Preethi Srikanthan, M.D.

Pilot Investigator

Pilot Study
"Use of a computer-guided approach to diabetic education in Mexican American elders." (2006-2007)

Address
UCLA Research Center at Alhambra
Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine
330 S. Garfield Avenue, Suite 308
Alhambra, CA 91801

Phone
(626) 979-4920

Fax
(626) 458-9322

Email
psrikanthan@mednet.ucla.edu

Biography
Dr. Srikanthan is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and is a specialist in Endocrinology.  She is currently an investigator on two NIH-sponsored research projects, Multi-ethnic Study of Atheroscierosis (MESA), and Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS).  Additionally, she has pilot awards for obesity education programs in Hispanic adults (Center for Vulnerable Populations Research) and Hispanic Elders (Resource Center for Minority Aging Research) based in the UCLA Research Center at Alhambra, California.