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The T1D Exchange “Meet the Expert” series is an ever-growing set of articles featured on t1dexchange.org. We interview experts from the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement collaborative on how they help improve the lives of individuals living with type 1 diabetes.

Interview with Mary Lauren Scott, MD

Mary Lauren Scott, MD is an endocrinologist in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Children’s of Alabama and an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Scott also serves as Director of the High-Risk Diabetes Clinic, the Type 2 Diabetes Intake Clinic, and the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program at Children’s of Alabama. 

Dr. Scott is a JDRF Board Member and recipient of the JDRF 2023 Volunteer of the Year award for the Southern States Chapter in Alabama.  

Interview with Devin Steenkamp, MD

Devin Steenkamp, MD is an endocrinologist at Boston Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Steenkamp is the Director of the Clinical Diabetes Program at Boston Medical Center and serves as the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI) site PI for adult T1D endocrinology at Boston Medical Center.

Interview with Margaret Zupa, MD, MS

Margaret Zupa, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Pittsburgh and an adult endocrinologist at the UPMC Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology

Interview with Kathryn Fantasia, MD, MSc

Kathryn Fantasia, MD, MSc, is an adult endocrinologist at Boston Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Fantasia is a K12 Scholar with the National NIH K12 Physician Scientist DiabDocs Program and serves as the T1DX-QI Type 2 diabetes (T2D) site PI at Boston Medical Center.

Interview with Grazia Aleppo, MD

Grazia Aleppo, MD, is a Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. She also serves as the Medical Director of Northwestern Medicine Diabetes, Training, and Education Program and as co-chair of Quality Improvement in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University.

Interview with Francesco Vendrame, MD, PhD

Francesco Vendrame, MD, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Miami School of Medicine and an adult endocrinologist at the University of Miami Health System in Miami, Florida.

Interview with Laura Jacobsen, MD

Laura Jacobsen, MD, is an Assistant Professor and Pediatric Endocrinologist at the University of Florida Department of Pediatrics and Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program at the University of Florida.

Interview with Marina Basina, MD

Marina Basina, MD, is an Endocrinologist and Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology, and Metabolism at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California.

Interview with Ashley Garrity, MPH

Ashley Garrity, MPH, is a project manager at the Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center and the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Interview with Carol Levy, MD, CDCES

Carol Levy, MD, CDCES, is an Endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease and is a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science at Mount Sinai Health System in New York.

Interview with Camilla Levister, MS, ANP-C, CDCES

Camilla Levister, MS, ANP-C, CDCES is a nurse practitioner at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

Interview with Barbara Liepman, RN, MSN, CDCES, CHWC

Barbara Liepman, RN, MSN, CDCES, CHWC is a Pediatric Nurse Diabetes Quality Coordinator at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in Oakland and San Francisco, California.

Interview with Christy Byer-Mendoza, MSN, RN, CNS, CPN

Christy Byer-Mendoza, MSN, RN, CNS, CPN is a pediatric diabetes nurse educator at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.

Interview with Whitney Beaton, MSN, RN, AACNS-P, CDCES

Whitney Beaton, MSN, RN, AACNS-P, CDCES is a pediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialist at the University of Wisconsin Health Kids inpatient and outpatient programs.

Interview with Vandana Raman, MD

Vandana (Vana) Raman, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a practicing pediatric endocrinologist and researcher at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Interview with Stephanie Crossen, MD

Stephanie Crossen, MD, MPH, is a pediatric endocrinologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento, California.

Interview with Jason Ng, MD

Jason Ng, MD, is an endocrinologist and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Endocrinology and Diabetes Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Interview with Nestoras Mathioudakis, MD, MHS

Nestoras “Nes” Mathioudakis, MD, MHS, is an endocrinologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

Interview with Nana-Hawa Yayah Jones, MD

Nana-Hawa Yayah Jones, MD, is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Interview with Amy Ohmer

Amy Ohmer is the Director of the International Children’s Advisory Network (iCAN).

Interview with Jane K. Dickinson, RN, PhD, CDCES

Jane K. Dickinson, RN, PhD, CDCES, is a Program Director and Senior Lecturer at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Interview with Jeff Hitchcock

Jeff Hitchcock is the Founder and President of Children with Diabetes (CWD).

Interview with Shivani Agarwal, MD, MPH

Shivani Agarwal, MD, MPH, is an Adult Endocrinologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Interview with Shideh Majidi, MD, MSCS

Shideh Majidi, MD, MSCS, is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and Associate Director of the Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children’s National Hospital.

Interview with Joyce Lee, MD, MPH

Joyce Lee, MD, MPH, is the Robert P. Kelch, MD, Research Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School.

Interview with Brynn Marks, MD, MSHPEd

Brynn Marks, MD, MSHPEd, is a Pediatric Endocrinologist at Children’s National Hospital, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Interview with Mark Clements, MD, PhD

Mark Clements, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and holds the Rick and Cathy Baier Family Endowed Chair in Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Interview with G. Todd Alonso, MD

G. Todd Alonso, MD is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver, the Medical Director of Pediatric Services, and Director of the QI Team for pediatric and adult clinics at Barbara Davis Center in Denver, Colorado.

Interview with David M. Maahs, MD

David M. Maahs, MD, is a Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University and Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

Interview with Daniel DeSalvo, MD

Daniel DeSalvo, MD, is an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and a Pediatric Endocrinologist at Texas Children’s Hospital.

Interview with Priya Prahalad, MD, PhD

Priya Prahalad, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Director of Clinical Informatics at Stanford Children’s Hospital.

Interview with Dr. Manmohan Kamboj

Manmohan “Manu” Kamboj, MD, is a pediatric endocrinologist and division chief of Endocrinology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Interview with Ruth Weinstock, MD, PhD

Ruth Weinstock MD, PhD, is a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Division Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism in the Department of Medicine at Upstate Medical University, Director of the Clinical Research Unit, and Medical Director of the Joslin at Upstate Medical University.

Interview with Sarah Corathers, MD

Sarah Corathers, MD, is a pediatric and adult endocrinologist at Cincinnati Children’s. She has been a forerunner in diabetes research and quality improvement in patient care.