B.A. Yale University, New Haven CT, Political Science 1990
M.D. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore MD 1995
M.P.H. Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore MD 1999
RESEARCH:
Dr. Bertoni is an Associate Professor in Public Health Sciences/
Epidemiology and Prevention with a joint appointment in General Internal Medicine. He is a
general internist and epidemiologist with research interests in diabetes
and its complications, cardiovascular disease, quality improvement in
chronic disease, and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare.
He is currently a co-investigator in the cohort study "Multi Ethnic Study
of Atherosclerosis (MESA)" and its ancillary study "MESA-Family", a
study of the genetics of atherescerosis in minority populations; the
multicenter clinical trial "Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD)",
testing weight loss in adults with diabetes to prevent cardiovascular
morbidity; the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort study, and Personal Digital
Assistants for Guideline Adherence (PDA GLAD), a novel practice-based trial to improve
utilization of the ATP cholesterol guideline. He is Director of Research and Evaluation for the
Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health, and an afilliate of the Wake Forest Institute
for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Bertoni precepts Internal Medicine residents in clinic and teaches
in the Population Epidemiology and Evidence Based Medicine course for medical students.
