About the Author Mayer Davidson, MD is a well-known and respected researcher and an expert in clinical endocrinology. He is a Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine and a Principal Investigator at the Clinical Center for Research Excellence at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science (Los Angeles). He is very active in the ADA community and was Editor-in-Chief of Diabetes Care from 2002 to 2006 and President of the American Diabetes Association from 1997 to 1998.