Francine Kaufman, MD

Francine R. Kaufman, M.D. is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and prior Division Head of the Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Senseonics, Inc. (2019-present) and a diabetes consultant.

Previously, she was the Chief Medical Officer and VP of Global Clinical, Medical and Regulatory Affairs at Medtronic Diabetes (2009-2019). She has authored over 290 articles, and numerous books including Diabesity (Bantam, 2005), The Medical Management of Type 1 Diabetes (ADA, 2008), The Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitoring Book: For Patients, Parents and Caregivers (ADA, 2012, 2017) and Rhythms (a novel) (CKI Publisher, 2015).  She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2005 and is a past president of the American Diabetes Association (2002-2003).  She has received numerous grants, including being funded by the NIH for over 3 decades. She directed diabetes camps in Southern California, Ecuador, and Haiti for over 30 years. She was instrumental in banning sodas from LA Unified School District in 2004.