Shivani Agarwal MD, MPH

Dr. Shivani Agarwal, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Agarwal is director of the Supporting Emerging Adults with Diabetes (SEAD) program which provides developmentally tailored and cutting-edge care for young adults age 18-35 years old with type 1 diabetes. Her research focuses on three broad areas: 1) clinical care delivery and healthcare transition for young adults ages 18-35 years old with type 1 diabetes; 2) racial-ethnic disparities and management of social determinants of health in type 1 diabetes and disparities in advanced diabetes technologies; and 3) clinical interventions to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on diabetes, including subcutaneous DKA protocols and inpatient continuous glucose monitoring. She has been funded by the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange and is currently funded by the NIH-NIDDK, and holds several professional society committee positions including the Healthcare Disparities Committee of the American Diabetes Association and the Advocacy for Public Outreach Core Committee (APOCC) of the Endocrine Society.