2022 - 2023 Interest Group Leadership Teams
The American Diabetes Association is pleased to announce 16 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: Carla Miller, PhD, RD
Chair-Elect: Marisa Hilliard, PhD
Communications Director: Jennalee Wooldridge, PhD
Advisor: Jennifer Marshall, PhD
Advisor: Persis Commissariat, PhD, CDCES
Early Career Representative: Samantha Carreon, PhD
Clinical Centers & Programs
Chair: Ali Rizvi, MD
Chair-Elect: Nuzhat Chalisa, MD, FACE
Communications Director: Molly Dwyer White, MPH
Advisor: Andrew Behnke, MD
Advisor: Paulina Cruz Bravo, MD
Advisor: Jacqueline Lonier, MD
Early Career Representative: Mark Porter, MD, MBA, MHS
Immediate Past Chair: Edward Chao, DO
Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease
Chair: Tracey Taveira, PharmD, CDOE
Chair-Elect: Richard Pratley, MD
Communications Director: Roberto Ivan Mota Alvidrez, MD, MS
Advisor: Heather Ferris, MD, PhD
Advisor: Rasa Kazlauskaite, MD, MSc
Early Career Representative: Madhumita Basu, BS, MS, PhD
Immediate Past Chair: Neda Rasouli, MD
Diabetes In Primary Care
Chair: Rozalina McCoy, MD, MS
Chair-Elect: Christopher Jones, MD
Communications Director: Sarah Cote, NP-C, CDCES, BC-ADM
Advisor: Caroline R. Richardson, MD
Advisor: Kevin T. Miller, DO
Immediate Past Chair: Piek Tan, RD, CDCES
Diabetes In Youth
Chair: Stuart Weinzimer, MD
Chair-Elect: Heba M. Ismail, MD
Communications Director: Samar Hafida, MD
Advisor: Danny Duke, PhD
Advisor: Samantha Robbins, APRN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM
Early Career Representative: Catherine Cohen, PhD, RD
Immediate Past Chair: Jean Lawrence, ScD, MPH, MSSA
Diabetes Self-Management Education & Support
Chair: Michelle Stancil, MS, BSN, RN, CDCES
Communications Director: Kimberly Ellis, MSN, FNP-C, CDCES
Advisor: Jennifer D'Souza, PharmD, CDCES, BC-ADM
Advisor: Sara (Mandy) Reece, PharmD, CDCES, BC-ADM
Early Career Representative: Gina Patnoe, RN, BSN, PHN, CDCES
Immediate Past Chair: Clipper Young, PharmD, MPH, BC-ADM
Diabetes Technology
Chair: Joseph Aloi, MD
Chair-Elect: Viral N. Shah, MD
Communications Director: Halis Kaan Akturk, MD
Advisor: Alexis M. McKee, MD, CDCES
Advisor: Laya Ekhlaspour, MD
Early Career Representative: Stephanie Kim, MD, MPH
Exercise Physiology
Chair: Ian Lanza, PhD
Chair-Elect: Lisa Chow, MD, MS
Communications Director: Ryan D. Russell, PhD
Advisor: Aimee Katona, BS, CCEP
Advisor: Melissa Erickson, PhD
Early Career Representative: Jan-Willem Middelbeek, MD, MSc.
Immediate Past Chair: Jane E.B. Reusch, MD
Eye Health
Chair: Blake Cooper, MD, MPH
Communications Director: Roomasa Channa, MD
Advisor: Renu Kowluru, PhD, FARVO
Advisor: Jinan Saaddine, MD, MPH
Early Career Representative: Risa Wolf, MD
Immediate Past Chair: George King, MD
Foot Care
Chair: Shelley Gath, DPM
Chair-Elect: Laura Shin, DPM PhD
Communications Director: David B. Alper, DPM
Advisor: Inder Bhamra, DPM
Advisor: Tom Hardiman, DPM
Early Career Representative: Chia-ding (JD) Shih, DPM, MPH, MA
Immediate Past Chair: Dane Wukich, MD
Health Care Delivery & Quality Improvement
Chair: Mary Rhee, MD, MSc.
Chair-Elect: Rajesh Garg, MD
Communications Director: Stephen Clement, MD, CDE
Advisor: Nancy J. Rennert, MD, FACE, FACP, CPHQ
Advisor: Joanna Mitri, MD, MS
Early Career Representative: Diana Alba, MD
Immediate Past Chair: Alexander Turchin, MD, MS, FACMI
Immunology, Immunogenetics, & Transplantation
Chair: Todd Brusko, PhD
Chair-Elect: Brian Fife, PhD
Communications Director: Meaghan Stumpf, MD
Advisor: Maria Bettini, PHD
Advisor: Maureen Su, MD
Immediate Past Chair: Jonathan Katz, PhD
Islet Biology, Development, & Function
Chair: Jeffery Tessem, PhD
Communications Director: Nikki Farnsworth, PhD
Advisor: Anjaneyulu Kowluru, MSc, PhD
Advisor: Hongjun Wang, PhD
Early Career Representative: Jennifer Ikle, MD PhD
Immediate Past Chair: Hubert Tse, PhD
Immediate Past Chair: Brian Layden, MD, PhD
Nutritional Science & Metabolism
Chair: Ranee Chatterjee, MD, MPH
Chair-Elect: Zhenqi Liu, MD
Communications Director: Gowtham Annarapu, PhD
Advisor: Catherine McManus, PhD, RDN, LD
Advisor: Sara Elizabeth Thomas, PhD, RDN
Early Career Representative: Daisy Duan, MD
Immediate Past Chair: Guoxun Chen, PhD
Pregnancy & Reproductive Health
Chair: Camille Powe, MD
Chair-Elect: Cassandra E. Henderson, MD, CDCES
Communications Director: Samantha Ehrlich, PhD, MPH
Advisor: Aoife Egan, MD, BCh, BAO, PhD
Advisor: Jami Josefson, MD, MS
Early Career Representative: Maria Vamvini, MD
Immediate Past Chair: Jennifer Wyckoff, MD
Public Health & Epidemiology
Chair: Noël C Barengo, MD, PhD, MPH
Chair-Elect: Julie Paik, MD, ScD, MPH
Communications Director: Jiada Zhan, RD, PhD Student
Advisor: Vallabh (Raj) Shah, PhD
Advisor: Serena Jingchuan Guo, MD, PhD
Advisor: Amit Gupta, MBBS, DNB, MNAMS, FACE, FACP, FRCP (Glasgow, Edinburgh),FRSSDI,FICP
Early Career Representative: Sara Cromer, MD
Immediate Past Chair: Elisabetta Patorno, MD, DrPH