Stephan Jacob MD

Dr. Jacob is an endocrinologist, diabetologist, nutrition expert and clinical hypertension specialist in private practice. He has a keen interest in metabolic and cardiovascular disease. He has established a cardiometabolic institute (CMI) to coordinate the outpatient care of cardiometabolic patients, including non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapy, and lifestyle coaching, and he aims to establish a network between family doctors and clinics in his town. He also teaches at the University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany.

He has been the leader of the working group DIABETES AND THE HEART of the German Diabetes Association and is also a member of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (D&CVD) Study Group in EASD and has been involved in guideline committees. Another interest is the global burden of the cardiometabolic syndrome on societies, especially in the poorer areas of the world, where health education, early diagnosis and lifestyle intervention should be supported. He is involved in several cardiovascular outcome trials of new antidiabetic medications. Professor Jacob is in the board both the Working Group on Diabetes and Heart and the working Prevention of Diabetes of the German Diabetes Association. Professor Jacob is a member of several guideline committees and editorial boards.