The Diabetes LIFEMAP

David Bleich, MD is Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, and Professor of Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, N.J. He is a nationally recognized expert in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and has played leadership roles in diabetes organizations including the American Diabetes Association, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, and the Department of Defense Diabetes Grant Review. Dr. Bleich has conducted grant-funded bench research on pancreatic beta-cell function and has spent >10,000 hours caring for individuals with diabetes, as well as mentoring and teaching medical students, residents and endocrine fellows. He is presently focused on improving the quality of diabetes care and developing a data-driven holistic approach to patient care. Dr. Bleich received his MD degree from New York Medical College internal medicine training at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, and fellowship training from Harvard Medical School. He lives in Westfield, N.J.