David A. D'alessio MD

Dr. David A. D'Alessio is Professor of Medicine at Duke University, Director of the Division of Endocrinology, and a staff physician at the Durham VA Medical Center. In addition to this role, Dr. D'Alessio has consultative practices in the lipid and endocrinology clinics at Duke Hospital and the Durham VA Medical Center. Dr. D'Alessio went to medical school at the University of Wisconsin, was a resident at Temple University Hospital, and did an endocrinology fellowship at the University of Washington. He has held faculty positions at the University of Washington, University of Cincinnati, and Duke University.

His primary research interest is in the regulation of glucose tolerance and abnormalities that lead to type 2 diabetes. Work in Dr. D'Alessio's lab focuses on the interplay between circulating glucose, GI hormones, and neural signals to control insulin secretion, with a primary focus on the gut peptide GLP-1 and its role in normal physiology, type 2 diabetes, and bariatric surgery. He has research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Administration.