David Maahs

David Maahs, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes; Professor (By courtesy), Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine; Associate Director, Stanford Diabetes Research Center

Research Description: In 2016 Dr. Maahs joined the Stanford faculty as Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Stanford University and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. His research focuses on improving care and preventing complications in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Dr. Maahs has played a unique role in advancing science in this field by using large epidemiologic studies to identify clinical problems and generate hypotheses for randomized clinical trials (RCT) to test interventions to improve care for people with T1D. His role in spanning these areas of clinical research has led to a key role in numerous research collaborations nationally and internationally and a leadership role in T1D research and clinical care.

Selected relevant publications: (Stanford DRC members in BOLD):

  1. Prahalad P, Addala A, Scheinker D, Hood KK, Maahs DM. CGM Initiation Soon After Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Results in Sustained CGM Use and Wear Time. Diabetes Care. 2020 Jan;43(1):e3-e4. doi: 10.2337/dc19-1205. PMID: 31558548; PMCID: PMC7011198. 

  2. Walker AF, Hu H, Cuttriss N, Anez-Zabala C, Yabut K, Haller MJ, Maahs DM. The Neighborhood Deprivation Index and Provider Geocoding Identify Critical Catchment Areas for Diabetes Outreach. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Sep 1;105(9):3069–75. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa462. PMID: 32676640; PMCID: PMC7418444. 

  3. Zaharieva DP, Addala A, Simmons KM, Maahs DM. Weight Management in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes and Obesity: Challenges and Possible Solutions. Curr Obes Rep. 2020 Dec;9(4):412-423. doi: 10.1007/s13679-020-00411-z. PMID: 33108635. 

  4. Kahkoska AR, Crandell J, Driscoll KA, Kichler JC, Seid M, Mayer-Davis EJ, Maahs DM. Dysglycemia among youth with type 1 diabetes and suboptimal glycemic control in the Flexible Lifestyle Empowering Change trial. Pediatr Diabetes. 2019 Mar;20(2):180-188. doi: 10.1111/pedi.12805. PMID: 30536572; PMCID: PMC6367932. 

  5. Lal RA, Buckingham B, Maahs DM. Advances in Care for Insulin-Requiring Patients Without Closed Loop. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2018 Jun;20(S2):S285-S291. doi: 10.1089/dia.2018.0084. PMID: 29916743; PMCID: PMC6011800.