
Deborah J. Wexler MD, MSc
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Diabetes Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsDr. 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:
- ADA 2018: Diabetes Care Guidelines
- ADA 2018: Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes
- ADA Scientific Sessions 2018: Recommendations From Dr. Deborah Wexler
- Long-Term Outcomes Associated With Triple-Goal Achievement in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
- Cardiovascular Outcomes Associated With Canagliflozin vs Other Non-Gliflozin Antidiabetic Drugs
- Canagliflozin for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events
- 2017 Top Stories in Diabetes: EXSCEL in Context
- Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of Diabetes Following Pancreatic Disease
- Lifestyle Interventions Improve Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
- Glucose Self-Monitoring in Non–Insulin Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Does Not Improve Glycemic Control