Caballero, M.D.

Medical School:

Medical School of the National University of Mexico, 1985

Residencies:

PEMEX Hospital, Mexico City, 1985-86

Fellowships:

Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Institute of Nutrition, SALVADOR ZUBIRAN, Mexico City, 1989-91
Lahey Hitchock Medical Center and Joslin Diabetes Center/Harvard Medical School, 1994-95; Joslin Diabetes Center, 1995-97

Board Certification:

Endocrinology and Metabolism, Mexican Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Diabetes in minority populations, diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Languages: Spanish


Steven E. Cohen, M.D.

Medical School:

New York Medical College, 1990

Internship:

Sinai Hospital - Johns Hopkins University Hospital and Staten Island University Hospital, 1990-1991

Residencies:

Hadassah University Hospital, Israel, 1993-1996; Mt. Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2001

Fellowships:

Joint Fellowship Training Program in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1996-2000; Research Fellow, Section on Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Joslin Diabetes Center, 1997-2000

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Diabetes, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome.

Languages: Hebrew


Ramachandiran Cooppan, M.D.

Medical School:

University of Natal, South Africa, 1965

Internship:

King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa,1966-67

Residencies:

King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa, 1967-69

Ryde District Memorial Hospital, Australia, 1969-70

Repatriation Hospital, Australia, 1970-72

Westminster Hospital, Canada, 1972-73

Fellowship:

University Hospital, Canada, 1973-74

Joslin Diabetes Center, 1975-76

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Continuing Medical Education


Aaron M. Cypess, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical School:

Cornell University, Weill Medical College, 2000

Residency:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Internal Medicine, 2003

Fellowship:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 2006

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine


Jason L. Gaglia, M.D.

Medical School:

Harvard Medical School, 2001

Residencies:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2003

Fellowship:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Joslin Diabetes Center 2006

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine

Special Interests:

Diabetes, thyroid disease, and parathyroid disease


Om P. Ganda, M.D.

College:

Raj Rishi College, India, 1961

Medical School:

S.M.S. Medical College, India, 1966

Internship:

S.M.S. Hospital, 1966

Residencies:

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, India, 1967-71

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, 1971-72

Fellowship:

Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, 1972-73

Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1973-76

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism, American Board of Nutrition

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Language(s):

Hindi

Special Interest:

Lipid Disorders, NIDDM


Elizabeth S. Halprin, M.D

College:

University of California, Santa Cruz, 1983

Medical School:

Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas, Havana, Cuba, 1991

Internship and Residency:

Cambridge Hospital, 1994-97

Fellowship:

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, 1997-99

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine

Teaching Appointments:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Language(s):

Spanish



Osama Hamdy, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical School:

University of Mansoura, Egypt, 1981

Graduate School:

M.SC. (Internal Medicine),University of Mansoura, Egypt, 1985

Graduate School:

Ph.D. (Endocrinolgy),University of Mansoura, Egypt, 1989

Internships & Residencies:

Internship in Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt, 1981-1982
Residency in Internal Medicine, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt, 1982-1986

Fellowships:

Clinical Fellow/Demonstrator, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt, 1986-1989
Clinical Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics, Columbia, Missouri, 1997-1998
Clinical Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center/BIDMC, 1998-1999

Specialty:

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Teaching Appointments:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Diabetes and obesity, metabolic sydrome, obesity and cardiovascular disease

Language(s):

Arabic

Edward S. Horton, M.D.

College:

Dartmouth College, 1954

Medical School:

Harvard Medical School, 1957

Internship:

Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1957-58

Residencies:

Dartmouth Medical School, 1961-62

Duke University Medical Center, 1961-64

Fellowship:

Duke University Medical Center, 1964-67

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Exercise and Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Energy Metabolism



William C. Hsu M.D.

