Steven Kahn (endocrinologist)
Steven Kahn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Endocrinology Diabetes |
| Workplaces | Einstein Medical Center University of Washington |
| Website | Steven Kahn, MB, ChB |
Steven Emanuel Kahn (born 1955) is Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.[1] He is also Director of the University of Washington Diabetes Research Center and Director of the Diabetes Research Group at VA Puget Sound Health Care System.[1]
Born in Durban, South Africa,[2] he received a medical degree from the University of Cape Town in 1978.[1] He took up a position at the Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia in 1983, prior to joining the University of Washington School of Medicine as a postdoctoral research fellow in endocrinology.[2]
He is currently Editor in Chief of Diabetes Care.[3]
He is a recipient of the Endocrine Society Clinical Investigator Award, the Department of Veterans Affairs John B. Barnwell Award, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Albert Renold Award, and the American Diabetes Association Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award.[1] He has an h-index of 146 according to Google Scholar.[4]
In June 2026, Kahn and fellow endocrinologists were ejected from annual meeting of American Diabetes Association (ADA), after they handing printed copies of a editorial first authored by him and published in Diabetes Care in April.[5] According ADA, Kahn, Desmond Schatz, Aaron Kelly, Justin Ryder and Irl Hirsch were removed by security staff and police officers because they violated de code of conduct for conferences.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Steven Kahn, MB, ChB". UW Diabetes Institute. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- 1 2 "Profile Steven Kahn: pushing hard for improvements in diabetes care" (PDF). The Lancet. January 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "Editorial Team". Diabetes Care. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "Steven E. Kahn". Google Scholar. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ↑ Kahn, Steven E.; Anderson, Cheryl A.M.; Buse, John B.; Selvin, Elizabeth (2026-04-29). "Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!". Diabetes Care. 49 (6): 901–905. doi:10.2337/dci26-0068. ISSN 0149-5992. Archived from the original on 2026-06-05.
- ↑ Gorski, David (2026-06-08). "Will NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya stand up for scientists censored by the American Diabetes Association? | Science-Based Medicine". Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Ouellette, Jennifer (2026-06-06). "Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2026-06-08.