Michael R. Rickels, MD, MS

Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Dr. Rickels is the Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine where Dr. Rickels serves as Director of Clinical Science in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Director for Translational Research in the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, and Medical Director for the Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplant Program. Dr. Rickels conducts patient-oriented diabetes research that is focused on the physiology of islet function and replacement and glucose counterregulation in defense against hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes and pancreatogenic forms of diabetes such as cystic fibrosis-related diabetes. This work has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Rickels is an elected member of the Association of American Physicians and presently serves as Treasurer for the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association, and as Associate Editor for the American Diabetes Association’s clinical research journal Diabetes Care, where he co-hosts the podcast Diabetes Care “On Air”.

Duality of Interest: None declared

Date: Autumn 2025