Anne E. Sumner

General / Preventive / Lipids

North-West University

About

Anne E. Sumner works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with North-West University.

Anne Elizabeth Sumner, M.D. is Senior Investigator and Chief of the Section on Ethnicity and Health, Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Obesity Branch at NIDDK. She also holds the position of Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa. Her research centers on improving screening and early interventions for diabetes and heart disease in populations of African descent.

Research focus

Screening tests for prediabetes and diabetes in African descent populationsCardiometabolic disease etiology in AfricansInsulin resistance, beta-cell function and lipoproteinsGlycated albumin, fructosamine and A1C diagnosticsHealth disparities and psychosocial determinants of diabetes

Impact

235 pubs · 10,028 cites · h-index 45

Training

M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1982
B.A.
Brown University
1976

Affiliations

Work Experience

NIDDK, NIH

North-West University

Medical College of Pennsylvania

1988 - 1990

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

1987 - 1988

Reading Hospital and Medical Center

1983 - 1986