Samuel E. Dagogo-Jack is a Nigerian-American physician. He is the A.C. Mullins Endowed Professor in Translational Research, Professor of Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the

University of Tennessee Health Science Center The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is a public medical school in Memphis, Tennessee. It includes the Colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Since 1911, the Uni ...

. He is the director of the Postgraduate Specialist Training Program in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, and of the Clinical Research Unit, Clinical and Translational Research Institute at UTHSC. He was President (Medicine & Science) of the American Diabetes Association in 2015 and is a recipient of the Banting Medal for Leadership from the ADA. In 2015, he was named President, Medicine & Science, for the

American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a United States-based nonprofit that seeks to educate the public about diabetes and to help those affected by it through funding research to manage, cure and prevent diabetes, including type 1 diabetes ...

(ADA). He is an editor of the '' Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism''. Dagogo-Jack earned a medical degree (MBBS) from the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public university located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Initially founded as the University College Ibadan in 1948, it maintained its affiliation with the University of London. In 1962, it became an independe ...

Medical School (Nigeria), was a resident in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at the

Royal Victoria Infirmary The Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) is a 673-bed tertiary referral hospital and research centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with strong links to Newcastle University. The hospital is part of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation T ...

, University of Newcastle, UK, and was certified as a member of the

Royal College of Physicians The Royal College of Physicians of London, commonly referred to simply as the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), is a British professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of ph ...

. He earned research degrees of Master of Science at the University of Newcastle and a Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Ibadan. He additionally had fellowship training in metabolism at

Washington University School of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine (WashU Medicine) is the medical school of Washington University in St. Louis, located in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1891, the School of Medicine shares a ca ...

and was a faculty member in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism there. He developed the first radioimmunoassay for an epidermal growth factor (EGF) in human saliva, isolated EGF from mouse thyroid, and worked on the regulation of EGF in mice and humans. His work with Philip E. Cryer led to the discovery of the hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure syndrome and development of methodology for reversal of hypoglycemia unawareness.Diabetes 43:1426-1434, 1994

Personal life

He is the elder brother of Reynolds Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack.

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Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD, Named President, Medicine & Science by the American Diabetes Association
March 19, 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dagogo-Jack, Samuel American endocrinologists Living people University of Ibadan alumni Endocrinologists Nigerian medical doctors Alumni of Newcastle University Nigerian expatriate academics in the United States University of Tennessee people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American physicians 21st-century American physicians Washington University in St. Louis fellows