Hoag diabetes center has new director

A new director has been named at Hoag Hospital’s Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center, according to a news release.

Daniel A. Nadeau is the first person to receive the Dr. Kris V. Iyer Endowed Chair in Diabetes Care, the release said. He started this month.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Daniel Nadeau join our team. His innovative work, program development and leadership will be an asset to the Allen Diabetes Center and more importantly our patients,” Iyer, executive medical director for the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center and president of Hoag Medical Group, said in a prepared statement.

“His experience with research, insulin and nutrition will significantly contribute to our mission of making a positive difference in the lives of people living with diabetes and those at risk of diabetes.”

Nadeau has ample experience in building diabetes centers from the ground up and has also worked to change how diabetes care is viewed through public speaking, articles in scientific journals and media appearances, the release said.

He will also contribute his expertise as an endocrinologist at Hoag Medical Group.

For information Hoag’s diabetes center, visit https://www.hoag.org/diabetes.

— Alisha Gomez

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