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Office
18582 Stone Gate Dr.
Morrison, CO 80465Fax+1 720-848-5301
Summary
- Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
Division of Cardiology
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Past President, North American Association for the Study of Obesity (AKA The Obesity Society)
Past President, American Heart Association
Past President Medicine and Science, American Diabetes Association
Robert.eckel@cuanschutz.edu
Education & Training
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1976
- University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1973
Certifications & Licensure
- CO State Medical License 1979 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 1974 - 1977
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2022-2023
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Men's Health Castle Connolly, 2007
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 180 citationsPreventing Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes A Call to Action From the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart AssociationRobert H. Eckel, Richard Kahn, Rose Marie Robertson, Robert A. Rizza
Circulation. 2006-06-27 - 1992 citationsObesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Pathophysiology, Evaluation, and Effect of Weight LossPaul Poirier, Thomas D. Giles, George A. Bray, Yuling Hong, Judith S. Stern
Circulation. 2006-02-14 - 506 citationsImpact of insufficient sleep on total daily energy expenditure, food intake, and weight gainRachel R. Markwald, Edward L. Melanson, Mark R. Smith, Janine A. Higgins, Leigh Perreault
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2013-04-02
Lectures
- Pharmacotherapy for Lipid Disorders: Which Drugs for Which DiseaseENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/25/2019
- Pharmacotherapy for Lipid Disorders: Which Drugs for Which Disease (Repeat)ENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/26/2019
- 2nd Annual Diabetes Symposium: New Advances and InnovationsJefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 10/11/2013
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Authored Content
- A Review of Alliance of Randomized Trials of Medicine vs Metabolic Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes in Advance of ADA 2023June 2023
Press Mentions
- Benefits of Bariatric Surgery Persist for 12 YearsJuly 28th, 2023
- Diabetes: How Your Favourite Alcoholic Drink ‘LOWERS Risk of Killer Disease’March 3rd, 2022
- Glass of Wine with Dinner Slashes Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Say ResearchersMarch 3rd, 2022
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Grant Support
- NumerousNIDDKPresent
Professional Memberships
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