Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease in which the body's blood glucose, or sugar, levels are too high.

Programs + Services


Clinical Nutrition

The Division of Clinical Nutrition at Tufts Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient nutritional services.
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Weight and Wellness Center

The Weight and Wellness Center at Tufts Medical Center offers a top weight loss program that includes surgical and medical weight loss options to patients.
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Diabetes Center

The Diabetes Center in downtown Boston provides a full range of services for the diagnosis and management of diabetes and its complications with an emphasis on prevention.
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General Endocrine Clinic

The General Endocrine Clinic at Tufts Medical Center in Boston provides evaluation and treatment for patients with a wide range of endocrine disorders.
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Lifestyle Coaching Program for Diabetes and Weight Loss

The Lifestyle Coaching Program for Diabetes Reversal at Tufts Medical Center helps patients lose weight to reduce their risk of diabetes or complications.
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Diabetes Self Management Education

The Divisions of Primary Care and Endocrinology hosts a Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) group, open to all ages and experiences with diabetes.
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Doctors + Care Team

Anastassios G. Pittas, MD, MS

Anastassios G. Pittas, MD, MS

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Virtual Appointments Available

Online Scheduling Available

Title(s): Division Chief and Fellowship Program Director; Co-Director, Diabetes and Lipid Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

• Efficient, patient-centered care delivery that balances in-person with virtual care and digital connectivity
• Prevention of diabetes
• Diabetes management and prevention of diabetes-related complications
• Diagnosis and management of hypoglycemia
• Vitamin D deficiency

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Edward Saltzman, MD

Edward Saltzman, MD

Title(s): Chief, Division of Clinical Nutrition; Director, Adult Nutrition Support Services; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine; Dean for Education, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
Department(s): Medicine, Clinical Nutrition
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Enteral and parenteral nutrition

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Lisa Ceglia, MD

Lisa Ceglia, MD

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Title(s): Director, Metabolic Bone Diseases Clinic; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

Metabolic bone disease, nutrition, general endocrinology

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Sameer K.  Chinoy, MD

Sameer K. Chinoy, MD

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Title(s): Primary Care Physician; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Internal Medicine and Adult Primary Care
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5400
Fax #: 617-636-1384

Adult Primary Care

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Alexandra Cornwall, NP, MSN

Alexandra Cornwall, NP, MSN

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Online Scheduling Available

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner, FNP-C
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

Diabetes management, continuous glucose monitoring use in the hospital

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Michael L. Dansinger, MD, MS

Michael L. Dansinger, MD, MS

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Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Internist; Staff Member, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Director, Lifestyle Coaching for Diabetes Weight Loss; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-8107

Lifestyle management of diabetes, heart disease risk factors, obesity, internal medicine

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Feyza Erenler, MD

Feyza Erenler, MD

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Title(s): Endocrinologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

Neuroendocrine

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Andrew J. Gallagher, DO

Andrew J. Gallagher, DO

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Family Physician, Primary Care Physician
Department(s): Primary Care, Tufts Medical Center Community Care-Framingham
Appt. Phone: 508-532-0223
Fax #: 508-875-0049

Chronic Disease and Preventative Health

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Andrew S. Greenberg, MD

Title(s): Endocrinologist; Dr. Robert and Veronica Atkins Professor in Metabolism and Nutrition, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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Jacqueline T. Kung, MD

Jacqueline T. Kung, MD

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Title(s): Director, Thyroid Disease Clinic; Endocrinologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-8187

Thyroid disease, neck ultrasound, thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy

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Ronald M. Lechan, MD, PhD

Ronald M. Lechan, MD, PhD

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Virtual Appointments Available

Online Scheduling Available

Title(s): Co-Director, Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disease Center; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

Hypothalamic disease, pituitary disease, disorders of the thyroid, adrenal disease, islet cell tumors

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Rachel N. Lehouillier, NP, MSN

Rachel N. Lehouillier, NP, MSN

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Online Scheduling Available

Title(s): Nurse Practitioner
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

Diabetes Management, continuous glucose monitoring use in the hospital

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Joel B. Mason, MD

Joel B. Mason, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Gastroenterologist; Professor, Tufts University Schools of Medicine and Friedman School of Nutritional Science and Policy; Senior Scientist and Director, Vitamins and Carcinogenesis Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
Department(s): Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Gastroenterology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5883
Fax #: 617-636-1480

Malabsorption and unintentional weight loss, Inflammatory bowel disease, nutritional aspects of gastrointestinal disease, home nutritional therapy, enteral and parenteral nutrition

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Uyoyo T. Omaduvie, MD

Uyoyo T. Omaduvie, MD

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Title(s): Primary Care Internist
Department(s): Primary Care, General Internal Medicine
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5400
Fax #: 617-636-1384

Diabetes, hypertension, menopause, women's health, heart failure, weight management, obesity, substance use

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Aruna A. Saraswat, MD

Aruna A. Saraswat, MD

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Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Online Scheduling Available

Title(s): Endocrinologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

Thyroid disease, diabetes, general endocrinology

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Richard D. Siegel, MD

Richard D. Siegel, MD

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Title(s): Co-Director, Diabetes and Lipid Center; Endocrinologist; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

Diabetes, obesity, inpatient and outpatient diabetes, general endocrinology

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Jeffrey R. Vercollone, MD, MS

Jeffrey R. Vercollone, MD, MS

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Virtual Appointments Available

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Title(s): Attending Physician; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

• Diabetes management and prevention of diabetes-related complications
• Telehealth connectivity and outreach.

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Linda R. Wang, MD

Linda R. Wang, MD

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Online Scheduling Available

Title(s): Endocrinologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5689
Fax #: 617-636-4719

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, thyroid disease, general endocrinology

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Hannah Wolf, MS, RD, LDN

Hannah Wolf, MS, RD, LDN

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Ambulatory Dietitian
Department(s): Nutrition, Frances Stern Nutrition Center
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5273
Fax #: 617-636-2864

Hematology/Oncology, Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, Cardiac Health

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