Einstein Experts
Norman Fleischer, M.D.
Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology), Einstein
Jacob A. and Jeanne E. Barkey Chair in Medicine, Einstein
Co-Director, Diabetes Research Center, Einstein
Chief, Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center
EndocrinologyType 1 diabetes
Dr. Fleischer is a nationally recognized authority in diabetes treatment and research, with more than four decades of experience in the field. In the 1970s, he founded the NIH-funded Einstein’s Diabetes Research Center, which was among the first NIH-supported diabetes centers in the country. Today, it is one of only two such Centers in New York and one of only a dozen nationwide.
Dr. Fleischer’s research focuses on type 1 diabetes and how the body regulates insulin production and secretion. He is also studying the use of pancreatic beta-cell transplants as a treatment. Dr. Fleischer serves as chief of the division of endocrinology at Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center
Additional Areas of Expertise
Clinical diabetes, Clinical endocrinology, Insulin secretion, Polypeptide hormone secretion
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Education
- Graduate Medical Education (G.M.E.)
- Graduate Program (Ph.D.)
- Master in Bioethics (M.S.)
- Masters in Clinical Research (M.S.)
- Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
- Medical Program (M.D.)
- MSTP Program (M.D. - Ph.D.)
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