Joslin Diabetes Center

Joslin Diabetes Center
The Joslin Diabetes Center (at the right)
Geography
Location	1 Joslin Pl, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Organization
Hospital type	Specialist
Affiliated university	Harvard Medical School
Services
Speciality	Diabetes
History
Founded	1952
Links
Website	www.joslin.org
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts

Coordinates: 42°20′21″N 71°06′30″W / 42.339101°N 71.108440°W / 42.339101; -71.108440

Joslin Diabetes Center is the world’s largest diabetes research center, diabetes clinic, and provider of diabetes education. It is located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Among the Harvard Medical School Affiliated institutions, Joslin is unique in its sole focus on diabetes. Joslin has the world’s largest team of board-certified physicians treating diabetes and its complications, as well as the largest staff of Certified Diabetes Educators anywhere in the world.

Since its inception, Joslin has focused on aggressive, comprehensive care of the patient. Over 23,000 active patients receive specialty care for their eyes, hearts, kidneys, pregnancies and feet.

Joslin supports the world’s largest diabetes research team with more than 40 faculty level investigators for a total of more than 300 researchers.

Joslin has 46 clinical care affiliates in the US and two in other countries.

Joslin Clinic has helped revolutionize the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes, most notably by improving the survival rate of babies born to women with diabetes, developing sight-saving laser surgery, devising treatments to reduce amputation, and uncovering ways to predict who will develop diabetes. It was named after Elliott P. Joslin, an American doctor and pioneer in the study of diabetes.

Some notable historic milestones include:

JoslinCare is a multi-disciplinary program that includes:

Some of the clinical programs at Joslin include:

Beetham Eye Institute: The Beetham uses advanced diagnostics, laser treatment, cataract and retinal surgery, vision rehabilitation and novel therapies to help preserve the eyesight of diabetic patients. Over the last 30 years, techniques pioneered at the Beetham have preserved the vision of millions of people.