Francine R. Kaufman, M.D.

Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Principal Investigator
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Additional Titles

• Director, Comprehensive Childhood Diabetes Center, and Head, Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
• Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine

Summary

Dr. Kaufman is widely published and has authored over 30 books and book chapters including "Diabesity: The Obesity-Diabetes Epidemic That Threatens America--And What We Must Do to Stop It;" and "Diabesity: A Doctor and Her Patients on the Front Lines of the Obesity-Diabetes Epidemic."

Research Focus

• Galactosemia
• Bone mineralization
• Patterns of growth hormone secretion and growth failure
• Optic nerve hypoplasia/septo, optic dysplacia
• Hypopituitarism and homocysteine metabolism

Education

Dr. Kaufman received her medical degree from Chicago Medical School. She completed an internship, residency and fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. A diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Kaufman is board certified in pediatric endocrinology and metabolism.

Recognition

Dr. Kaufman's numerous honors include the Distinguished Professor Award from the Keck School of Medicine. She is a recent president of the American Diabetes Association, and works in close cooperation with the Juvenile Diabetes Association, National Diabetes Education Program, International Diabetes Federation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNESCO. A frequent speaker at national and international meetings, Dr. Kaufman is one of only two pediatric endocrinologists in Southern California listed in the West Coast and Pacific region in America's Top Doctors. She also is listed in Best Doctors in America.

To schedule an interview

Please contact Mary Halvorson at mhalvorson@chla.usc.edu or 323-669-5963.