Distinguished endocrinologist and researcher Barbara Kahn, MD, the George Minot Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, discussed the link between obesity and type 2 diabetes at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s 2018 Stanley Mirsky, MD Lecture in November, during Diabetes Awareness Month. Dr. Kahn is a recipient of the Banting Medal—the highest award of the American Diabetes Association for scientific achievement—and a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Mount Sinai’s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease holds the Stanley Mirsky, MD Lecture each year. The series was established with philanthropic support and honors the late Dr. Mirsky, a Mount Sinai faculty member and leader in diabetes treatment and research.
Jennifer Mirsky, daughter of the late Stanley Mirsky, MD, left, with Barbara Kahn, MD.