Professional Activities:

Honors

• Special NIH Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism (with Dr. R.H. Williams), Seattle, WA; 1966-1968
• Fellow, American College of Physicians; 1973
• President, ADA, Tennessee Affiliate; 1974, 1992
• Vice President, Board of Directors, National Pituitary Foundation; 1980-1982
• Keynote Speaker, Japan Endocrine Society; 1982
• Alpha Omega Alpha (Faculty); 1982
• Who’s Who in America, 1983-present
• Who’s Who in American Education, 1983- present
• Who’s Who in Healthcare, 1983-present
• Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1983 -present
• Who’s Who in the World, 1990-present
• Beverly Todd Towery Visiting Professor, University of Louisville, KY; 1993
• ADA Charles H. Best Medal for Distinguished Service, 1994
• “The Best Doctors in America;” 1999-2000, 2000-2003
• Fellow, American College of Endocrinology; 2001
• “Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Second Year Lecturer” University of Tennessee, College of Medicine; 2003
• American’s Top Physician; 2007
• Invited Speaker, International Diabetes Federation, Cape Town South Africa; 2006
• Keynote Speaker, The Dean’s Symposium, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; April 2007
• Visiting Professor, University of Tehran, Iran; November 2007
• Invited Speaker, The American Diabetes Association; November 2008
• Invited Speaker, Horner’s Day Lecture, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Alumni Weekend; 2009
• Pinnacle Award, American Diabetes Association, 2009
• Maston K. Callison Professor of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; 2009-present
• Masters of the American College of Endocrinology Award; 2013

Memberships

• The Association of American Physicians; 1979
• The American Society for Clinical Investigation; 1973
• The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; 1970
• The American Institute of Nutrition; 1964-1990
• The American Diabetes Association; 1971-present
• The Central Society for Clinical Research, Sub-specialty Chairman; 1975-1990
• The American College of Physicians (Fellow); 1974 - present
• The Endocrine Society; 1971 -present
• The Southern Society for Clinical Investigation; 1974-present; Sub-specialty Chairman; 1988
• Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty; 1982-present
• American Chemical Society; 2008-present
• The Memphis Academy of Internal Medicine; 1975-present
• The American Federation for Clinical Research; 1970-present
• The Memphis and Mid-South Medical Society; 1990-present
• The Tennessee Diabetes Association, President; 1973-1974, 1992
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists; 1995-present, (Fellow); 2001
• State Coalition, Tennessee Diabetes Prevention and Control Program; 1995-2000
• International Diabetes Federation; 2003-present
• European Association for the Study of Diabetes; 2005-present
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Clinical Research Committee; 2006-present
• AACE, Task Force Dysfunctional Fat and Metabolic Disease; 2006-2007
• Annual Southern Regional Conference 2004-2009; (Program Committee Co-Chair); 2006-2007
• The American Diabetes Association, Program Committee; 2006; Research Committee; 1978-1981 and 2002-2005
• NIDDK NIH Special Emphasis Panel Review Committee; 2006-2007
• The Endocrine Society, Hormone Foundation Diabetes Task Force Committee; 2007-2010
• AACE, Pathogenic Adipose Tissue Task Force; 2008-2009
• Addressing Diabetes in Tennessee (ADT), State of Tennessee Department of Health; 2007-2010
• American Diabetes Association, Leadership Council, Southern Region; 2007-2010
• Data and Safety Monitoring Board; 2010-present

Committee Work And Positions Held

A. Editorial Positions

• Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism; 1976-1979, 2002-2005
• Editorial Board, Capsules and Comments; 1977-1982
• Editorial Board, Diabetes; 1981-1987
• Editorial Board, Endocrinology; 1984-1988
• Associate Editor, Hormone Secreting Pituitary Tumors (Yearbook Medical Publishers); 1982
• Associate Editor, The Hypothalamus (Yearbook Medical Publisher); 1983
• Editorial Board, Diabetes Care; 1995-1997; 2005-2008
• Editorial Board, Iranian Journal of Diabetes and Lipid Disorders; 2002-present
• Guest Editor, Diabetes Spectrum on Management of Acute Care in Diabetes; 2001
• Editorial Board, Metabolism; 2002-present
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Osteoporosis and Metabolism; 2006-present
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Endocrinology; 2008-present
• Editorial Board, Diabetes Management; 2010-present

B. Guest reviewer for:

American Journal of Medical Sciences American Journal of Medicine American Journal of Physiology Annals of Internal Medicine Archives of Internal Medicine Biomedical Central (BMC) Neurology European Journal of Clinical Investigation Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Diabetes Diabetes Care Diabetologia Journal of American Geriatric Society Journal of Biological Chemistry Journal of Clinical Investigation New England Journal of Medicine

