Dr. Clement is chief of the Georgetown
Diabetes Center at Georgetown University Hospital. He also serves as
interim Chief of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University
Hospital. In addition to running the Diabetes Center, Dr. Clement is
active in clinical research, performing clinical trials on the development of
oral insulin, the use of insulin to prevent cardiovascular disease, and in the
prevention of Type 2 diabetes with pharmacotherapy. He has published widely and
is a recognized international leader in the area of diabetes care.
Dr. Clement first became interested in diabetes as a first year intern at
Charity Hospital in New Orleans where he found that more than 70% of his
patients had diabetes. This interest carried him to pursue training in
diabetes at the Joslin Clinic in Boston where he worked with many thought
leaders in the field. Dr. Clement also spend 8 years as chief of the
diabetes clinic at Walter Reed Army Hospital before he was recruited by
Georgetown.
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