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CME Conference on December 4-6, 2025
Hilton Universal Hotel Los Angeles
555 Universal Hollywood Dr, Universal City, CA 91608
Abstract Committee
Zachary T. Bloomgarden MD, MACE,
Abstract Chair
Editor, the Journal of Diabetes
Clinical Professor Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD
Professor of Medicine Chief, Diabetes Division The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Deputy Director, Texas Diabetes Institute San Antonio, Texas
Vivian A. Fonseca
MD, FRCP
Professor of Medicine and PharmacologyAssistant Dean for Clinical ResearchTullis Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes Chief, Section of EndocrinologyTulane University Health Sciences CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana
George Grunberger
MD, FACP, MACE
Chairman, Grunberger Diabetes Institute Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine and Molecular Medicine & Genetics Wayne State University School of Medicine Professor, Internal Medicine Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Visiting Professor, Internal Medicine First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Derek LeRoith
MD, PhD, FACP
Professor of Medicine Director of Research Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Bone Disease Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
New York, New York
Christian W. Mende
MD, FACP, FACN, FASN, FASH
Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California San Diego
San Diego, California
Richard E. Pratley, MD
Samuel E. Crockett Chair in Diabetes Research Medical Director, AdventHealth Diabetes Institute Senior Investigator and Diabetes Program Lead, Advent Health Translational Research Institute Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Orlando, Florida
Matthew R. Weir, MD
Professor and Chief Division of Nephrology Department of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland