William H Herman
Stefan S Fajans M.D.
GlaxoSmithKline Professor of Diabetes
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Epidemiology
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William H Herman
Professor
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    William H. Herman is the Stefan S. Fajans/GlaxoSmithKline Professor of Diabetes, Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes and Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health. He completed his undergraduate degree at Yale University and received his medical degree from Boston University. He gained a Masters of Public Health (Epidemiology) from the University of Michigan. Professor Herman's interests include clinical diabetes and diabetes epidemiology, especially in the areas of surveillance, screening, treatment, cost-effective analysis, and health policy. He has authored more than 400 original research papers, reviews and textbook chapters and is U-M Principal Investigator for the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC), Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), and The Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study (GRADE). Professor Herman received the American Diabetes Association's Kelly West Award for outstanding achievement in diabetes epidemiology in 2006 and the U-M Dean's Award for Clinical and Health Services Research in 2007. From 2018 to 2021, he chaired the National Clinical Care Commission, a federal advisory committee charged with advising the Congress how to leverage federal policies and programs to better prevent and control diabetes in the United States. He has been recognized by Best Doctors as a Best Doctor in America for more than 10 years.

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
    • Center Member
      Global REACH
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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    • Journal Article
      Relationship Between Average Glucose Levels and HbA1c Differs Across Racial Groups: A Substudy of the GRADE Randomized Trial.
      Nathan DM, Herman WH, Larkin ME, Krause-Steinrauf H, Abou Assi H, Ahmann AJ, Brown-Friday J, Hsia DS, Harindhanavudhi T, Johnson M, Arends VL, Butera NM, Rosin SP, Lachin JM, Younes N, GRADE Study Research Group . Diabetes Care, 2024 Dec 1; 47 (12): 2155 - 2163. DOI:10.2337/dc24-1362
      PMID: 39312277
    • Journal Article
      Cost-Effectiveness of the National Diabetes Prevention Program: A Real-World, 2-Year Prospective Study.
      Kuo S, Ye W, Wang D, McEwen LN, Villatoro Santos C, Herman WH. Diabetes Care, 2024 Nov 20; DOI:10.2337/dc24-1110
      PMID: 39565893
    • Journal Article
      Associations of serum persistent organic pollutant concentrations with incident diabetes in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Multi-Pollutant Study.
      Grant-Alfieri A, Herman WH, Watkins DJ, Batterman S, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Park SK. Environ Res, 2024 Nov 1; 260: 119582 DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2024.119582
      PMID: 38992756
    • Journal Article
      Adapting the Translational Science Benefits Model to improve health and advance health equity in diabetes: The Centers for Diabetes Translation Research Impact Framework.
      Schmittdiel JA, Herman WH, Thornton P, Pragnell M, Haire-Joshu D. J Clin Transl Sci, 2024 8 (1): e131 DOI:10.1017/cts.2024.580
      PMID: 39345691
    • Journal Article
      Neuropathic Pain With and Without Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Type 1 Diabetes.
      Braffett BH, El Ghormli L, Albers JW, Feldman EL, Herman WH, Gubitosi-Klug RA, Martin CL, Orchard TJ, White NH, Lachin JM, Perkins BA, Pop-Busui R, DCCT/EDIC Research Group . Diabetes Care, 2024 Sep 1; 47 (9): 1559 - 1567. DOI:10.2337/dc23-1749
      PMID: 38300889
    • Journal Article
      Use of a Dual GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist in HNF1A-MODY and HNF4A-MODY.
      Broome DT, Mehdi A, Chase C, de Freitas MF, Gregg BE, Oral EA, Herman WH. Diabetes Care, 2024 Sep 1; 47 (9): e65 - e66. DOI:10.2337/dc24-0730
      PMID: 39008714
    • Journal Article
      Epidemiology and management of gestational diabetes.
      Sweeting A, Hannah W, Backman H, Catalano P, Feghali M, Herman WH, Hivert M-F, Immanuel J, Meek C, Oppermann ML, Nolan CJ, Ram U, Schmidt MI, Simmons D, Chivese T, Benhalima K. Lancet, 2024 Jul 13; 404 (10448): 175 - 192. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00825-0
      PMID: 38909620
    • Journal Article
      How to assess kidney outcomes in obese people with substantial weight loss: the case of GLP1- and dual-receptor agonists.
      Rothberg AE, Herman WH. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2024 Jun 28; 39 (7): 1060 - 1062. DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfae024
      PMID: 38299776