College:

Cornell University, 1992

Medical School:

Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1996

Internship:

Yale New Haven Hospital 1996-7

Residencies:

Yale New Haven Hospital 1997-9

Fellowship:

Clinical Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Joslin Diabetes Center/Harvard Medical School, 1999-2001

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine; Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Language(s):

Mandarin

Special Interests:

Insulin pump therapy, diabetes in Asian Americans



Richard A. Jackson, M.D.

College:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972

Medical School:

Ohio State University Medical School, 1976

Internship:

Worcester Memorial Hospital, 1976-77

Residencies:

Worcester Memorial Hospital, 1977-79

Fellowship:

Duke University Medical Center, Endocrinology, 1979-82

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Medicine, 1982-83

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School



C. Ronald Kahn, M.D.

Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees

College:

University of Louisville, B.S., 1964, M.S., 1984

Medical School:

University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1968

Internship:

Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1968-1969

Residency:

Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1969-1970

Fellowship:

Clinical Associate and Senior Clinical Associate, Clinical Endocrinology Branch, National Institutes of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases, NIH, 1970-73

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Genetics of diabetes; pathophysioloogy of diabetes; NIDDM; insulin action; insulin resistance.



George L. King, M.D.

Director of Research

College:

Johns Hopkins University, 1972

Medical School:

Duke Medical School, 1975

Internship:

University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, 1976-77

Residency:

University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, 1977-78

Fellowships:

Rheumatology, Duke Medical Center, 1976 Clinical Research Fellow, Diabetes Branch, National Institutes of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, 1978-81

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Diabetes



Joan Larrabee, M.D.

College:

Connecticut College, 1976; University of Massachusetts, 1983

Medical School:

Tufts University School of Medicine, 1993

Internship:

Boston University, 1993-1994

Residency:

New England Medical Center, 1994-96

Fellowships:

Endocrinology, Fletcher Allen Health Care, 1999-2001

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School



Paraskevi Mentzelopoulos, M.D.

Staff Endocrinologist Joslin Diabetes Center/BIDMC

Medical School:

Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1998

Internship:

Yale University Intarnal Medicine Program
at Bridgeport Hospital 2002-03

Residencies:

Yale University Intarnal Medicine Program
at Bridgeport Hospital 2003-05

Fellowship:

Washington University in St Louis/ Barnes Jewish hospital 2005-07

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine: American Board of Endocrinology

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests: 

Women's health, PCOS, gestational diabetes



Lyle Mitzner, M.D.

[Also participates in Thyroid Nodule Clinic at BIDMC]

College:

Yeshiva College

Medical School:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, 1994

Residencies:

Beth Israel Hospital 1994-97

Fellowships:

Endocrinology, Yale University School of Medicine, 1997-99

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Eligible for subspecialty in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Special Interests: Diabetes and endocrinology
Language(s): Hebrew



Medha N. Munshi, M.D.

[Also Director, Outpatient Geriatric Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center]

College:

M.S. University, Baroda, India

Medical School:

M.S. University, Baroda, India, 1985

Internship:

S.S.G. Hospital and M.S. University, 1989-90

Residencies:

Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN, 1990-92

Fellowships:

Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1992-95

Geriatric training:

University of Arkansas for Medical Science, 1999-2000

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism, American Board of Geriatric Medicine

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Management of diabetes in older adults


Mary-Elizabeth Patti, M.D.

College:

The Pennsylvania State University, 1983

Medical School:

Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1985

Internship & Residencies:

Hospitals of the University Health Center, University of Pittsburgh, 1985-1988

Fellowship:

Longwood Area Joint Program in Endocrinology and Metabolism,
Brigham & Women's, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School, 1992-95

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special interests:

Severe insulin resistance; lipodystrophy, and hypoglycemia.


Jamie E. Redgrave, M.D.

Medical School:

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1978

Internship & Residencies:

Brigham & Women's Hospital in Internal Medicine, 1982

Fellowship:

Brigham & Women's Hospital in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1985

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism




Shanti Shih-Jutz Serdy, M.D.