C. National Committees

• Ad Hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation Research Grants, 1974-present
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, General Clinical Research Center, 1976-present
• Member, National Research Committee, American Diabetes Association, 1978-1981 and 2003-2006
• Member, Board of Directors, National Association of CRC Program Directors, 1983-1984
• Member, Steering Committee, Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), NIDDK, NIH, 1982-1993
• Members, Standards and Methods Committee, Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), NIDDK, NIH,
• 1982-1985
• Member, Ad Hoc Committee, Biomedical Sciences Study Section, NIH (Subcommittee 5) Fogarty International
• Fellowships, 1986-1987
• Member, Treatment Committee, Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), NIDDK, NIH, 1985-1997
• Member, Study Group, Epidemiology of Diabetes Intervention and Complications (EDIC), NIDDK, NIH, 1997-
• 1999
• Member, Steering Committee and Intervention Subcommittee, Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), NIDDK, NIH,
• 1997-2003
• Member, Steering Committee and Ancillary Subcommittee, Diabetes Prevention Program Outcome Studies
• (DPPOS), NIDDK, NIH, 2003-present
• Member, Steering Committee and Pharmacotherapeutic Subcommittee, Study of Health Outcomes of Weight-Loss
• Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD), NIDDK, NIH, 1999-present
• Member, Lions Club International Committee, ADA Research Subcommittee, 1988-1989
• Member, Teaching Faculty, American Diabetes Association, for “Management of Patient with Diabetes in the
• 1990s,” 1989-2001
• Member, Scientific Sessions Program Committee, American Diabetes Association, June 1991-1992
• Member, Steering and Ancillary Committee and PI, DPP/DPPOS, 1997-present
• Member, Committee Overseeing Protocol, Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes), NIDDK, NIH, 2001-2009
• Co-Chair, diabetes Support and Education Committee, Look AHEAD, NIDDK, NIH, 2001-2004
• Member, ADA Research Grant Review Committee, 1978-1981, 2002-2005, 2013-present
• Ad Hoc Member, Study Section NIH (NIDDK), 2006
• Reviewer for the Abstracts of the Iranian American Medical Association (IAMA) Annual Meeting, 2008
• Member, Publication and Presentation Committee, Look AHEAD, NIDDK, NIH, 2009-present
• Member, NIDDK Special Emphasis Panel, 2011

D. State Committees

• Chairman, Professional Education Committee, Tennessee Affiliate, American Diabetes Association, 1987-1991
• Board of Directors, Tennessee Affiliate, American Diabetes Association, 1987-1998
• President-Elect, Tennessee Affiliate, American Diabetes Association, 1989-1992
• President, Tennessee Affiliate, American Diabetes Association, 1992-1993
• State Coalition, Tennessee Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, 1995-1996

 E. Local Committees

• Board of Directors, Memphis Chapter, Tennessee Affiliate, American Diabetes Association, 1987-present
• Secretary, Research and Education Committee, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968-1973
• Member, Dean’s Committee, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee, 1970-1973
• Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee, Clinical Research Center, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1973-1980
• Department of Medicine Representative, Faculty Senate, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1974-1977
• Medical Advisory Committee, Memphis and Mid-South Affiliate, American Diabetes Association, 1975
• Chairman, Credentials Committee, Faculty Senate, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1975, 1977
• Member, Neuroscientific Advisory Committee, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1976-1978
• Chairman, Program and Policy Committee, Department of Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1976-1979
• Member, Research Committee, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1978-1981
• Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1978-1981
• Member, Research-Graduate Administrative Council, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1982-1983
• Member, Finance Committee, University Physicians Foundation, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1983- 1984
• Member, Radioisotope Committee, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1981-present
• Member, Research Committee, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1981-1984
• Member, Subcommittee of Science/Technical/Academic Recourses, Biomedical Research Zone, The University of  Tennessee, Memphis, 1982-1987
• Member, Advisory Committee for Van Vleet Professorship in Pharmacy, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1984-1986
• Member, Biomedical Science Subcommittee, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1985-1987
• Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1985-1987
• Chairman, Diabetes Advisory Committee, St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988-1990
• Member, Administrative Council, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1981-1992
• Member, Medical Scientist Training Program Advisory Committee, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1983- 1997
• Member, Search Committee for Neurology Chairman, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1984-1990
• Member, Pathophysiology Course Committee (Endocrinology Module Director), The University of Tennessee, Memphis, 1985-1990
• Member, The University of Tennessee Medical Group, Memphis 1989-present
• Member, Department of Medicine Intern Selection Committee, 1999-2000
• Member, Program and Promotion Committee for Class of 2005, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee,  Memphis, 2001-2005
• Member, Graduate Advisory Committee, Om Anand Ph.D. Candidate, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy, Memphis, 2006-2008
• Department of Medicine Representative, Faculty Senate Committee, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, 2008-2011
• Member, Faculty Mentor, Department of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, 2008-2009
• Department of Medicine Representative, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, May 2009-2011
• Member, M1 Faculty Mentor, Department of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, 2009-2012