Dr. Getaneh is an assistant clinical professor of Medicine at Columbia University in New York. She juggles her commitment to the health care of the urban poor in the United States with her interest in health care in the developing world.
When she's not caring for her patients, Dr. Getaneh is a frequent speaker on the prevention and care of diabetes and obesity.
She has designed and carried out investigations to determine the extent of diabetes risk among minorities living in New York City and is a co-principal investigator in other diabetes-related research.
Dr. Getaneh has participated in a number of international medical missions and HIV/AIDS-related activities. Over the last four years her primary focus has been Ethiopia.When she's not caring for her patients, Dr. Getaneh is a frequent speaker on the prevention and care of diabetes and obesity.
She has designed and carried out investigations to determine the extent of diabetes risk among minorities living in New York City and is a co-principal investigator in other diabetes-related research.
She was the recipient of the International Health Award from the University of Washington, and a Fogarty International Health Award from the National Institutes of Health. She hopes to use her skills and commitment to address the disparity in health in our global village.
Q: We're delighted to have you on our faculty of experts! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you do, so they can get to know you?
A: As a public health expert and a physician who focuses on diabetes, I am cognizant of the interplay between the individual and the environment; I provide treatment to the individual based on my understanding of the population as a whole.
I coach my patients individually and as a group to manage their diabetes and its accompanying disorders through lifestyle modifications and medical therapy.
I am thrilled when they succeed and hope that they do not suffer preventable complications.
Through research studies that I have conducted and continue to take part in, I have the opportunity to explore the extent of the diabetes epidemic in our society and the best way to prevent it and mitigate its impact.
To have access to reliable information via the Internet — at 5 a.m. or 9 p.m., from Alaska, Michigan, or South Africa — is phenomenal.
The Internet has become the first doorway through which many people pass to try to understand their symptoms and look for tools to manage their conditions.
I am so pleased to be part of this medium and to join Everyday Health and its experienced, dedicated staff in providing dependable and state-of-the-art health information.
I live in New York City, but that doesn't mean I've turned my back on vast open spaces to enjoy the arts (indoors).
Although I find that listening to a wonderful jazz performance or watching a dance troupe relaxes me, I do seem to find myself constantly craving the next hike! I run six to nine miles every week to be fit enough to trek in places like Patagonia for days at a time.
But my most meaningful extracurricular activity has been medical missions to Ethiopia, where I've worked to establish clinics to care for people with HIV/AIDS.
See all of Dr. Asqual Getaneh's Q&As.
I coach my patients individually and as a group to manage their diabetes and its accompanying disorders through lifestyle modifications and medical therapy.
I am thrilled when they succeed and hope that they do not suffer preventable complications.
Through research studies that I have conducted and continue to take part in, I have the opportunity to explore the extent of the diabetes epidemic in our society and the best way to prevent it and mitigate its impact.
To have access to reliable information via the Internet — at 5 a.m. or 9 p.m., from Alaska, Michigan, or South Africa — is phenomenal.
The Internet has become the first doorway through which many people pass to try to understand their symptoms and look for tools to manage their conditions.
I am so pleased to be part of this medium and to join Everyday Health and its experienced, dedicated staff in providing dependable and state-of-the-art health information.
I live in New York City, but that doesn't mean I've turned my back on vast open spaces to enjoy the arts (indoors).
Although I find that listening to a wonderful jazz performance or watching a dance troupe relaxes me, I do seem to find myself constantly craving the next hike! I run six to nine miles every week to be fit enough to trek in places like Patagonia for days at a time.
But my most meaningful extracurricular activity has been medical missions to Ethiopia, where I've worked to establish clinics to care for people with HIV/AIDS.
See all of Dr. Asqual Getaneh's Q&As.
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Well done Dr
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