College:

Yale University, 1994

Medical School:

Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1998

Internship:

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1998-99

Residency:

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1999-2001

Fellowship:

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2001-02; Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, 2002-04

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001; Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Board of Certification, 2003

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School



Kenneth J. Snow, M.D.

Acting Chief, Adult Diabetes

College:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982

Medical School:

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1986

Internship:

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1986-87

Residencies:

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1987-89

Fellowship:

New England Medical Center Hospitals, Endocrinology, 1989-92

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Erectile dysfunction; male testosterone deficiency



William M. Sullivan, M.D.

[Also sees patients at Joslin at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham]

College:

Holy Cross College, 1976

Medical School:

Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1980

Internship:

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1980-81

Residencies:

Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, 1981-83

Fellowship:

Joslin Diabetes Center, Diabetes/Endocrinology, 1988-89

Yale-New Haven Hospital, Diabetes/Endocrinology, 1989-90

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School



Gordon C. Weir, M.D.

College:

Dartmouth College, 1963

Medical School:

Harvard Medical School, 1967

Internship:

University Hospitals, 1967-68

Residencies:

University Hospitals, 1968-70

Fellowship:

Massachusetts General Hospital, Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1970-72

Harvard Medical School, Medicine, 1970-72

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School



Howard A. Wolpert, M.D.

College:

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1982

Medical School:

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1982

Internship:

Hillbrow Hospital, South Africa, 1983

Residencies:

New England Deaconess Hospital, 1984-87

Fellowship:

Joslin Diabetes Center, 1987-91
Brigham and Women's Hospital,1987-88
Lahey Clinic, 1987-88

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interest:

Insulin pump therapy


M. Donna Younger, M.D.

College:

Wheaton College, 1951

Medical School:

State University of New York, College of Medicine at NYC, 1955

Internship:

Flushing Hospital and Dispensary, 1955-56

Residencies:

Long Island College Hospital, 1956-59

Fellowship:

New England Deaconess Hospital, Metabolic Diseases, 1959-61

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School



Elizabeth Blair, A.N.P.

College:

Simmons College, 1976

Graduate School:

Simmons College, 1979

Certification:

American Nurses Association

Certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner

NCBDE Certified Diabetes Educator

Special Interests:

Adult health care


Roberta Capelson, A.N.P.

College:

Boston University, 1985

Graduate School:

Boston College, 1989

C.A.G.S.

MGH Institute of Health Professions. 1996

Certification:

American Nurses Association

Certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner

Special Interests:

Adult health care, geriatrics, erectile dysfunction, obesity


Ann R. Miller, MS, APRN-BC, CDE

College:

Boston University, 1971

Graduate School:

Boston University, 1976

C.A.G.S.

MGH Institute of Health Professions, 1996

Certification:

American Nurses Association

Certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner

NCBDE Certified Diabetes Educator

Special Interests:

Adult health care


 


Mental Health

Short-term and long-term counseling services for people with diabetes and their families. Includes support groups and one-on-one counseling.

Department Telephone: (617) 732-2594

Alan M. Jacobson, M.D.

Section Head, Mental Health

College:

Yale University, 1965

Medical School:

University of Chicago Medical School, 1969

Internship:

Kaiser Hospital, 1969-70

Residencies:

Massachusetts General Hospital, 1970-73

Board Certification:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Teaching Appointment:

Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School



Anne Butler, M.D.

College:

Clark University, 1975

Medical School:

University of California at San Francisco, 1986

Internship:

Faulkner Hospital, 1986-87

Residencies:

Beth Israel Hospital, 1987-90

Board Certification:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School



Deborah Butler, L.I.C.S.W.

College:

Colby College, 1995

Graduate School:

Boston University School of Social Work, 1999

Internship:

Adcare Outpatient Services, Boston, 1998
Children's Hospital, Boston, 1999

Special Interest:

Working with children and families

Teaching Appointment: Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Ann E. Goebel-Fabbri, Ph.D.

