Kristen Kulasa MD

Dr. Kristen Kulasa is a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the UC San Diego Medical Center in California. In her current role as the Director of Inpatient Glycemic Control, she oversees the Clinical Diabetes Nurse Educators and leads the Inpatient Glycemic Control Team for her hospital and as the Chief of Endocrinology, she has been working on revamping diabetes care across the entire UCSD Health System as well as focusing on building an outpatient diabetes center. In these roles, Dr. Kulasa has become recognized for her expertise and is seen as an innovative leader in glycemic control. Dr. Kulasa earned her medical degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and completed her residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at UC San Diego.