Ellen W. Seely MD

Ellen W. Seely, MD, is an endocrinologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Director of Clinical Research for the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She has been studying the pregnancy complication of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia and their impact on future cardiometabolic health for over 25 years. Dr. Seely has over 100 research publications. Her research has been funded by NIH, the CDC and PCORI.  She has served as the President of the Association of Patient Oriented Research and Chair of the Clinical Research Subcommittee of the Endocrine Society. Dr. Seely has a long term commitment to mentoring early career investigators. She has received recognition for her mentoring achievements by her receipt of many mentoring awards including 10 years of K24 funding from the NIH, a 2001 Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School, the 2017 Women in Endocrinology Mentoring Award and the 2017 Association for Clinical Translational Science Distinguished Educator Award.

She received her MD from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed her training in internal medicine and endocrinology and metabolism at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.