Elizabeth Seaquist, MD
Professor of Medicine, Pennock Family Chair in Diabetes Research, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Professor of Medicine, Pennock Family Chair in Diabetes Research, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Faculty, PhD Program in Integrative Biology and Physiology
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs
Associate Dean for Medical Subspecialties & Primary Care
Chief, Medical Subspecialty Service line - M Health Fairview
Endocrinologist; Pennock Family Chair in Diabetes Research
Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Residency, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Summary
Dr. Elizabeth Seaquist is the Director of the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and holds the Pennock Family Chair in Diabetes Research. Awards recognizing her research and mentoring include the American Diabetes Association’s Transformative Woman in Diabetes Award in 2019 and the Albert Renold Award for Mentoring in 2020 as well as, the Mary Jane Kugel Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). She served as the President for Medicine and Science of the American Diabetes Association in 2014. As a clinical investigator, Dr. Seaquist is interested in hypoglycemia and the complications of diabetes. Her research focuses on the effect of diabetes on brain metabolism, structure, and function. She directs the University of Minnesota sites for the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study (GRADE) study. She was the site investigator for the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial and the Researching Cardiovascular Events with a Weekly Incretin in Diabetes (REWIND) study. She has an active clinical practice and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.
Awards & Recognition
Honors: Clinical Awards:
Professional Associations
Research
Research Summary/Interests
- Impact of diabetes on cerebral structure and function
- Hypoglycemia in diabetes
Clinical Trials
- GRADE – Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study
- Cerebral Responses to Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia;
- Effect of Recurrent Hypoglycemia
Clinical
Specialties
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
Clinical Interests
Management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes; Complications of diabetes; Hypoglycemia in diabetes