Dame Melanie Jane Hall DBE FRCP FRCGP FMedSci (née Davies; born 8 July 1961) is a British physician and academic specialising in type 2 diabetes. She is Professor of Diabetes Medicine at the University of Leicester and an Honorary Consultant Diabetologist at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. Davies is co-director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, a collaboration between the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, based at Leicester General Hospital.[1][2]
Dame Melanie Davies | |
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| Born | 8 July 1961 |
Career
editDavies’ research focuses on the causes, prevention, and self-management of type 2 diabetes, including early onset type 2 diabetes. She has contributed to clinical trials and international consensus guidelines on diabetes care.[3]
Roles
editResearch and publications
editDavies has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on diabetes and related conditions. Her work has appeared in journals such as The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, and Diabetes Care.[7]
Selected publications
edit- NEJM 2025 – CagriSema Trial
- Lancet 2024 – Semaglutide HFpEF
- NEJM 2021 – Semaglutide Obesity
- Diabetes Care 2018 – Consensus Report
- Lancet 2017 – Type 2 Diabetes
- Diabetologia 2012 – Sedentary Time
- BMJ 2008 - Effectiveness of the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial
- Clinical Science 1993 – Antioxidant Capacity
Awards and honours
edit- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to diabetes research (2016)[8]
- Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2018)[9]
- Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award, American Diabetes Association (2025)[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Melanie Davies | Explore Diabetes Innovations". Leicester Diabetes Centre. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "Melanie Davies". University of Leicester. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "About Melanie Davies". easd-elearning.eu. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ Jones, Joanna (24 June 2025). "BRC Director celebrated with US award". NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "About Melanie Davies". easd-elearning.eu. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "Melanie Davies | Explore Diabetes Innovations". Leicester Diabetes Centre. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ Davies, Melanie J.; Aroda, Vanita R.; Collins, Billy S.; Gabbay, Robert A.; Green, Jennifer; Maruthur, Nisa M.; Rosas, Sylvia E.; Del Prato, Stefano; Mathieu, Chantal; Mingrone, Geltrude; Rossing, Peter; Tankova, Tsvetalina; Tsapas, Apostolos; Buse, John B. (28 September 2022). "Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2022. A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)". Diabetes Care. 45 (11): 2753–2786. doi:10.2337/dci22-0034. ISSN 0149-5992. PMC 6245208. Archived from the original on 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "Melanie Davies". University of Leicester. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "Professor Melanie Davies". acmedsci.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ "2025 Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award | American Diabetes Association". professional.diabetes.org. Retrieved 8 December 2025.