Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, FRCP, School of Medicine
Dr. Fonseca’s research interests include the prevention and treatment of diabetic complications and risk factor reduction in cardiovascular disease, particularly on the role of inflammation and other novel risk factors. He has a research program evaluating inflammation in diabetes and using technology to improve diabetes care in underprivileged populations, especially the use of a new diabetes risk engine in clinical practice. He is the Louisiana PI of the All of Us Program, Southern Network, and Co-PI of REACHnet a large network that conducts research utilizing electronic health records of over 2 million people across several states.
-Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy 2 (TACT2)
-PCORI Coop Improving Infrastructure for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
-The PROPEL Study
-Diabetes INSIDE
-Novel Serum and Urinary Biomarkers of Diabetic Kidney Disease – SUB with MSSOM
-REACHNET Phase II – SUB with LPHI
