Dennis T. Villareal, MD
Dr. Dennis T. Villareal is dedicated to research designed to inform practice guidelines with regard to optimal treatment strategies to reverse unhealthy lifestyles in older adults. He is a physician-investigator with extensive clinical and research experience in examining the impact of lifestyle interventions in ameliorating frailty in older adults with obesity. Dr. Villareal is a […]
Eden M. Miller, DO
Dr. Eden M. Millerโs interest in diabetes developed after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes while in medical school. An impassioned speaker, Dr. Miller has spoken to health care providers and patients on topics such as diabetes management, insulin pump therapy, obesity and metabolism intervention, and health care policy. She is the founder of Diabetes […]
Juan Pablo Frรญas, MD
Dr. Juan Pablo Frรญas has been involved in diabetes and metabolism-related research for over 25 years and has authored numerous publications in in journals such as theย New England Journal of Medicine,ย The Lancet,ย Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology,ย Cell Metabolism,ย Diabetes, andย Diabetes Care. He is the medical director and principal investigator at Velocity Clinical Research.
Joseph Saseen, PharmD
Joseph J. Saseen is a clinical pharmacist who focuses on cardiovascular risk reduction and population health. He is an associate dean for clinical affairs, and a professor of clinical pharmacy and family medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. His scholarly work includes almost 200 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.
Amy Hess-Fischl, MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDCES
Amy Hess-Fischl is an advanced practice dietitian and diabetes care and education specialist. For the past 15 years, she has worked in the University of Chicagoโs pediatric and adult endocrinology departments. She has co-authored several publications including the 2015 and 2020 Consensus Reports for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Type 2 Diabetes. In 2021, […]
Lori B. Daniels, MD
Dr. Lori Daniels, MD, MAS, FACC, FAHA is a Professor of Medicine and Cardiologist at the University of California, San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, where she is the Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit.
Kenneth R. Feingold, MD
Dr. Kenneth R. Feingoldโs clinical interests have focused on diabetes, obesity, and lipid disorders. His research interests have focused on the effects of inflammation on lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Dr. Feingold is an emeritus professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and has published more than 500 papers and book chapters in […]
Jill A. Kanaley, PhD
Dr. Jill A. Kanaley is a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri. She is an exercise physiologist who studies the effects of exercise/physical activity on endocrinology and metabolism. Her research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, focuses on glycemic control throughout the day in obese individuals […]
Amy L. Peterson, MD, MS
Amy Peterson MD, MS is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in Public Health. She is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist and a certified clinical lipidologist. She founded and directs the Pediatric Preventive Cardiology Clinic, where she and her team treat children with […]
Kumar Sharma, MD, FASN, FAHA
Our team has made major strides to unravel the basis for kidney disease. We have expertise in developing phenotype analysis using imaging, molecular and biochemical methods, genomics, microarray, proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics studies. Our recent multi-disciplinary studies have employed systems biology approaches to understand novel mechanisms related to obesity-related complications, diabetic kidney disease and to […]
