Faculty

Martin J Abrahamson, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Medical Director
Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, MA

Dr Martin J Abrahamson is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Acting Chief Medical Officer at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his medical degree from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine and endocrinology at Groote Schuur Hospital, also in Cape Town, where he was a research fellow before joining the faculty of medicine at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital. Dr Abrahamson was joint head of the endocrine unit in Cape Town before accepting a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital in 1992.

At Joslin Clinic, Dr Abrahamson is credited with reorganizing the Adult Diabetes Section into multidisciplinary teams comprised of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse educators, nutritionists, and exercise physiologists. He is spearheading “pathways of care” for patients referred to Joslin (JoslinCare), has coauthored guidelines for both the pharmacological and perioperative management of patients with diabetes and management of hyperglycemic emergencies, and has authored more than 50 papers, review articles, and chapters related to diabetes. He co-directs the Joslin and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Diabetes Heart Program, a joint venture between Joslin Clinic and the Division of Cardiology at BIDMC. At BIDMC, Dr Abrahamson also serves as Director of the Division of Continuing Medical Education in the Department of Medicine. Dr Abrahamson's research interests include evaluation of the efficacy and utility of continuous glucose monitoring sensors in the management of patients with diabetes, and prevalence of silent coronary ischemia in patients with diabetes. Dr Abrahamson is board certified in internal medicine as well as endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and is a Fellow of the College of Physicians of South Africa. He is currently a member of American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE). He has been cited in Boston Magazine as one of Boston's top doctors on numerous occasions.

 

Scott V Joy, MD, CDE, FACP

Chief of Clinical Services, Division of General Internal Medicine
Medical Director, Duke Health Center at Pickett Road
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Scott V Joy, MD, CDE, FACP, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Dr Joy received his medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His postgraduate education included a residency in internal medicine at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He is board certified in internal medicine, and is a certified diabetes educator and a fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Dr Joy’s research interests include process improvement in diabetes management and education, evaluation of postprandial hyperglycemia and applications of technology into clinical practice. He has published articles and abstracts in such publications as Diabetes, Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Journal of General Internal Medicine, and MD News. He is a member of the Eastern North Carolina American Diabetes Association Leadership Council and is a current member of the state of North Carolina Diabetes Advisory Council.