Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Alvin C. Powers, MD, Joe C. Davis Professor of Biologic Science and professor of Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, has announced plans to step down effective July 1, 2024, as director of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center (VDC), director of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC), and chief of the Vanderbilt Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Sahar Takkouche, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and the director of the Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center in Wilson County, has been named to the role of associate chief medical officer (ACMO) for Wilson and Sumner County regions.