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Prof. Steven M. Haffner
Dr. Haffner is Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Epidemiology in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Haffner completed a graduate degree at Columbia University in New York in 1969, received his medical degree in 1975 from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and, in 1982 received a Masters of Public Health (Epidemiology) from the University of Washington.
Recent honors and awards include: Honorary Membership, Argentine Diabetes Association, 1997; Honorary Membership, Austrian Diabetes Association, 1999 American Diabetes Association, 1997 Kelly West Award. Dr. Haffner is a certified member of the American Board of Internal Medicine, September 1978; Endocrinology and Metabolism, November 1981; and, the American College of Epidemiology, June 1985. He currently belongs to many professional organizations including: American College of Physicians; American Heart Association, Fellow (Council on Epidemiology, Committee on Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk); American Federation of Clinical Research; Endocrine Society; American College of Epidemiology; North American Society for the Study of Obesity; American Society for Clinical Investigation; American Academy of Physicians, as well as sits on the editorial board for the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. He holds the following positions with the American Diabetes Association: Chairman of the Program Committee; Council on Epidemiology; Professional Needs Task Force; Annual Scientific Sessions Planning Committee; and Task Force on Standardization of Insulin Measurements.
Dr. Haffner is extremely well published. He has published more than 300 major scientific publications and has written many book chapters and review articles in his field. His main research interests lie in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Recent works relate to microalbuminuria, insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease, insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion.
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