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Diabetic neuropathy, Painful diabetic neuropathy
United Kingdom

Biography

Solomon Tesfaye MB ChB, MD, FRCP
Solomon Tesfaye is a Consultant Physician/Endocrinologist, and Research Director of Diabetes and Endocrinology for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the University of Sheffield. He is also Visiting Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Adjunct Professor at Xiangya Hospital Central Southern University, China. He was appointed NIHR Senior Investigator in March 2024; https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/nihr-senior-investigators-2024/35670

His research projects include the epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, central nervous system involvement and treatment of diabetic neuropathy and neuropathic pain. He has published a book, over 200 original articles and reviews in diabetic neuropathy including a landmark study in the NEJM and has an H-Index of 79 (Feb 2024) on Google Scholar.

Professor Tesfaye was awarded the Prestigious Camillo Golgi Prize of the European Diabetes Association in 2014 for major scientific contributions in Diabetic Neuropathy. He also received the Arnold Bloom Award of Diabetes UK in 2017 for innovative and patient-centered diabetes care. Prof Tesfaye served as Chair the International Expert Group on Diabetic Neuropathy 2010/11; and of NEURODIAB (2006-9) which is the largest diabetic neuropathy scientific group in the world. He is currently a member of the Diabetes UK Research Steering Group for diabetic complications. He is also the Associate Editor of Experimental Diabetes Research, Frontiers in Endocrinology, European Endocrinology and Diabetes Management and previously of Diabetologia and the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. Professor Tesfaye also serves as grant review panel member for the JDRF, US NIH, Diabetes UK, UK NIHR, EFSD, MRC; and has been a member of 3 NICE guideline committees on neuropathic pain management and DPFS panel of the MRC. Finally, he has received several research grants including: 5 project grants from Diabetes UK, JDRF, NIH, EFSD, NIHR and a recent £2.97m UK HTA award to investigate the most effective treatment pathway for painful diabetic neuropathy.

Activities

Employment (2)

University of Sheffield: Sheffield, GB

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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: Sheffield, Sheffield, GB

1997-02-01 to present | Consultant Endocrinologist (Diabetes)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Bristol: Bristol, Bristol, GB

1989-08-01 to 1994-07-01 | MD (Medicine)
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University of Bristol: Bristol, Bristol, GB

1979-09-01 to 1984-07-31 | MB ChB (Medicine)
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Professional activities (2)

Xiangya Hospital Central South University: Changsha, Hunan, CN

2017-01-01 to present | Adjunct Professor (Endocrinology)
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Shanghai, CN

2016-12-01 to present | Visiting Professor (Endocrinology)
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Funding (3)

Optimal Pathway for TreatIng neurOpathic paiN in Diabetes Mellitus (OPTION-DM) trial

2016-06-01 to 2019-08-31 | Grant
NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (n/a, GB)
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grant.NIHRDH-HTA/15/35/03

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Central Pain Processing in Diabetic Neuropathy

2008-03-01 to 2012-03-31 | Grant
JDRF (New York City, US)
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grant.1-2008-69

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Can dynamic pupillography and/or spectral analysis of heart rate variability prov

2007-08-01 to 2009-07-31 | Grant
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (n/a, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: grant.R21DK079657
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Peer review (5 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMJ neurology open. (1)
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