Overview
Dr. Rita Kalyani is a Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She graduated with an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and completed her medical degree, residency, and fellowship at Johns Hopkins. She also obtained a Masters in Health Science degree in Clinical Investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a NIH-funded clinician scientist, Dr. Kalyani has authored over 175 peer-reviewed publications and built a research program focused on understanding the factors leading to development of diabetes complications, particularly in high-risk populations. She has conducted epidemiological and patient-oriented research that has led to fundamental discoveries regarding the development of skeletal muscle loss, physical disability, and frailty in diabetes. She has also spearheaded studies investigating sex differences in cardiovascular disease and diabetes which have influenced primary prevention guidelines. Dr. Kalyani launched the Diabetes Management Service for Johns Hopkins’ Total Pancreatectomy Islet Auto Transplant Program in 2011. She is the co-founder of the Johns Hopkins Diabetes POC-IT Guide for healthcare professionals. She is also the founder and past Editor-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Patient Website to Diabetes. Dr. Kalyani has been the Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of the American Diabetes Association since 2025. She previously served as President of Medicine & Science on the ADA's National Board of Directors. She continues to have a clinical practice as an adult endocrinologist.
Dr. Kalyani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Pancreatectomy, and Islet Cell Transplantation.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 164 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 10 articles in the study of Pancreatectomy.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 2, Floor 2, Baltimore, MD 21287
10751 Falls Road, Falls Concourse STE 412, Lutherville, MD 21093
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Kalyani has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- PancreatectomyDr. Kalyani isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatectomy.
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- Islet Cell TransplantationDr. Kalyani isAdvanced. Learn about Islet Cell Transplantation.
- Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- ObesityDr. Kalyani isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Dr. Kalyani isAdvanced. Learn about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
- Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)Dr. Kalyani isAdvanced. Learn about Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).
- Vitamin D DeficiencyDr. Kalyani isAdvanced. Learn about Vitamin D Deficiency.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Kalyani isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- Diabetic NephropathyDr. Kalyani isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Nephropathy.
- Exocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyDr. Kalyani isExperienced. Learn about Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency.
- Familial HypertriglyceridemiaDr. Kalyani isExperienced. Learn about Familial Hypertriglyceridemia.
- Low Blood SugarDr. Kalyani isExperienced. Learn about Low Blood Sugar.
- MalnutritionDr. Kalyani isExperienced. Learn about Malnutrition.