Faculty

This section of the CME program presents the backgrounds of individual members of the faculty. To review the specific expertise, affiliations, and disclosures of each member, use the links below.

Editor
Robert E. Ratner, MD, CDE

Authors
Irl B. Hirsch, MD	Lois Jovanovic, MD
Francine R. Kaufman, MD

Robert E. Ratner, MD, CDE

Vice President of Scientific Affairs
MedStar Research Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, DC

Disclosure
Robert E. Ratner, MD, CDE, has indicated that he has significant relationships with companies, products, or services, including:

Grant/Research Support
	Amylin Pharmaceuticals Aventis Eli Lilly GlaxoSmithKline Novo Nordisk Pfizer Takeda Pharmaceuticals

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Irl B. Hirsch, MD

Medical Director, Diabetes Care Center
University of Washington Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Disclosure
Irl B. Hirsch, MD, has indicated that he has significant relationships with companies, products, or services, including:

Grant/Research Support
	Aventis Novo Nordisk
Speaker's Bureau
	Aventis Eli Lilly Novo Nordisk

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Lois Jovanovic, MD

Director and Chief Scientific Officer
Sansum Medical Research Institute
Santa Barbara, California
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Disclosure
Lois Jovanovic, MD, has indicated that she has significant relationships with companies, products, or services, including:

Grant/Research Support
	Aventis Eli Lilly GlaxoSmithKline Medtronics MiniMed Nobex Novo Nordisk Pfizer Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Speaker's Bureau
	Bristol-Myers Squibb Eli Lilly Lifescan Novo Nordisk
Stockholder
	Cygnus
Other Financial or Material Support
	Cygnus GlucoWatch
Consultant
	Aventis Cygnus Eli Lilly GlaxoSmithKline Novo Nordisk Takeda Pharmaceuticals

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Francine R. Kaufman, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Disclosure
Francine R. Kaufman, MD, has indicated that she has significant relationships with companies, products, or services, including:

Grant/Research Support
	Bristol-Myers Squibb Eli Lilly Genentech Medtronics MiniMed Novo Nordisk Pfizer Pharmacia & Upjohn Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Speaker's Bureau
	Eli Lilly Medtronics MiniMed Novo Nordisk
Stockholder
	Clinical Products Limited (Extend Bar™) Medtronics MiniMed
Consultant
	Amylin Pharmaceuticals Genentech GlucoWatch, Cygnus Integ Corporation Inverness Johnson & Johnson Medisense Ketone Medtronics MiniMed Novo Nordisk Ortho McNeil Takeda Pharmaceuticals