Ann Marie Schmidt, MD, joins NYU Langone Medical Center as Director of Diabetes Research Program

Ann Marie Schmidt, MD

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ann Marie Schmidt, MD, as a member of NYU Langone Medical Center’s Department of Medicine faculty in a newly endowed position: the Iven Young Professor of Endocrinology.  Dr. Schmidt brings with her a team of 20 diabetes researchers, and her post includes a joint appointment in the Department of Pharmacology, where she will serve as director of the Diabetes Research Program. We expect the program, under Dr. Schmidt’s direction, to become a defining leader in the field.

Until recently,  Dr. Schmidt was chief of the Division of Surgical Science and the Gerald and Janet Carrus Professor of Surgical Science at Columbia University.  Dr. Schmidt’s basic and translational research has focused on the contribution of “RAGE,” (receptor for advanced glycation end-products), a hotspot for diabetic complications. This cell-surface receptor exacerbates inflammation and damage, when activated, to heart disease-related vascular injury, particularly in type 1 diabetes. Dr. Schmidt was a member of the team that discovered RAGE and her own findings have led to the testing of agents targeted for diabetic complications.

Recognized internationally for her work, Dr. Schmidt has served on advisory committees and chaired conferences for many scientific organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, from which she received the Scholar Award, and the American Diabetes Association. She is also the author of more than 240 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and her remarkable knowledge and leadership will be an  asset to NYU Langone.

Ann Marie Schmidt earned her BA in biology and history summa cum laude from NYU’s Washington Square College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.  An NYU School of Medical honors graduate, she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Schmidt remained at NYU to complete her medical residency and chief residency as well as a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology.  In 1990, she moved to Columbia University, joining the department of physiology and cellular biophysics. Please join us in welcoming Ann Marie “home” to NYU.