Jennifer Sherr, MD, PhD
Professor in Pediatrics (Endocrinology)Cards
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Professor in Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
Biography
Jennifer Sherr MD, PhD’s passion for the care of those with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is quite personal, as she was diagnosed in 1987. From the time of her diagnosis, she was determined to become a pediatric endocrinologist. She completed her undergraduate and medical school training through an accelerated Joint BA/MD program at Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She then completed both her pediatric residency and pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Yale. While she always wanted to care for those with T1D, her eyes were open to the meaningful impact that clinical research has. She thus embarked on further training through the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Investigative Medicine Program, a PhD program designed to develop the next generation of physician scientists. Dr. Sherr has been devoted to clinical research since 2006. Her thesis examined the mechanisms responsible for the loss of the glucagon response to hypoglycemia and its relationship to residual beta-cell function. She is an expert in the field of diabetes technology and has worked on trials of continuous glucose monitors and automated insulin delivery systems. She has previously worked on projects with the type 1 diabetes exchange (T1DX) and was selected as the first Junior Pediatric Faculty Member to the T1DX Steering Committee, serving in that role from 2016-2017. Working in an NIH-funded consortium, she is co-leading the Yale site to characterize glycemia across pregnancy. In 2021, she took on the role of lead investigator at Yale for the TrialNet consortium, a group whose purpose is to prevent progression to stage 3 diabetes and preserve residual beta cell function in those who are newly diagnosed with this condition. As a Professor in the department of pediatrics, her goal in both the clinical and research realm is to reduce the burden of living with type 1 diabetes, for both her patients and herself.
Appointments
Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
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Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- Yale Graduae School of Arts & Sciences, Investigative Medicine (2011)
- Fellowship
- Yale University School of Medicine (2009)
- Residency
- Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital (2006)
- MD
- UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (2003)
- BA
- Rutgers College, Biology (2000)
Research
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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Jennifer L. Sherr, MD, PhD, is a pediatric endocrinologist who cares for patients with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, growth disorders and thyroid disorders. “I am honored to be part of my patients’ lives and watch them grow and develop without allowing their chronic medical condition to impede them in any way,” Dr. Sherr says. “I have watched the 3 year olds I diagnosed become teenagers. I have seen teens I have diagnosed graduate from high school, excel in college and now enter the job market.”
Dr. Sherr, an assistant professor of pediatrics (endocrinology), has firsthand experience with diabetes management. “Since the time of my own diagnosis with type 1 diabetes in 1987, I knew I wanted to be a pediatric endocrinologist,” she says. In addition to her clinical work, she is an award-winning researcher focusing her efforts on technology and therapies to improve the life of the patient. She serves on the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Steering Committee, a clinical care and research platform composed of 74 diabetes centers in the United States which has established a registry of 26,000 individuals living with type 1 diabetes to collect medical data.
“Working on clinical trials focused on diabetes care, I can have an even greater impact on those living with the same condition as me through new technologies and therapeutics aimed at reducing the burden of living with this chronic condition,” Dr. Sherr says.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Type 1 Diabetes: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
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Board Certifications
Pediatric Endocrinology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pediatrics
- Latest Certification Date
- 2017
- Original Certification Date
- 2011
Yale Medicine News
News & Links
News
- August 12, 2024Source: DIAtribe
Diabetes Challenges, the Search for a Cure, and How to Help
- May 02, 2024
56 Yale Pediatricians Recognized by Connecticut Magazine's 2024 “Top Doctors” List
- December 14, 2023Source: Hartford Courant
A New Diabetes Drug Could Push Off Insulin Use for Years. A CT Boy Who Is Afraid of Needles Is Trying It.
- July 12, 2023Source: New York Times
Who Should Be Tracking Their Glucose?