User:Gronk Oz/Michael Horowitz (endocrinologist)

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Michael Horowitz
AO
NationalityAustralian
Education
  • MBBS, University of Western Australia
  • MSc, DLSHTM in epidemiology, University of London
  • PhD, University of Western Australia
Known for
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Medical career
ProfessionProfessor of Medicine
Institutions

Michael Horowitz AO is an Australian medical researcher, professor of medicine, and public health advocate.

His area of research is epidemiology, especially as it relates to the treatment of diabetes.

In 2023, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his service to medical research and education.

Early life and education[edit]

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Medical career[edit]

He is Director of the Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health at the University of Adelaide. In 2023, the CRE awarded five research grants for a total of $350,000 to investigate methods to reduce excessively high or low blood glucose levels for people with diabetes. Specifically, most of them are looking into how to control the speed and extent of the rise in blood glucose following a meal.[1]

The impact of diabetes in Australia is large: 1.5 million people have the condition, and every year another 120,000 people are diagnosed with it. The number more than tripled from 2000 to 2023.[1]

Professional service[edit]

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Awards and recognition[edit]

In the 2023 King's Birthday Honours, Horowitz was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia "for distinguished service to endocrinology, particularly diabetes, as a researcher, educator and clinician".[2]

He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2015.[3]

Personal life[edit]

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Publications[edit]

As of 23 March 2024, ResearchGate lists 1,015 of his scientific publications,[4] and Google Scholar lists 62,383 citations to his works, and an h-index of 131.[5] HIs most-cited work, which has been cited 3,062 times, is his 2010 paper "Diabetic neuropathies: update on definitions, diagnostic criteria, estimation of severity, and treatments".[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Perfetto, Imma (12 January 2023). "Unlocking blood glucose regulation in people with diabetes". Cosmos magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Professor Michael HOROWITZ". honours.pmc.gov.au. Australian Government: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Professor Michael Horowitz". aahms.org. Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Michael Horowitz publications". ResearchGate. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Michael Horowitz". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. ^ "‪Diabetic neuropathies: update on definitions, diagnostic criteria, estimation of severity, and treatments‬". scholar.google.com. American Diabetes Association. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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