Biography

Tannaz Moin, M.D., M.B.A, M.S.H.S. is a. nationally recognized physician scientist who conducts health services and implementation science research in type 2 diabetes management and prevention. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine (with Tenure) in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Moin directs centers to advance collaborative and multi-disciplinary clinical investigation including the NIH/NIDDK-funded Southern California Center for Diabetes Translation Research (SoCal CDTR) and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Network of Dedicated Enrollment Sites (GLA NODES). Her NIH, CDC and VA funded research program includes comparative effectiveness studies and pragmatic clinical studies integrating innovative implementation science methods to improve health outcomes for adults with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. She is the Founding Director of the University of California Diabetes Prevention Program (UC DPP) Initiative and UC DPP Coordinating Center, which oversees type 2 diabetes and obesity prevention programming across all UC campuses in partnership with the UC Office of the President.

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