College:

Wesleyan University, BA, 1991

Graduate School:

Boston University, Ph D, 1998

Child Psychology Training:

The Cambridge Hospital, 1995-1996

Fellowships:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Joslin Diabetes Center 1997-1999

Teaching Appointment

Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Child, adolescent, and adult psychology; eating disorders treatment;
women's health; behavioral medicine.



Korey Hood, Ph.D.

College: University of Tennessee, BS, 1997
Graduate School: University of Florida, MS, 2000
Graduate School: University of Florida, Ph.D., 2003
Child Psychology Training: Children's Hospital Boston, 2002-2003
Fellowship: Joslin Diabetes Center 2003-2005
Teaching Appointment: Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Special Interests:

Evaluation and therapy for children and adolescents, depression and its link
with diabetes management, improving adherence.

Marilyn Ritholtz, Ph.D.

College:

University of California, Berkeley BA 1968

Graduate School:

California State University, Hayward, CA MS 1980
University of Wisconsin, Madison, PhD 1986

Psychology Training Internship:

University Counseling Service, Madison 1983-1985
McLean Hospital, Belmont MA 1985-1986

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Adult and adolescent therapy, depression



John Zrebiec, L.I.C.S.W.

Associate Director, Behavioral and Mental Health Unit

College:

Boston College School of Social Work, 1974

Board Certification:

Academy of Certified Social Workers, 1976
Certified Diabetes Educator, 1994
Certified Group Psychotherapist, 1998

Teaching Appointment:

Lecturer in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Group treatment, interactive Internet technology




Nephrology
John E. Cook Renal Unit

Home dialysis services; kidney transplant programs in conjunction with Deaconess Hospital; outpatient dialysis services
in collaboration with REN Corporation; programs to slow renal disease progression, including educational services.

Department Telephone: (617) 732-2477

Robert C. Stanton, M.D.

Chief, Joslin Nephrology

College:

Harvard University, 1975

Medical School:

Hahnemann Medical College, 1980

Internship:

Oregon Health Sciences University, 1980-81

Residencies:

Oregon Health Sciences University, 1981-84

Chief Resident, 1983-84

Fellowship:

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Nephrology, 1984-87

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine

American Board of Nephrology

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School



John A. D'Elia, M.D.

College:

University of Notre Dame, 1958

Medical School:

Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1962

Internship:

Albany Medical College Hospital, 1962-64

Residencies:

St. Louis University Hospital, 1964-65

Fellowship:

St. Louis University School of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1965-70

Massachusetts General Hospital, Nephrology, 1972-74

University Hospital, Nephrology, 1972-74

Boston City Hospital, Nephrology, 1972-74

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

American Board of Nephrology

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School



Melanie P. Hoenig, M.D.

College:

Brown University, 1987

Medical School:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1991

Internship:

Beth Israel Hospital, Medicine, 1991-92

Residency:

Beth Israel Hospital, Medicine, 1992-94
Beth Israel Hospital, Chief Resident in Medicine, 1995-96

Fellowship:

Beth Israel Hospital, Nephrology, 1996-97

Board Certification:

Internal Medicine 1994
Subspecialty in Nephrology 1998

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School



Antoine Kaldany, M.D.

College:

Lycee Francais de Beyrouth, Lebanon, 1964

Medical School:

Faculte Francaise de Medecine, Lebanon, 1971

Internship:

Hotel-Dieu de France, Lebanon, 1969-71

Genesee Hospital, New York, 1971-72

Residencies:

New England Deaconess Hospital, 1972-74

Fellowship:

Harvard Medical School, Medicine, 1973-74

Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Nephrology and Immunology, 1974-77

Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Medicine, 1974-77

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Language(s):

French, Arabic



Bijan Roshan, M.D.

Medical School:

National University, Iran, 1989

Internship:

National University, 1988-89

Residency:

University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1994-97

Fellowship:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Joslin Diabetes Center, 1997

Board Certification:

Internal Medicine, 1997; Nephrology, 2000

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School



Mark E. Williams, M.D.

College:

Indiana University, 1972

Medical School:

Indiana University School of Medicine, 1977

Internship:

University of Southern California Medical Center, 1977-78

Residencies:

University of Southern California Medical Center, 1978-79

Boston City Hospital, 1979-80

Fellowship:

Beth Israel Hospital, Nephrology, 1981-84

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine

American Board of Nephrology

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School



Sherry Smith-Ossman, A.N.P., C.D.E.

College:

Northeastern University, 1981

Graduate School:

Northeastern University, 1998

Certification:

American Nurses Association
Certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, 1998
NCBDE Certified Diabetes Educator

Special Interests:

Renal hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia




Ophthalmology
William P. Beetham Eye Institute

Complete ophthalmology services for diabetics and non-diabetics, including laser surgery, fluorescein angiography, ultrasonography,
cataract surgery, general ophthalmology and optometry services including eyeglasses, contact lens prescriptions, and glaucoma screening.

Department Telephone: (617) 732-2552

Lloyd M. Aiello, M.D.

Founding Director, Beetham Eye Institute

College:

Harvard College, 1954

Medical School:

Boston University School of Medicine, 1960

Internship:

Greenwich Hospital, 1960-61

Residencies:

Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, 1962-64

Board Certification:

American Board of Ophthalmology

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School



Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Beetham Eye Institute

College:

University of Pennsylvania, 1981

Boston University School of Medicine, Ph.D., 1988

Medical School:

Boston University School of Medicine, 1988

Internship:

Framingham Union Hospital, 1988-89

Residencies:

Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1989-92

Fellowship:

Joslin Diabetes Center, Ophthalmology, 1992-94

Board Certification:

American Board of Ophthalmology

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Professor Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Von Hippel Lindau disease, Molecular biology of ischemic disease; growth factor mediation of ischemic
retinal disease; hypertension interactions with ophthalmic disorders



Paul G. Arrigg, M.D.

Chief, Vitreo-Retinal Surgery

College:

Tufts University, 1977

Medical School:

Tufts University School of Medicine, 1982

Internship:

New England Medical Center Hospital, 1982-83

Residencies:

New England Eye Center, 1984-87

Fellowship:

Beth Israel Hospital, Ophthalmology, 1983-84

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Retina-Vitreous, 1987-89

Board Certification:

American Board of Ophthalmology

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School



Timothy J. Murtha, M.D.

College:

Cook College of Rutgers University, 1981

Medical School:

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers Medical School, 1985

Internship:

Hahnemann University Hospital, 1985-86

Residencies:

State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 1986-89

Fellowship:

Joslin Diabetes Center, Retina/Diabetes, 1989-90

Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Retina/Diabetes, 1989-90

Board Certification:

American Board of Ophthalmology

Teaching Appointment:

Clinical Instructor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Cataract surgery



Deborah K. Schlossman, M.D.

College:

Brandeis University, 1983

Medical School:

Tufts University School of Medicine, 1988

Internship:

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1988-89

Residencies:

Georgetown University Center for Sight, 1989-92

Fellowship:

Joslin Diabetes Center, Diabetic Eye Disease, 1992-93

Board Certification:

American Board of Ophthalmology

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Diabetic eye disease, cataract surgery



Sabera T. Shah, M.D.

College:

Sarvanjanik College of Science, India, 1968

Medical School:

Government Medical College, India, 1972

Internship:

Government Medical College, India, 1972-73

Residencies:

M & J Institute of Ophthalmology, India, 1974-77

Mt. Vernon Hospital, New York, 1978-79

Fellowship:

St. Vincents Hospital, New York, Glaucoma, 1979

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Medicine, 1981-82

Joslin Diabetes Center, Vitreo-Retinal Vascular, 1981-82

Board Certification:

American Board of Ophthalmology

Teaching Appointment:

Clinical Assistant in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Cataract surgery in diabetes, diabetic eye disease

Language(s):

Hindi, Gujarati, Erdu



George S. Sharuk, M.D.

Chief, Clinical Practice

College:

International College, Lebanon, 1970

American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1973

Medical School:

American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1977

Internship:

American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon, 1976-77

Residencies:

American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon, 1977-80

Fellowship:

Albany Medical Center Hospital, Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, 1981-84

Joslin Diabetes Center, Diabetic Eye Disease, 1984



Richard M. Calderon, O.D.

Associate Chief, Clinical Practice

College:

The University of New Mexico, 1971

Optometry School:

New England College of Optometry, O.D., 1975

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Professor, New England College of Optometry

Special Interests:

Ophthalmic ultrasound; clinical research, intraocular lens implants

Language(s):

Spanish



Jerry D. Cavallerano, O.D., Ph.D.

College:

Fordham University, 1970

Graduate School:

Fordham University, M.A., 1972

Fordham University, Ph.D., 1976

Optometry School:

New England College of Optometry, O.D., 1981

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Professor, New England College of Optometry


Phillip M. Silver, O.D.

College:

University of Connecticut, 1978

Graduate School:

Hofstra University, 1979-80

Optometry School:

New England College of Optometry, O.D., 1984

Teaching Appointment:

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Optometry, New England College of Optometry

Special Interests:

Low vision evaluation and treatment




Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology

Team approach to care for children with diabetes. Specialty services include Pre-School Clinic for children under age 8 and their families;
camping programs for children of all ages; outpatient and inpatient treatment and education programs.

Department Telephone Number: (617) 732-2603

Lori M. Laffel, M.D., M.P.H.

Chief, Pediatrics and Adolescent Endocrinology

College:

Tufts University, 1975

Medical School:

University of Miami School of Medicine, 1980

Graduate School:

Harvard School of Public Health, M.P.H., 1987

Internship:

Children's Hospital, 1980-81

Residencies:

Children's Hospital, 1981-83

Fellowship:

Children's Hospital, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1983-86

Joslin Diabetes Center, Diabetes, 1984-86

Board Certification:

American Board of Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatric Endocrinology

Teaching Appointment:

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests: Pediatric diabetes


M. Joan Mansfield, M.D.

College:

Stanford University, 1973

Medical School:

Harvard Medical School, 1977

Internship:

Massachusetts General Hospital, 1977-78

Residencies:

Massachusetts General Hospital, 1978-79

Fellowship:

Children's Hospital, Pediatric Endocrinology 1987

Massachusetts General Hospital in Adolescent Medicine, 1982

Children's Hospital in Adolescent Medicine, 1981

Children's Hospital, Ambulatory Pediatrics, 1980

Board Certification:

American Board of Pediatrics (Subspecialty Certification in Pediatric Endocrinology, Adolescent Medicine)

Teaching Appointment:

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests: Pediatric diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome

 

Sanjeev Mehta, M.D., MPH

Staff Physician and Research Associate

College: Northwestern University, 1994-97
Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School, 1997-2001
Graduate School: Harvard School of Public Health, 2005-07
Internship: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2001-02
Residencies: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2002-04
Fellowship:
Pediatric Endocrinology, Harvard Combined Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology (Children's Hospital Boston
and Joslin Diabetes Center), 2004-07
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology
Teaching Appointment: Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Special Interests:
Pediatric Diabetes
Nutrition

Jamie E. Redgrave, M.D.

Medical School:

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 1978

Internship & Residencies:

Brigham & Women's Hospital in Internal Medicine, 1982

Fellowship:

Brigham & Women's Hospital in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1985

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism


Alyne T. Ricker, M.D.

College:

St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, 1967

Medical School:

University of Geneva, Switzerland, 1977

Internship:

Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York, 1977-80

Residencies:

Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York, 1977-80

Fellowship:

Calgary University, Foothills Hospital, Pediatric Endocrine Division, Canada, 1980-81

Children's Hospital, Pediatric Endocrine, 1981-83

Joslin Diabetes Center, Immunology, 1983-84

Board Certification:

American Board of Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatric Endocrinology

Special Interests: Pediatric Diabetes
Language(s): French


Britta Svoren, M.D.

College:

Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, 1995

Medical School:

SUNY Buffalo, 2000

Internship:

Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 2000-2001

Residencies:

Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 2000-2003

Fellowship:

Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology, Harvard Combined Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology,
Children’s Hospital Boston and Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA

Board Certification:

American Board of Pediatrics

Special Interests: Study of type 1 diabetes in the very young

Kerry Milaszewski, B.S.N, R.N., C.D.E.

Pediatric and Adolescent Nurse Specialist and Pediatric Nursing Research Coordinator

College:

University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1994


Peripheral Neuropathy

Department Telephone Number: (617) 732-2440

Christopher H. Gibbons, M.D.

College:

Dartmouth College, 1993

Medical School:

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1999

Internship:

Greenwich/Yale New Haven Hospital, 1999-2000

Residencies:

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Neurology, 2000-2003

Fellowship:

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Neurophysiology Fellow, 2003-2004

Board Certification:

Board eligible in Neurology and Neurophysiology

Special Interests:

Autonomic and peripheral neuropathy




Pregnancy Service

For women with diabetes who want to become pregnant, or are pregnant, and for women with gestational diabetes. Clinicians work in
conjunction with a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancy, along with certified diabetes educators, dietitians and social workers, or the patient's preferred obstetrician.

Department Telephone Number: (617) 732-2496


Florence M. Brown, M.D.

Director, Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Pregnancy Program

College:

Princeton University, 1978

Medical School:

Columbia University, 1982

Internship:

St. Lukes Hospital Center, 1982-85

Residencies:

St. Lukes Hospital Center, 1982-85

Fellowship:

Joslin Diabetes Center, 1986-89, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1986-89

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Special Interests:

Diabetes in pregnancy and gestational diabetes


Elizabeth Halprin, M.D

College:

University of California, Santa Cruz, 1983

Medical School:

Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas, Havana, Cuba, 1991

Internship and Residency:

Cambridge Hospital, 1994-97

Fellowship:

Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, 1997-99

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine

Teaching Appointments:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Language(s):

Spanish


Shanti Shih-Jutz Serdy, M.D.

College:

Yale University, 1994

Medical School:

Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1998

Internship:

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1998-99

Residency:

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1999-2001

Fellowship:

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2001-02; Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, 2002-04

Board Certification:

American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001; Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Board of Certification, 2003

Teaching Appointment:

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School


Diabetes Education and Self-Management Training

Individual training, group training, self-management programs for patients; Professional programs for adults.

Department Telephone Number: (617) 732-2514

Patricia Bonsignore, M.S., R.N., C.D.E.

Manager for Clinical and Education Programs

College:

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Graduate School:

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Board Certification:

Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)

Special Interests:

Case Management, Motivational Interviewing



Nursing

Individual and group training in diabetes self-management

Department Telephone Number: (617) 732-2454


Suzane Ghiloni, B.S.N, R.N., C.D.E.

Advanced Practice Diabetes Specialist

College:

St. Anselm College

Internship

Dietic Internship - Brigham and Women's Hospital

Board Certification:

Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)

Special Interests:

Pregnancy, insulin pumps

 

Thecla Gordon, R.N., C.D.E.

