Members
Below is a list of all members of the Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research (Chicago CDTR). View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.
Soulakis, Nicholas Dean
Adjunct Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics), Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
Spring, Bonnie J
Professor, Preventive Medicine (Behavioral Medicine), Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Tasali, Esra
Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago
Description of Interests
Esra Tasali, MD, is an expert in sleep medicine and passionate researcher. Dr. Tasali's research demonstrates the role sleep plays in controlling energy metabolism, which is the process of generating ... [more]
Thomas, Celeste
Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Chicago
Description of Interests
Dr. Thomas's academic interests are focused on understanding ways to efficiently improve the quality of care of diabetes management in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Specifically, she is worki... [more]
Tobin, Jonathan
President/CEO, , Clinical Directors Network, Inc.
Tung, Elizabeth
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, University of Chicago
Description of Interests
Dr. Tung's research focuses on disparities in chronic disease management, with a special interest in race, place, and poverty. She has participated in community-based strategies to improve chronic dis... [more]
Umscheid, Craig
Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania
Description of Interests
Craig A. Umscheid, MD, MSCE is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Vice Chair for Quality and Safety in the Department of... [more]
Vela, Monica
Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
Description of Interests
Professor of Medicine, clinician (Internist), and medical educator with over 25 years of teaching and learning in academic medicine. Expertise in Health equity and health disparities, diversity, and i... [more]
Vinci, Lisa
Professor of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, University of Chicago
Description of Interests
Diabetes management and cardiovascular risk reduction, women's health, preventative health.
Volerman, Anna
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago
Description of Interests
My academic interests are focused on innovation in medical education and health care delivery in the clinical and community settings.