JohnMSharrettsMD

Summary

• Dr. John Sharretts is Director of the Division of Diabetes, Lipid Disorders, and Obesity (DDLO) at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He joined FDA in 2015, and previously served as Team Leader and Deputy Division Director. DDLO is part of the Office of New Drugs within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at FDA. Dr. Sharretts is trained as an endocrinologist. Prior to joining FDA, he was clinical assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. He completed his medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in 1994, completed residency in Internal Medicine at MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center in 1998 and chief residency in 1999, and completed fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in 2011. He has contributed to several published studies, with notable works appearing in respected journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine.