The American Diabetes Association is pleased to announce and welcome the 16 new Interest Group Leadership Teams. These Leadership Teams consist of ADA professional members who have demonstrated notable achievements in and dedication toward specific areas of diabetes research and clinical practice. Individuals on these teams will provide overall direction to Interest Group members, plan the ADA's Scientific Sessions Interest Group discussions, vote on Interest Group processes, drive member engagement, and recommend content and resources to share with Interest Group members.
Behavioral Medicine & Psychology
Chair: Korey Hood, PhD
Chair-Elect: Carla Miller, PhD, RD
Communications Director: Marisa Hilliard, PhD
Advisor: Jessica Pierce, PhD
Advisor: Kathryn Kreider, DNP, FNP, BC-ADM, FAANP
Immediate Past Chair: Michael Harris, PhD
Clinical Centers & Programs
Chair: Edward Chao, DO
Chair-Elect: Ali Rizvi, MD
Communications Director: Nuzhat Chalisa, MD, FACE
Advisor: Nay Linn Aung, MD
Advisor: Amy Rothberg, MD
Immediate Past Chair: Mary Korytkowski, MD
Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease
Chair: Neda Rasouli, MD
Chair-Elect: Tracey Taveira, PharmD, CDOE
Communications Director: Mariya Krisenko, PhD, MSL-BC
Advisor: Haiming Cao, PhD
Advisor: John Stafford, MD, PhD
Immediate Past Chair: Rodica Pop-Busui, MD, PhD
Diabetes In Primary Care
Chair: Piek Tan, RD, CDE
Chair-Elect: Rozalina McCoy, MD, MS
Communications Director: Christopher Jones, MD
Advisor: John Richard Duke, MD, PhD
Advisor: John Sink, MPA-C, CDCES
Immediate Past Chair: Eugene Wright, Jr., MD
Diabetes In Youth
Chair: Jean Lawrence, ScD, MPH, MSSA
Chair-Elect: Stuart Weinzimer, MD
Communications Director: Rhonda Pfenning, BSN, RN, CDE
Advisor: Heba Ismail, MD
Advisor: Naomi Fogel, MD
Immediate Past Chair: Henry Rodriguez, MD
Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support
Chair: Clipper Young, PharmD, MPH, CDE, BC-ADM
Chair-Elect: Muna Siddiqi, MBA, MS, RD, CDE
Communications Director: Cindy Johnston, RN, MSN, CDE, CPT
Advisor: Leah Dolph, RN, BSN, CDCES
Advisor: Dacia Bryant, RPh, MS, CDCES
Immediate Past Chair: Curtis Triplitt, PharmD, CDE
Diabetes Technology
Chair: Joseph Aloi, MD
Chair-Elect: Steven Russell, MD, PhD
Communications Director: Halis Kaan Akturk, MD
Advisor: Jane Jeffrie-Seley, DNP, MSN, MPH
Advisor: Jamie Hyatt, RN, BSN, CDCES
Immediate Past Chair: Anne Peters, MD
Exercise Physiology
Chair: Jane E.B. Reusch, MD
Chair-Elect: Ian Lanza, PhD
Communications Director: LaurieAnn Scher, MS, RD, CDCES
Advisor: Joon Young Kim, PhD
Advisor: Othmar Moser, PhD
Immediate Past Chair: Jeffrey Horowitz, PhD
Eye Health
Chair: George King, MD
Chair-Elect: Timothy Kern, PhD
Communications Director: Adrienne Stevens, EdD, MEd, MA
Advisor: Renu Kowlruru, PhD, FARVO
Advisor: Jinan Saadine, MD, MPH
Advisor: Richard Shuldiner, OD, FAAO, FIALVS
Foot Care
Chair: Dane Wukich, MD
Chair-Elect: Shelley Gath, DPM
Communications Director: Paul Michael, MD, FSCAI
Advisor: Meghan Brennan, MD, MS
Advisor: Kristen Patterson, DPM
Immediate Past Chair: George Liu, DPM, FACFAS
Health Care Delivery & Quality Improvement
Chair: Alexander Turchin, MD, MS, FACMI
Chair-Elect: Mary Rhee, MD, MSc
Communications Director: Stephen Clement, MD
Advisor: Afomia Feleke, PharmD, BCPS
Advisor: Rajesh Garg, MD
Immunology, Immunogenetics, & Transplantation
Chair: Jonathan Katz, PhD
Chair-Elect: Todd Brusko, PhD
Communications Director: Mark Rigby, MD, PhD
Advisor: Brian Fife, PhD
Advisor: Xavier Revelo, PhD
Immediate Past Chair: Massimo Pietropaolo, MD
Islet Biology, Development, & Function
Chair: Hubert Tse, PhD
Chair-Elect: Brian Layden, MD, PhD
Communications Director: Jeffery Tessem, PhD
Advisor: Mehboob Hussain, MD
Advisor: Yumi Imai, MD
Nutritional Science & Metabolism
Chair: Guoxun Chen, PhD
Chair-Elect: Carrie Swift, MS, RDN, CDCES, BC-ADM
Communications Director: Roberto Ivan Mota Alvidrez, MD, MS
Advisor: Ranee Chaterjee, MD, MPH
Advisor: Meg Moreta, MS, RDN, CDE
Immediate Past Chair: Judy Wylie Rosett, EdD, RDN, FAHA
Pregnancy & Reproductive Health
Chair: Jennifer Wyckoff, MD
Chair-Elect: Camille Powe, MD
Communications Director: Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, CDE
Advisor: Aoife Egan, MD, BCh, BAO, PhD
Advisor: Jami Josefson, MD, MS
Immediate Past Chair: Mary Loeken, PhD, MS
Public Health & Epidemiology
Chair: Elisabetta Patorno, MD, DrPH
Chair-Elect: Noel Barengo, MD, PhD, MPH
Communications Director: Cristy Miles, MPH, MBA
Advisor: Jordi Merino, PhD
Advisor: J. Sonya Hall, MD
Immediate Past Chair: Jessica Yeh, PhD