Joel Rodriguez-Saldana

Dr. Joel Rodriguez-Saldana is a certified internist and diabetologist. He was Professor of Medicine at the National University of Mexico (UNAM) from 1980 to 2001 and was previously appointed to several professional positions in secondary and tertiary care hospitals in Mexico City. Since 1990, he has focused on developing and implementing outpatient diabetes management at public and private institutions, and in clinical practice. Since 1995 he has been associated with the International Diabetes...See more

Dr. Joel Rodriguez-Saldana is a certified internist and diabetologist. He was Professor of Medicine at the National University of Mexico (UNAM) from 1980 to 2001 and was previously appointed to several professional positions in secondary and tertiary care hospitals in Mexico City. Since 1990, he has focused on developing and implementing outpatient diabetes management at public and private institutions, and in clinical practice. Since 1995 he has been associated with the International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, where he has helped to implement Staged Diabetes Management, a structured program devoted to improving the quality of diabetes care. Dr. Rodriguez-Saldana is a former Medical President of the Mexican Diabetes Federation and a current member of e.g. the American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, and American Association of Diabetes Educators. He has received 35 professional awards, including the first "Donell D. Etzwiler" award for achievements in diabetes care and citations from the Pan-American Health Organization and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. He has co-authored 11 textbooks on diabetes, and has published over 30 articles in Mexican and international peer-reviewed journals. Since 2003 he has been the General Director of REMEDI, an organization working to improve the quality of diabetes and chronic care management, continuing medical education, and clinical/pharmacologic research. See less