John Bernard Buse MD, PhD

John Bernard Buse, MD, Ph.D., is the Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Director of the Diabetes Center, Director of the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, and Executive Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. 

Dr. Buse received his MD and Ph.D. from Duke University before training in internal medicine and endocrinology at the University of Chicago. He has been on the faculty at UNC since 1994. His efforts combine clinical care, research, administration, and teaching. He has received international recognition for innovative patient-centered care. He works with teams of investigators in diabetes clinical trials, comparative effectiveness research, and translation of basic science toward clinical application. He serves as Director of the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute working through an NIH-based consortium to accelerate the conversion of ideas and discoveries to products and policies for the improvement of health and well-being.