Faculty

Curtis L. Triplitt, Pharm.D., CDCES, FADCES
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine/Diabetes
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Associate Director, Diabetes Research
Texas Diabetes Institute, University Health System
San Antonio, Texas

Curtis L. Triplitt, Pharm.D., CDCES, FADCES, is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Triplitt practices at the Texas Diabetes Institute, where he manages patients with an endocrinologist and is involved with diabetes and metabolism research. 

Dr. Triplitt received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the University of Texas at Austin. He completed an ASHP-accredited primary-care residency at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dr. Triplitt is the Editor-in-Chief of Diabetes Spectrum and past Vice-Chair of the Texas Diabetes Council, Texas Department of State Health Services. He has served as an investigator on multiple clinical trials focusing on type 2 diabetes, including the effects of medications on insulin sensitivity, glycemic control, and hypertension, and he has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and 10 book chapters on diabetes. In 2008 he was honored as Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year for the University of Texas. Dr. Triplitt lectures at both the national and statewide levels concerning diabetes and has been involved with the development of multiple clinical treatment algorithms for the prevention and treatment of diabetes in the State of Texas.
 

Eric L. Johnson, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Assistant Medical Director, Altru Diabetes Center
Altru Health System
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Eric L. Johnson, M.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Director of Interprofessional Education at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks, N.D. He also serves as Assistant Medical Director at Altru Diabetes Center, also in Grand Forks.

A graduate of University of Nebraska Medical Center, Dr. Johnson completed his residency at the University of North Dakota Family Practice Program in Fargo and is Board Certified in Family Medicine. His clinical areas of expertise are outpatient management of diabetes, long-term care, and tobacco cessation/control. His research interests include tobacco cessation, fatty liver disease, and celiac disease in diabetes. He has served as the principal investigator for several clinical trials through Altru Health System. 

Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Primary Care Advisory Group. He also is President of the American Diabetes Association – North Dakota and President of Tobacco Free North Dakota.