Linda M. Siminerio, R.N., Ph.D., C.D.E., is assistant professor of medicine, department of endocrinology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and director of the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute.
Dr. Siminerio received her B.S.N. from Pennsylvania State University in 1972, her M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978, and her Ph.D. in health education from Pennsylvania State University in 1998. She is senior vice president for the International Diabetes Federation, the editor-in-chief of Diabetes Forecast, and the past president of Health Care and Education American Diabetes Association.
Dr. Siminerio’s primary research topics include diabetes education, diabetes translation into community interventions, pediatric diabetes care and education, and the psychosocial and behavioral aspects of diabetes.
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