Leadership

The UW Diabetes Institute is guided by a leadership team whose members are dedicated to advancing understanding of the causes and consequences of diabetes, obesity and related metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, and to identifying new approaches to their treatment.

Administration

Petter Bjornstad, MD

Director, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute

Karin Bornfeldt, PhD

Associate Director of Research and Director, Complications of Diabetes Research Program, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute

Irl Hirsh, MD

Associate Director, Clinical Operations, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute

Gregory Morton, PhD

Director, Diabetes and Metabolism Program, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute

Ellen Schur, MD, MS

Director, Clinical Research Unit, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute

Subbulaxmi Trikudanathan, MD, MRCP, MMSc

Medical Director, UW Medicine Diabetes Institute Clinic

Executive Committee

Bradley Anawalt, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

Karin Bornfeldt, PhD

Professor of Medicine and of Pathology, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Petter Bjornstad, MD

Professor of Pathology and of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Alan Chait, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Ian de Boer, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

Irl Hirsch, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Steven Kahn, MB, ChB

Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Helen Scarlett

Director for Philanthropy UW Medicine Advancement

Stephanie Page, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine and Head, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Cate Pihoker, MD

Professor of Pediatrics, Head, Division of Endocrinology

Michael Schwartz, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Ellen Schur, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

Subbulaxmi Trikudanathan, MD, MRCP, MMSc

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition

Community Council

Angela Bates

“I care because I’ve witnessed firsthand the burden my daughter carries in managing type 1 diabetes, and I would love to see the burden eased for her and for future generations. “

Chandan Chauhan

Chandan Chauhan is an entrepreneur who is passionate about creating technology companies that provide internet services for consumers and enterprises. He is the CEO of Clocktree.com, which is focused on technology innovations that make healthcare accessible to all. He has cofounded two other successful internet companies, TalentWise and Intelius. At Microsoft, Mr. Chauhan was a member of the original development team that created Windows, and later he was a key player in creating CarPoint, Microsoft's first internet application. He is interested in bringing an industry perspective to academia and is involved with multiple UW campaigns, in addition to serving on the UW Foundation Board. “I have type 2 diabetes and am under the great care of Dr. Irl Hirsch at the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute. The care provided by Dr. Hirsch and his team has helped me tremendously. It is important to extend this kind of high-quality care to the larger community, as well as to the global population. The critical research and patient care being done at the institute is extremely important, and I am inspired to help them make a global impact.”

Dilnaz Clark

Dilnaz Clark is a technologist, entrepreneur, mentor, philanthropist and a dedicated wife and mother. She holds an M.S. in computer science and has spent 15 years leading teams at Microsoft and Expedia. She is motivated by a desire to harness the forces of technology and medical research to obliterate diseases such as type 1 diabetes.

Derek Edwards

Tim Hogan

Richard Larson

Richard Larson has devoted his life’s work to philanthropy and to institutional advancement. Most recently, he served on the senior leadership team as vice president of development for the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) in Boulder and Snowmass, Colorado. Prior to working at RMI, Mr. Larson was associate vice president for the University of Colorado Foundation. For 20 years, he worked for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, primarily in institutional advancement. Mr. Larson and his wife of 33 years, Kathleen, are active travelers and birders. Their daughter and son live in New York City.