Welcome Fellows, Mentors and Guests

5th Annual Gerald J. FriedmanFellows Symposium

November 17, 2012 | New York, NY

LIVE…

FROM NEW YORK…

THIS IS THEFRIEDMAN FELLOWS

SYMPOSIUM!

Friedman Fellows 2000-2012

Tufts University: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Denish Moorthy, MS [2005-2006]Ashwin Mysore, MS [2005-2009]Hilde Steffey, MS [2005-2007]Jennifer Obadia, PhD [2006-

2011]Kamal Patel, MBA, MPH [2006- Present]Chlöe A. Puett, PhD [2006-2011]Ala Al Rajabi, PharmD, PhD [2007-2011]Joseph T. Llobrera, MA [2007-

Present]Lucy Bassett, MA, MS [2008-

2010]Emily Kuross Vikre, MS [2008-

Present]Johanna Y. Andrews Chavez, MMS [2011-Present]Marc D. Nene, MD [2011-Present]Emily M. Piltch, MPH [2011-Present]Rebecca Nemec, MS [2012-Present]Nicole Tichenor, MS [2012-Present]

Gerald J. Friedman Diabetes Institute: Beth Israel Medical Center Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Grishma Parikh, MD [2007-2008]Takako Araki, MD [2008-2009]David C. Gajzer, MD [2009-2010]Pauline Suwandhi, MD [2010-

2011]

Siouxland Medical Education FoundationMerle H. Muller, MD [2008-2009] 

Tufts Medical Center: Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman Foundation Program in Diabetes and Metabolism

Anastassios G. Pittas, MD [2000-2002]Radhika Hariharan, MD [2001-

2003]Florence L. Solages, MD [2002-2004]Lisa Neff, MD [2003-2006]Lisa Ceglia, MD [2004-2006]Renee Amori, MD [2005-2007]Noah Lubowsky, MD [2006-2008]Nuha El Sayed, MD [2007-2009]Wen-Yee Tsai, MD [2008-2010]Radhika Phadke, MD [2009-2011]Esther Lee, MD [2010-2012]Vorawan Ummaritchot, MD [2012-2014] 

Harvard Medical School: Brigham and Women’s HospitalJong-Hwan Lee, PhD [2008-

2009]Krisztina Fischer, MD [2009-2010]

Mount Sinai School of MedicineDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Diseases

Ruslan Novosyadlyy, MD, PhD [2008-2009]

University of California, Los AngelesAlex S. Korb, PhD, Psychiatry [2011-2012]Paulette M. Yamada, PhD, Pediatric [2008-2010] Endocrinology

G.J. Friedman Diabetes Institute (FDI)• Barrier-free center• 23,378 visits since opening (as of November 1, 2012)• American Diabetes Association (ADA) Recognized Program

includes:– individual and group courses on diabetes self-management– cooking demonstrations– exercise classes– insulin pump workshops– unique educational seminars for the deaf

• FDI Staff - certified diabetes educators– Nurses– Dietitians– Social worker– Exercise physiologist– Research coordinator

FDI Outreach and Media Appearances• Outreach Events – at least 50 annually – include:

– NYC Food Bank– community health fairs– series of lectures for the United Nations staff – participation in awareness and fund-raising walks/races with American Diabetes Association

(ADA) and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).• Social media appearances include:

– Facebook– Tweeter– YouTube – WebMD– AOL Health,– Quality Health Magazine

• Traditional media appearances include:– The New York Times– New York Post– The Wall Street Journal– Shape Magazine– Fox 5 News, NY1– "Doctor Radio" Sirius XM– WNBC

Website and Research• Friedman Diabetes Institute website includes sections for:

– Research– Friedman Foundation Fellows – professionals– clinical studies participants– pediatric and adult patient education on diabetes– deaf patients– unique "interactive corner“ with

• games• quizzes• animations

• Research– 24 research programs since FDI opening– 45 peer-reviewed publications– 66 presentations at the national and international

meetings

Welcome Fellows, Mentors and Guests

5th Annual Gerald J. FriedmanFellows Symposium

November 17, 2012 | New York, NY