This year, in review, we’d like to introduce you to a handful of expert physicians from the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI). We are so grateful for their contributions! 

Since its establishment in 2016, the T1DX-QI has grown to over 60 participating endocrine clinics across the U.S. that provide care for over 100,000 people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and more than 50,000 with type 2 diabetes (T2D)

Here, we’ll look at interview highlights from 2024, as providers share more about their research and quality improvement work in the diabetes space. Interested in viewing the full list of Meet the Expert Interviews? You can find it here. 

 

The T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative 

The T1DX-QI was established with the support of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to refine best practices and improve the quality of care and outcomes for individuals living with T1D.  

Fueled by top leaders in diabetes care, the T1DX-QI has become an engine of innovation and inspiration. By engaging with its shared, data-driven, and systematic methods, clinics have seen unprecedented success in their approach to diabetes management.  

With members working closely to identify gaps in care, discover and refine best practices, and share research — the process has become knowledge-sharing at its very best. While collated data gives clinics a clear sense of “where they are,” it also demonstrates “where they can be” by applying shared, evidence-based methods for improving care.   

 

The 2024 Meet the Experts  

We’d like to shine a spotlight on the following experts we highlighted in 2024. Click on the links below to learn more about their invaluable contributions!  

 

Kathryn Fantasia, MD, MSc 

Kathryn Fantasia, MD, MSc, is an adult endocrinologist at Boston Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Fantasia is a K12 Scholar with the National NIH K12 Physician Scientist DiabDocs Program and serves as the T1DX-QI Type 2 diabetes (T2D) site PI at Boston Medical Center. 

 

Margaret Zupa, MD 

Margaret Zupa, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Pittsburgh and an adult endocrinologist at the UPMC Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology.   

 

Devin Steenkamp, MD 

Devin Steenkamp, MD, is an endocrinologist at Boston Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Steenkamp is the Director of the Clinical Diabetes Program at Boston Medical Center and serves as the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI) site PI for adult T1D endocrinology at Boston Medical Center. 

 

Mary Lauren Scott, MD 

Mary Lauren Scott, MD, is an endocrinologist in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Children’s of Alabama and an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Scott also serves as Director of the High-Risk Diabetes Clinic, the Type 2 Diabetes Intake Clinic, and the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program at Children’s of Alabama. 

  

Mary Pat Gallagher, MD   

Mary Pat Gallagher, MD, is a pediatric endocrinologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where she serves as the Division Director of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. Dr. Gallagher is also the Medical Director of the Fink Ambulatory Care Center and the Pediatric Diabetes Center at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone in New York City.