Anastassios G. Pittas MD, MS

Dr. Pittas is currently a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, an Adjunct Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy at Tufts University and a Center Scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. Dr. Pittas is the co-Director of the Dr. Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research Diabetes Self-Education Program at Tufts Medical Center, the Associate Director of the Endocrinology Fellowship Program at Tufts Medical Center and Co-Director of the Endocrine Pathophysiology course at Tufts University School of Medicine.

His research has focused on lifestyle-based interventions and prevention and management of type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic disease. Dr. Pittas is a former recipient of a K23 career development award from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of nutritional interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus.