Demystifying Medicine
Speaker Profile
Judith Fradkin, M.D.
Division Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolic Diseases
NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Building 2DEM, Room 683
6707 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: 301-496-7349
Fax: 301-480-3707
Email: fradkinj@mail.nih.gov
Current Position
Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolic Diseases
Current Portfolio / Responsibilities
- Responsible for selection and supervision of DDEM staff and for oversight of $640 million in Federal funding of research in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism.
- Responsible for planning and implementation of multiple major clinical trials initiated by NIDDK and other components of NIH, with significant co-sponsorship from NIDDK.
- Responsible for several aspects of trans-NIH coordination of diabetes research, as chair of the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee (DMICC).
- Responsible for coordinating the trans-DHHS planning and implementation of a special appropriation for type 1 diabetes research, currently $150 annually.
- Jointly with CDC, responsible for the development and implementation of activities of the National Diabetes Education Program.
- Represent NIDDK in interactions with professional societies and voluntary groups and in a wide variety of forums and working groups.
Previous Training and Experience
- B.A., magna cum laude (biochemistry), Harvard College (1971)
- M.D., University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California (1975)
- Medical Intern and Resident, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, and Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Harvard University (1975-1978)
- Fellow in Endocrinology, Yale University School of Medicine (1978-1979)
- Clinical Associate, Clinical Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1979-1982)
- Staff Endocrinologist, Naval Hospital, Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, and Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services School of Health Sciences (1982-1984)
- Consultant, Bethesda Naval Hospital (1984-present)
- Chief, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Programs Branch, NIDDK (1984-1998)
- Acting Chief, Diabetes Research Programs Branch, NIDDK (1993-1998)
- Deputy Director, Div. of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK (1998-2000)
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism
Committees / Working Groups
- Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee – chair
- Interagency Coordinating Cmte. on Human Growth Hormone and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Executive Committee, National Diabetes Education Program
- National Diabetes Quality Improvement Alliance U.S.-Ireland Research and Development Partnership
Other Activities
- Patient care and teaching in the endocrinology clinic at Bethesda Naval Hospital
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