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Silvio Inzucchi, MD

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Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)

Biography

Dr. Inzucchi received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University in New York City and his M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and his post-doctoral Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Yale-New Haven Hospital, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is currently Professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, where he serves as Clinical Chief of the Section of Endocrinology, Medical Director of the Yale Diabetes Center, and Program Director of the Endocrinology & Metabolism Fellowship.

Dr. Inzucchi has been an invited lecturer both nationally and internationally on many topics, most pertaining to clinical diabetes management. He has authored or co-authored more than 500 manuscripts, chapters, monographs, and abstracts, some published in the most prestigious medical journals, including the New England Journal of Medicineand JAMA. A former member of the editorial board of Diabetes Careand Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dr. Inzucchi served as co-chair of the writing group for the 2012 and 2015 ADA-EASD Position Statements on the Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes.

His current research interests include pharmacological antihyperglycemic therapy in both the inpatient and outpatient settings; and the link between type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular complications. He has held leadership roles in several large clinical trials related to diabetes medications and their cardiovascular impact.

Dr. Inzucchi also has a large academic clinical practice involving a wide spectrum of patients with endocrine diseases, with a focus on diabetes and pituitary and adrenal diseases.

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Education & Training

MD
Harvard University (1985)
BS
Fordham University (1981)

Research

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Medical Research Interests

Atherosclerosis; Diabetes Mellitus; Endocrinology; Hyperglycemia; Insulin Resistance; Metabolism

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Frequent collaborators of Silvio Inzucchi's published research.

Publications

2024

Clinical Care

Overview

Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD, director of the Yale Medicine Diabetes Center, treats patients who suffer from diabetes as well as pituitary and adrenal disorders. “Endocrinology is fascinating, and we are usually able to help patients improve their quality of life through multidisciplinary care and academic approaches to endocrine conditions,” he says.

Dr. Inzucchi is a professor or medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine and the clinical director of the section of endocrinology. In his research, Dr. Inzucchi, studies the cardiovascular effects of diabetes medications and glucose management in the hospital. Named a “top doctor” locally and nationally, Dr. Inzucchi has also received Yale’s David J. Leffell Prize for Clinical Excellence. The prize is given to individuals who demonstrate the highest level of clinical expertise, commitment to teaching and compassion for patients.

He says he has developed an effective personal approach to treating patients, carefully honed over 30 years at Yale. It includes being on top of the latest advances, but also responding to each patient’s individual needs. “I like to try to draw people out in terms of who they are, what’s important to them, their life experiences and their family. Such an approach resonates with patients because they don’t want to be seen as a patient, they want to be treated as a person,” he says.

Clinical Specialties

Endocrinology; Diabetes Medicine & Management

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  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1988

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