Jay S. Skyler

Jay S. Skyler, M.D., MACP, is a professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychology in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida. He served as director of that Division from 2000 to 2004. At the University of Miami, he is deputy director for Clinical Research and Academic Programs in the Diabetes Research Institute. For 22 years, Dr. Skyler served as chairman of the NIH (NIDDK)-sponsored Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet, an international network conducting clinical trials to prevent type 1 diabetes or interdict the type 1 diabetes disease process. His research interests are in clinical aspects of diabetes, particularly improving the care of type 1 diabetes through meticulous glycemic control, psychosocial and behavioral support, and immune system intervention. He is widely acclaimed for developing “algorithms” for patient adjustment of insulin doses. Dr. Skyler is a past president of the American Diabetes Association, the International Diabetes Immunotherapy Group, and the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, and was a vice president of the International Diabetes Federation. He served as a member of the Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Subspecialty Examining Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine, as chairman of the Council of Subspecialty Societies of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and a member of the ACP Board of Regents. He was founding editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care and currently is senior editor of Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. He has a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University and a M.D. from Jefferson Medical College. He served as an intern, resident, and fellow, and was on the faculty of Duke University.