Posts by Jacqueline A. Seiglie, MD, MSc
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BMI Thresholds for Diabetes Screening Should Vary Across World Regions
By pooling individual-level data from 57 low- and middle-income countries, Jacqueline A. Seiglie, MD, MSc, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, MD, SCD, and colleagues found diabetes risk in those countries is greater at lower body mass index thresholds and at younger ages than current guidelines reflect.
Biography
Dr. Jacqueline Seiglie is an endocrinologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a Global Health Fellow at the Mass General Center for Global Health. She has led the development of a global diabetes research program at Mass General, which leverages multi-institutional collaborations domestically and abroad. Her research program explores type 2 diabetes epidemiology and health system readiness for diabetes care in low- and middle-income countries by conducting multi- and single-country secondary analyses of population-level surveys and administrative data. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, she is also pursuing research on the epidemiology of diabetes and COVID-19 in lower resource settings. Dr. Seiglie earned her MD from Harvard Medical School and her MSc from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona through a Rotary International Ambassadorial Fellowship. She completed her internal medicine residency and endocrinology and metabolism fellowship at Mass General.
Endocrinology Division
The Endocrinology Division at Massachusetts General Hospital offers a comprehensive integrated program of clinical services for both primary and tertiary care of adults with endocrine disorders.