Dr. Joseph Bass MD, PhD

Council Member Biography

Joseph Bass, MD, PhD is Chief of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Bass is also Charles F. Kettering Professor in the Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Bass oversees one of the largest research divisions within the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University, encompassing both clinical and preclinical programs. He also directs research programs in obesity, diabetes and lipid disease, and has an interest in understanding disorders of sleep, feeding and metabolism. His work encompasses studies of glp-1 agonists, insulin, and newer peptide-based therapeutics and small molecule agents for diabetes and obesity. He actively treats patients in the area of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. He is also a member of the Association of American Physicians and has been the recipient of fellowships from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Bass has been invited to speak on his obesity and diabetes research at leading national conferences and medical schools in the US, Europe and Southeast Asia. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2012 - Unspecified

Professor of Medicine, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

2009 - Unspecified

Kettering Professor & Chief Div of Endocrinology, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

1999 - 2009

Division Head of Endocrinology and Metabolism, NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM

1999 - Unspecified

Associate Professor, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

1993 - 1999

Instructor of Medicine, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO