Michael Rickels MD MS
Diabetes
Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
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12-134 Smilow Center for Translational Research3400 Civic Center BoulevardPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-746-0025
Fax+1 215-898-5408
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Education & Training
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania MS, Translational Research, 2002 - 2007
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2001 - 2005- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2001
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
PA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philip E. Cryer Lectureship Washington University in St. Louis, MO, 2022
- D. Walter Cohen, D.D.S. Lectureship in Diabetes Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2017
- Best of JCEM 2016 The Endocrine Society, 2017
Clinical Trials
- Effect of Exenatide, Sitagliptin or Glimepiride on Functional ß -Cell Mass Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
- Glucose Counterregulation in Long Standing Type 1 Diabetes Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
- Beta-cell Response to Incretin Hormones in Cystic Fibrosis
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Interoceptive Awareness Moderates the Relationship Between Hypoglycemia Exposure and Symptom Recognition in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes.Austin M Matus, Annika Agni, Stephanie A Amiel, Barbara Riegel, James A Shaw
Diabetes Care. 2025-12-30 - Understanding Self-Care Patterns in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Insights From a Mixed Methods Study.Austin M Matus, Lea Ann Matura, Peter F Cronholm, Michael R Rickels, Barbara Riegel
Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2025-12-01 - 2 citationsAdults With Type 2 Diabetes Benefit From Automated Insulin Delivery Irrespective of C-Peptide Level.Irl B Hirsch, Yogish C Kudva, David T Ahn, Thomas Blevins, Michael R Rickels
Diabetes Care. 2025-12-01
Press Mentions
Inês Barroso on Undiagnosed G6PD Deficiency in Black and Asian Individuals, Kirsten Nørgaard on Upper-Limb Complications in Diabetes, and More!November 6th, 2025- Carmella Evans-Molina on the Heterogeneity of Type 1 Diabetes, Samuel Seidu with an Observational Study on Older Adults with Type 2 & the Risk of Falls, and More!October 3rd, 2025
- Yu Mi Kang on the PCSK9 Inhibitor Evolocumab & the FOURIER Trial, Neda Rasouli with Insights on Semaglutide in Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease & the STRIDE Trial, and More!September 5th, 2025
Grant Support
- Restoring Awareness of Hypoglycemia in Type 1 DiabetesNIH/NIDDK2022–2027
- Radioimmunoassay and Biomarkers Core/Diabetes Research CenterNIH/NIDDK2015–2027
- Evaluation of the Entero-Insular (Incretin) Axis in Cystic FibrosisNIH/NIDDK2012–2025
- A Randomized Cross-Over Trial Evaluating Automated Insulin Delivery Technologies on Glycemic Outcomes and Quality of Life in Older Adults with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)NIH/NIDDK2019–2024
- Type 1 Diabetes and Exercise Initiative (TI-DEXI)Helmsley Charitable Trust2017–2024
Committees
- Member, Steering Committee, Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia Consortium, NIDDK 2022 - Present
- Member, Steering Committee, A Phase 1/2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of VX-880 in Subjects Who Have Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Vertex Pharmaceuticals 2021 - Present
- Co-Chair (2017 - Present), Type 1 Diabetes EXercise Initiative (T1-DEXI), Jaeb Center for Health Research 2016 - Present
- Member, Advisory Committee, NIDDK Medical Student Research Program 2009 - Present
- Chair (2010 - Present), Publications and Presentations Committee, Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry, NIDDK 2009 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member, 2001 - Present
- Scientific Sessions Planning Committee, 2012 - 2014, 2020 - 2022; Associate Editor, Diabetes Care, 2022 - Present
- Endocrine SocietyEditorial Board, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2009 - 2013; Associate Editor, Endocrine Reviews, 2015 - 2018
- International Pancreas and Islet Transplant AssociationElected Councilor, 2015 - 2021; Elected Treasurer, 2023 - Present
- International Hypoglycemia Study GroupMember, 2022 - Present
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