Dr V Mohan honoured by Florida International University for contributions to diabetes research
New Delhi: Renowned diabetes specialist and researcher Dr V Mohan, Chairman of Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre & Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, has been conferred the prestigious Dr Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Leadership Award in Healthcare and Medicine by Florida International University (FIU), Miami, USA.
The award was presented on September 8, 2026, in recognition of Dr Mohan's distinguished contributions to diabetes research, healthcare and the advancement of precision approaches to diabetes therapy.
The recognition acknowledges his decades-long contributions to diabetes research, clinical care and public health, as well as his leadership in advancing the understanding and management of diabetes.
A key focus of Dr. Mohan’s lecture was the relevance of precision diabetes to Asian Indian and South Asian populations. He highlighted the distinctive characteristics of diabetes in Indians and South Asians, including the development of diabetes at younger ages and at lower levels of obesity compared with several other populations.
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Dr. Mohan also highlighted the significant contributions of Indian diabetes research to the global understanding of the disease. His extensive research in India spanning diabetes epidemiology, genetics, metabolic phenotyping and diabetes complications has helped shed light on the distinctive characteristics of diabetes in Asian Indians, as well as the differences observed across individuals and population subgroups, according to the Press Release.
The conferment of the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Leadership Award in Healthcare and Medicine by FIU is yet another recognition of Dr. Mohan’s outstanding contributions to diabetes research, healthcare and the advancement of precision approaches to diabetes.
He has previously been honoured with awards from Emory University, Atlanta; the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Stanford University, California; and Harvard University, Boston.
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