Alexander Turchin MD MS, FACMI
Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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221 Longwood AvenueRfb 2Boston, MA 02115
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Summary
- Dr. Alexander Turchin is an endocrinologist based in Boston, MA. He completed his fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Brigham and Women's Hospital and his residency in internal medicine at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Turchin holds the positions of Director of Quality in Diabetes and Director of Informatics Research at the Division of Endocrinology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. His research interests include diabetes and other chronic cardiometabolic conditions as well as data science. Dr. Turchin is involved in clinical trials and has received several honors, including being named a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2002 - 2005
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Medical Informatics, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy of the Pre-Admission Medication List (PAML) Builder Reminder Prompts Start of enrollment: 2008 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Telemedicine Visit Use and Glycemic Control in Patients with Diabetes.Emilia G Thurber, Zhou Lan, Alexander Turchin
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2025-03-26 - Race and Sex Disparities in Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery over 20 Years: A Cohort Study.Benjamin Grobman, Liyun He, Zhou Lan, Abdelrahman Nimeri, Caroline Apovian
Annals of Surgery Open. 2025-03-01 - Adherence and persistence among people with type 2 diabetes newly initiating oral semaglutide versus DPP-4is in a US real-world setting.Lei Lv, Brenna L Brady, Lin Xie, Mico Guevarra, Alexander Turchin
Primary Care Diabetes. 2024-10-01
Journal Articles
- Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation and Frequency of Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Patients with DiabetesAlexander Turchin, MD, Diabetes Care
Press Mentions
Black Patients Less Likely to Get Weight Loss SurgeryJanuary 21st, 2025- One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through with Bariatric SurgeryJanuary 16th, 2025
- Two Decades of Change: Examining Evolving Sex and Racial Disparities in Weight Loss SurgeryJanuary 15th, 2025
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