Leadership

    LEADERSHIP BOARD

    Meet Our Team

    Medha Munshi, MD

    Founding President

    “Every day I learn about how to live life from my patients.  This population doesn’t complain much and are trying to do best they can. They have unique needs to be addressed, and I feel more passionate everyday about helping them live the way they envision their best quality of life.”

    Graydon Meneilly, MD

    Treasurer

    Richard Pratley, MD

    Board Member

    Sei Lee, MD, MAS

    Board Member

    “The optimal care of older adults with diabetes requires the perspectives of both endocrinologists with their expertise in diabetes and geriatricians with their expertise in the care of multimorbid older adults.  I’m thrilled to help lead an organization melding the endocrine and geriatrics perspectives to improve the care of older adults with diabetes.”

    Elbert S. Huang, MD

    Board Member

    “I am very excited to be part of an international network of clinicians and researchers who share a vision of addressing unanswered questions for a patient population that has long been neglected despite being the majority of those living with diabetes.”

    Dr. Alan Sinclair, MD FRCP (Lond)

    Chair of Publications and Resources

    “The modern management of an older person with diabetes will ways require the clinician to have a thorough understanding of their special needs, often complex medical profile, how aging has affected their cognitive and physical health, and the dangers of pharmacotherapy. Without this understanding and knowledge and skills in assessment, their care will be suboptimal. With the advent of exciting advances in technology and precision medicine, the educational and scientific work of the IGDS can only lead to enhancing this care.”
    Professor Tali Cukierman-Yaffe

    Chair Of Research

    “Aging with diabetes is a challenge. My role as a physician providing care to  older people with diabetes is to help them age in a healthy way.  It starts by assessing their  cognitive & physical health agility then providing appropriate glucose, blood pressure and lipid targets and finally  implementing evidence interventions that have been shown to promote healthy aging in this population. “

    Dr. Ruth Weinstock

    Chair of Advocacy and Engagement

    “I want help older adults with diabetes, recognizing that they have diverse and changing needs, some of which can be addressed with new technologies, treatment approaches and psychosocial support.”

    Dr. Naushira Pandya

    Chair of Education

    “In an ageing population with complex needs, it is becoming increasingly important for us as practitioners to understand and meet the needs of our older adult patients with diabetes, as well as their caregivers in various care settings”

    Anna Kahkoska
    Anna Kahkoska

    Chair of Research Communications

    “I am honored to be a part of a part of an international community of care providers, researchers, and other stakeholder who share a desire and sense of urgency to improve care and self-management for older adults living with diabetes.”

    Anastasia-Stefania Alexopoulos

    Chair of Clinical Communications

    “Caring for older adults with diabetes has been one of the most fulfilling aspects of my career, as it has required me to embrace complexity and tailor care to each individual’s goals, comorbidities, and lived experience. I am grateful to be part of a community that advances practice, research, and advocacy, with a shared goal of improving the quality of diabetes care for older adults.”
    Dr. Sarah Sy, MD, FRCPC

    Chair of Postgraduate Curriculum Development

    “Older adults with diabetes experience unique challenges related to self-care and diabetes management. I am excited to be a part of an organization that fosters a collaboration between clinicians, researchers, and allied health care professionals to improve care, and to educate colleagues and trainees on how to provide better care for this population.”