Kaberi Dasgupta
Professor, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine
Dr Dasgupta is an Associate Professor of Medicine at 平特五不中 and an attending physician at the MUHC.聽 She is the Director and a Senior Physician Scientist, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the MUHC. Her specific area of interest is the prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes or other conditions of insulin resistance. Dr Dasgupta is presently conducting a CIHR-funded trial concerning the use of supervised exercise in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
My research focuses on the prevention and management of blood vessel disease in people with diabetes or who are at risk for diabetes. I am leading a clinical trial comparing the effects of prescribing step count targets (by physicians) in adults with diabetes or hypertension to look at effects on blood vessle stiffness. I am leading a study to develop and test a meal preparation-eating and activity education program to reduce diabetes risk in ladies who have had diabetes in pregnancy. I am also leading a study to see if the partners of women who have had diabetes in pregnancy are also at higher risk for diabetes. Finally, I am leading a study looking at how the degree of walkability of a neighbourhood is related to how much people with diabetes actually walk.