Nurse Educator

College:
Lasell Junior College 1975-78
Salem State College 1983-85
Medical School: Boston City Hospital 1978-88, NICU and High Risk Pregnancy
Residencies: Harvard Community Health Services 1988-94, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Control Diabetes Services 1994-96, Diabetes Educator
Joslin Diabetes Clinic 1996-Present, Diabetes Educator, Pump Educator,
Geriatric Clinic Educator
Board Certification:
Certified Diabetes Educator 1997-2011
 
Teaching Appointments:
Adult Diabetes Education, specializing in Pump Education, Geriatric Clinic
and training in CGM 
Special Interests: Facilitating small group education

 

Maria Koen, R.N., C.D.E.

Nurse Educator

College:                            

Boston College

Graduate School:             

Regis College

Board Certification:

Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)

Special Interests:

Cultural Competency

Stacey A. O'Donnell, R.N., B.S., C.D.E.

Nurse Manager

College: Curry College 
Board Certification: Certified Diabetes Educator
Special Interests:
Insulin Pump Therapy
Continuous Glucose


Cynthia A. Pasquarello, B.S.N., R.N., C.D.E.

Nurse Manager

College:

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Special Interests:

Intensive insulin therapy, young adult issues, pump therapy, school management issues


Exercise Physiology

Individual exercise prescriptions and counseling, group exercise training programs

Department Telephone Number: (617) 732-2421

Jacqueline I. Shahar, M.Ed., R.C.E.P., C.D.E.

Clinical Exercise Physiologist/Certified Diabetes Educator

College: Kibbutzim College of Education, Israel, 199
Graduate School: Springfield College, 2002
Internship:

Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MA
American College of Sports Medicine - Health Fitness Instructor, Registered Clinical Exercise
Physiologist National Certification

Board Certification: Board for Diabetes Educators - Certified Diabetes Educator
Special Interests:




Obesity
Sports Performance
Cardiovascular and Metabolic disease
Health and Fitness
Intensive Insulin Therapy (Multiple Daily Inections)
Insulin Pump Therapy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael B. See, M.S., R.C.E.P.

Clinical Exercise Physiologist/ Diabetes Educator

College: Marietta College
Graduate School: University of Rhode Island
Board Certification:
American College of Sports Medicine - Exercise Specialist, Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist National
Strength and Conditioning Association - Strength and Conditioning coach
Special Interests: Health and fitness, Sports conditioning, cardiovascular and metabolic disease


Nutrition Services

Individual counseling, group classes, weight loss programs, Web discussion boards

Department Telephone Number: (617) 732-2571


Gillian Arathuzik, R.N., L.D.N., C.D.E.

Nutrition Diabetes Educator

College:

University of Vermont

Internship:

Indiana University Medical Center

Board Certification:

CDE - National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators

Special Interests:

Obesity and diabetes, diabetes and pregnancy

Emmy Suhl, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., L.D.

Nutrition and Diabetes Educator

College:

Barnard College

Graduate School:

Harvard School of Public Health (M.S., Epidemiology); New York University (M.S., Biology)

Internship: Deaconess Hospital


Diabetes Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program (DO IT Program)

An effective, economical 3½-day outpatient training program for those with difficult-to-manage diabetes, new diabetes, those looking
to improve their diabetes management program, or those starting intensive insulin therapy.

Department Telephone Number: (617) 732-2628

Richard A. Jackson, M.D.

Medical Director


Clinical Laboratory Services

All major lab tests are available on-site in Boston.

Department Telephone Number: (617) 732-2533

Arthur Rabson, M.D.

Medical Director of Clinical Laboratories


Clinical Administration

Catherine Carver, M.S., A.N.P., C.D.E.

Vice President, Clinical Services, Joslin Clinic


Clinical Diabetes Education

Individual diabetes counseling, group programs

Andrea Penney, BSN, RN, C.D.E.

Certified Diabetes Educator

College: Salem State College
Board Certification:



Registered Nurse in MA and NH
American Heart Association BCLS Instructor
MA Teacher Literacy Certification
Certified Food Service Manager
Certified MA Board of Health Member
Special Interests:

Reading
Crocheting
Analyzing handwriting

 

 
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