Lois Jovanovic, MD, FACE - Endocrinology and Metabolism/Gestational Diabetes
Dr. Lois Jovanovic reviewed medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions from September 2000 to October 2015. Before retiring from practice, she was the CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Jovanovic specialized in endocrinology and metabolism.
Education and Training
MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, 1973
Internship in Internal Medicine: Cornell Medical University Medical College, New York Hospital, New York, NY, 1973-1974
Junior Resident in Internal Medicine: Cornell Medical University Medical College, New York Hospital, New York, NY, 1974-1975
Senior Resident in Internal Medicine: Cornell Medical University Medical College, New York Hospital, New York, NY, 1975-1976
Research Fellow in Endocrinology and Metabolism: Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, 1976-1978
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Endocrinology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Academic Appointments
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA:
- Clinical Professor of Medicine, 1989-present
- Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, 1986-1989
Associate Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, 1986-1988
Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY:
- Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985-1986
- Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1979-1985
- Associate Professor of Medicine, 1985-1986
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, 1979-1985
- Instructor in Medicine, 1978-1979
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, 1979-1985
Financial Disclosure
The final approval of Healthwise content is always made by a clinician with no financial conflicts.
While in practice, Dr. Jovanovic received grants for research and was on the Advisory Boards of:
- Eli Lilly.
- Novo-Nordisk.
- Pfizer.
- Mannkind.
- Roche Pharmaceutical.
- LifeScan.
- Sensys.
- DexCom.
- Insulet.
- Medtronic.
Current as of: January 10, 2014
Author: Healthwise Staff