Richard S. Beaser

Biography

 Medical Executive Director of Professional Education, Joslin Diabetes Center. He is a practicing physician in the Joslin Clinic and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Beaser received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. He served as a resident in internal medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, and was a fellow in endocrinology at the Joslin Diabetes Center and at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center. Dr. Beaser has been on the staff of the Joslin Diabetes Center since 1982 and has held numerous past positions at Joslin, including Section Chief of the Adult Diabetology Practice, Medical Director of the Diabetes Treatment Unit, Coordinator of the Patient Education Section, and Medical Director of Joslin TrialNet, a clinical trials network. He has been a clinical research investigator, including involvement in the landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, and has authored four books: Joslin Diabetes Manual, Outsmarting Diabetes, The Joslin Guide to Diabetes, and Joslin's Diabetes Deskbook: A Guide for Primary Care Providers.

Research Interest

 Diabetes Treatment