Robert A. Gabbay

Robert A. Gabbay, MD, PhD, FACP, is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, former Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), and former Chief Medical Officer of the Joslin Diabetes Center. Throughout his vibrant career, he has had many accomplishments as a science researcher, developer of patient communication tools, creator of the first broad-scale diabetes registry, designer of care management training programs, and leader of one of the largest primary care transformation efforts in the U.S.

At the ADA, Dr. Gabbay led many transformational initiatives, including a deeper focus on primary care through the establishment of the Primary Care Council and the ADA's Primary Care Alliance of over 2000 primary care practices committed to transforming diabetes care. He was also part of reinvigorating the Standards of Care, expanding the Diabetes Prevention Program through a multi-year $12.5 million CDC initiative, launching the Institute of Learning, and leading the ADA Scientific Sessions and ADA’s Innovation Challenge.

Dr. Gabbay has served as a visiting professor, keynote speaker, and on organizing committees for global meetings of the ADA, International Diabetes Federation, Endocrine Society, and Diabetes Technology Society. Along with an extensive peer-reviewed publication record, he has appeared in and is frequently quoted by the New York Times, CNN, the Washington Post, and NPR.