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Speakers
Simon Fisher, MD, PhD
Director, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Dr. Simon Fisher currently serves as the Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Vice-Chair for Research and Professor in the Department of Medicine and is the Director of the Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Dr. Fisher is a distinguished physician scientist and served as principal investigator on JDRF and NIH-funded grants. His research investigates the pathophysiology and treatment of diabetes, insulin action, tissue specific cross-talk, complications of diabetes, and hormonal counterregulation. He is deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of diabetes scientists and has been
a mentor to over 70 undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate trainees.
As a board-certified academic endocrinologist, he instructs medical students, residents, and fellows how to treat patients with diabetes and prevent complications associated with diabetes. Dr. Fisher is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and is named in Best Doctors in
America.
Chlodys Johnstone, PA-C, CDCES
Associate Director of Education and Quality Services
Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Chlodys Johnstone, PA-C, is the APP supervisor at The Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky Physician Assistant Studies Program.
