Paul Conlin MD
Adjunct Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
72 E. Concord Street paul.conlin@med.va.gov
paul.conlin@va.gov

Sections
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
Biography
Dr. Conlin is Chief, Medical Service at VA Boston Healthcare System, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Maurice Strauss Chair at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He is also Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Academy in Harvard Catalyst - The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center. Dr. Conlin has been a practicing endocrinologist at VA Boston since 1989 and is Chair, VA Diabetes-Endocrinology Field Advisory Committee. His research focuses on improving patient-centered care for individuals with diabetes mellitus using information technology and health services approaches.
He has conducted clinical trials on the effects of dietary patterns and blood pressure regulation and studied patients with poorly controlled diabetes using e-health platforms and care management. He was a key architect of the VA’s national teleretinal imaging program to screen for diabetic retinopathy. His current research uses health services approaches to study clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes, focusing on hemoglobin A1c variability and medication cost-effectiveness.
Education
Medicine, MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Biology, BS, Boston College
Publications
Underwood PC, Zhang L, Mohr DC, Prentice JC, Nelson RE, Budson AE, Conlin PR. Glycated Hemoglobin A1c Time in Range and Dementia in Older Adults With Diabetes. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 01; 7(8):e2425354. PMID: 39093563.
Published on 7/5/2024Conlin PR, Burke BV, Hobbs C, Hurren KM, Lang AE, Morrison JW, Spacek L, Steil EN, Watts SA, Weinreb JE, Pogach LM. Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Synopsis of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Jul 05. PMID: 39093266.
Published on 5/22/2024Gallagher EJ, Conlin PR, Kazmierczak BI, Vyas JM, Ajijola OA, Kontos CD, Baiocchi RA, Rhee KY, Hu PJ, Isales CM, Williams CS, Rockey DC. Is it time to reduce the length of postgraduate training for physician-scientists in internal medicine? JCI Insight. 2024 May 22; 9(10). PMID: 38775155.
Published on 12/11/2023Strombotne KL, Lum J, Pizer SD, Figueroa S, Frakt AB, Conlin PR. Clinical effectiveness and cost-impact after 2?years of a ketogenic diet and virtual coaching intervention for patients with diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Mar; 26(3):1016-1022. PMID: 38082469.
Published on 11/30/2023List JM, Palevsky P, Tamang S, Crowley S, Au D, Yarbrough WC, Navathe AS, Kreisler C, Parikh RB, Wang-Rodriguez J, Klutts JS, Conlin P, Pogach L, Meerwijk E, Moy E. Eliminating Algorithmic Racial Bias in Clinical Decision Support Algorithms: Use Cases from the Veterans Health Administration. Health Equity. 2023; 7(1):809-816. PMID: 38076213.
Published on 9/11/2023Castilla-Ojo N, Turkson-Ocran RA, Conlin PR, Appel LJ, Miller ER, Juraschek SP. Effects of the DASH diet and losartan on serum urate among adults with hypertension: Results of a randomized trial. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2023 Oct; 25(10):915-922. PMID: 37695134.
Published on 8/1/2023Huang ES, Sinclair A, Conlin PR, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Hirsch IB, Huisingh-Scheetz M, Kahkoska AR, Laffel L, Lee AK, Lee S, Lipska K, Meneilly G, Pandya N, Peek ME, Peters A, Pratley RE, Sherifali D, Toschi E, Umpierrez G, Weinstock RS, Munshi M. The Growing Role of Technology in the Care of Older Adults With Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2023 Aug 01; 46(8):1455-1463. PMID: 37471606.
Published on 4/1/2023Conlin PR, Zhang L, Li D, Nelson RE, Prentice JC, Mohr DC. Association of hemoglobin A1c stability with mortality and diabetes complications in older adults with diabetes. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2023 Apr; 11(2). PMID: 37024152.
Published on 2/1/2023Greenlee MC, Bolen S, Chong W, Dokun A, Gonzalvo J, Hawkins M, Herman WH, Leake E, Linder B, Conlin PR. The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Leveraging Federal Policies and Programs to Improve Diabetes Treatment and Reduce Complications. Diabetes Care. 2023 Feb 01; 46(2):e51-e59. PMID: 36701593.
Published on 2/1/2023Conlin PR, Boltri JM, Bullock A, Greenlee MC, Lopata AM, Powell C, Schillinger D, Tracer H, Herman WH. The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Summary and Next Steps. Diabetes Care. 2023 Feb 01; 46(2):e60-e63. PMID: 36701591.