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Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, |
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Dr. Paresh Dandona
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Research Coordinator Lisa Martin, RN |
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Research Team |
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Barbara Hall, LPN |
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Research Associate Dr. Teekam Lohano |
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Madeleine D’mato, LPN |
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Research Lab Technician Kelly Korzeniewski |
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Dietician and Diabetic Educator |
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Dietician Beth Szudzik |
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Diabetic Educator Dona Kain |
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Director |
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Dr. Paresh Dandona has had thirty-three years of experience in Endocrinology, Treating and Researching Dialectic Vascular Disease, Insulin Resistance, Obesity Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Macronutrients. A former Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, he went on to spend many years in the British medical care system, eventually heading the Diabetes Service at the Royal Hospital and School of Medicine in Sheffield. In 1991, he crossed the Atlantic to come to the United States to assume the role of Director of the Diabetes-Endocrinology Center of Western New York which he holds until this present day. With his broad experience in both British and American health care systems he has given a unique perspective on health delivery for diabetic patients. Dr. Dandona has been a prolific author, contributing over 440 peer reviewed publications and more than 1,000 additional publications. He is an expert in the treatment of insulin resistance and has been involved in all the major trials of thiazolidinediones. He has made fundamental contributions to the understanding of vascular reactivity changes in diabetes. His work on endothelial mechanisms has led to better appreciation of the critical role of the vascular lining in the development of diabetic complications. His greatest achievement is the discovery that insulin helps the body. As a dedicated teacher, Dr. Dandona has mentored many of the present day leaders in diabetes health care and research. What separates him from his peers is the excitement that he brings his research and his continued efforts in clinical trials.
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Dr. Ajay Chadhuri
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Assistant Professor |
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Dr. Shezad Topiwala |
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Awards: ADA Diabetes Professional of the year-1993 President-elect ADA (NY Upstate affiliate) - 1995 ADA Diabetes Alert Award - 1996 ADA Diabetes Alert Award to the Coordinator and to the Diabetes-Endocrinology Center Team – 1998 ADA ‘Three R Award’ for Reaching People – 2000 Pharmacia Prize of the Endocrine Society 2002 for discovering the anti-inflammatory effect of insulin |
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Assistant Director |
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B.Sc., M.D., D.Phil, F.R.C.P., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.E. |
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Attending Physician |
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Dr. Sandeep Dhindsa
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Fellows |
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Husam Ghanim PhD |
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Research Volunteers: 2008 Amit Jaiswal, Satendra Multani (visiting fellow), Sandeep Verma, Thomas Suchy, Guity Farahmand, Hannah Tiu, Aarthi Ganesh, Suritha Chaudhuri. |
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Dr. Ritu Malik |
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Dr. Mehul Vora |