Dr. David Lieb meets with an endocrinology patient.

Strelitz Diabetes Center (Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders)

Delivering exemplary patient care, conducting innovative research and training future experts in the quest to cure diabetes and improve the lives of patients with metabolic disorders.

Research for a cure

Our researchers are conducting numerous clinical trials and research studies to explore better management strategies and develop possible treatments for diabetes and diabetic complications.

Investigators are working to understand the correlations between diabetes and heart disease, stop damage and safely regenerate new insulin-producing cells and identify new biomarkers for Type 1 diabetes to explore if a virus triggers the disease's development.

Fighting diabetes in our region

Southeast Virginia has the second highest prevalence of diabetes in Virginia, with an estimated 175,000 people in Hampton Roads living with the disease. Our mission to raise awareness about diabetes and its complications is more crucial than ever to the health of people in Hampton Roads and beyond.

Better patient outcomes

At the Strelitz Diabetes Center, we are focused on helping patients take control of their diabetes. Our endocrinologists and dietitians work together with patients like Daniel Hazelwood, a patient who reduced his reliance on medication in managing his diabetes, to improve their overall health.

Are you a resident looking to advance your career as an endocrinologist? Train as a provider, researcher and educator with the Strelitz Diabetes Center.

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Meet our faculty

Elias Siraj, MD, FACP, FACE

Elias Siraj, MD, the David L. Bernd Distinguished Chair for Cardiovascular and Diabetes, Associate Dean for Clinical Research and Professor of Internal Medicine, is Chief of Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders and leads the EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Center as its director. As the leader of research programs at the EVMS Sentara Cardiovascular Diabetes Center, he has a special interest in improving outcomes for patients with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In his native Ethiopia, Dr. Siraj helped establish the nation's first endocrinology fellowship. In 2014, he received the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology's Outstanding Service Award for the Promotion of Endocrine Health of an Underserved Population.

David Lieb, MD, FACE, FACP

Dr. Lieb, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology Fellowship Program Director, treats patients at the Strelitz Diabetes Center. Living with Type 1 Diabetes gives him a distinct awareness of the challenges facing his patients in Endocrinology and Diabetes & Metabolism. Dr. Lieb's clinical and research interests include the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the effects of bariatric surgery in type 2 diabetes patients and the management of thyroid disease and thyroid cancer.