Division Faculty

Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, MBBS, MSc, FRCP

A. C. Mullins Professor in Translational Research

Professor of Medicine & Chief,

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Fellowship Training Director

    Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD is the A. C. Mullins Professor in Translational Research; Professor of Medicine & Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; and Director of the Fellowship Training Program in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Dagogo-Jack earned his medical degree from the University of Ibadan Medical School in Nigeria and completed residency in Internal Medicine and advanced training in Endocrinology at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK. Dr. Dagogo-Jack earned a Masters degree in Medical Science from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne as well as a research Doctorate degree for his work on cytokines. He underwent fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, and rose through the ranks to become Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Director (Wood-Moore Firm) at Washington University. Dr. Dagogo-Jack was Professor of Medicine and Director, Diabetes Program at the University Medical Center, Jackson, MS, before taking up his current position.

     Dr. Dagogo-Jack’s current research interests include various aspects of the diabetes pathophysiology and prevention, as well as the regulation of leptin in humans. He is a Principal Investigator for the DCCT/EDIC and Pathobiology of Prediabetes studies and Co-Investigator for the DPP/DPPOS study, all funded by the NIH. Dr Dagogo-Jack has served on the NIH/NIDDK Grant Review Study Section on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and various national Working Groups in the field of diabetes. He is an Associate Editor for the journal Diabetes Care and a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Endocrine today, Current Drug Targets, Cardiology Quarterly, and Medicinal Chemistry, and serves as a peer reviewer for numerous scientific journals. Dr. Dagogo-Jack’s publications include Diabetes Guide (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg), chapters in Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 15 book chapters and more than 190 scientific papers and abstracts.

     Dr. Dagogo-Jack, whose biography is included in Marquis Who’s Who in America as well as Best Doctors in America, has been elected to membership of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Royal Society of Medicine, the American College of Physicians, and the American College of Endocrinology. He has served as a chapter president of the American Diabetes Association (St Louis Chapter, 1998-2000), Subspecialty chair (Endocrinology Section) of the Central Society for Clinical Research (1999-2001) and is an active member of the Endocrine Society (Clinic Research Committee, Annual Meeting Steering Committee) and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (Publications Committee). Dr. Dagogo-Jack is the recipient of the 2008 Distinction in Clinical Endocrinology Award from the American College of Endocrinology.

Certification(s): Dr. Dagogo-Jack is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Medical Degree: University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Internship: University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Residency: (Internal Medicine) The Royal Victoria Infirmary, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in England where he was also Registrar in Medicine (Endocrinology).

Fellowship: (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism) Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Academic Title: Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Co-Director, General Clinical Research Center, University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, Memphis

Special Interest:

Diabetes pathophysiology, complications, and prevention
The metabolic significance and regulation of leptin in humans

Professional Memberships:

He has been elected to fellowships of the Royal College of Physicians of London, the Royal Society of Medicine, and the American College of Physicians.
He has served as a chapter president of the American Diabetes Association (St Louis Chapter, 1998-2000).
Subspecialty chair (Endocrinology Section) of the Central Society for Clinical Research (1999-2001).
He is an active member of the Endocrine Society.
He is an active member the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

LINKS:

visit Prediabetes study web page