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Deborah Wexler MD, MSc

Deborah J. Wexler MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Diabetes Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Deborah J. Wexler is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Unit.

Dr. Wexler’s research focuses on clinical effectiveness in type 2 diabetes. She has led multiple National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)– and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)– funded projects that seek to improve the health and well-being of people with diabetes. Dr Wexler is on the editorial board of Diabetes Care, is a reviewer for multiple medical journals, and is an editor of NIDDK’s Diabetes in America.

She received her medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and completed her internship, residency, and chief residency in internal medicine and fellowship in endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Disclosures

  • Data monitoring committees: Novo Nordisk (for trials of oral semaglutide)

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. Hemoglobin A1c Reduction and CV Risk Improvement: Correlation, Causation and Clinical Recommendations
  2. Rationale and Clinical Utility of Sulfonylureas in Contemporary Practice
  3. Comparative Effectiveness of a DPP-4 Inhibitor, a Sulfonylurea, a GLP-1 Agonist, and Basal Insulin: Data From the GRADE Trial
  4. ADA 2021: Recommendations From Dr. Deborah Wexler
  5. 2020 Top Stories in Diabetes: The DAPA-CKD Trial
  6. Cardiac and Kidney Benefits of Empagliflozin in Heart Failure Across the Spectrum of Kidney Function
  7. 2019 Top Stories in Diabetes: The CREDENCE Trial
  8. Cannabis Use Is Associated With Increased Risk for Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
  9. Even Moderate Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Improves Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk
  10. Liraglutide, Sitagliptin, and Insulin Glargine Added to Metformin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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