Joshua J. Joseph, M.D., F.A.H.A.
Joshua J. Joseph, M.D., F.A.H.A.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Dr. Joshua J. Joseph is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and a Fellow of the American Heart Association. He is a proud alumnus of Morehouse College (B.S. in Biology, ‘03) and Boston University School of Medicine (M.D., ‘09), during which he spent two years at the National Institutes of Health in the Medical Research Scholars Program. He completed his internal residency at Yale University School of Medicine and was the Christopher D. Saudek M.D. Fellow in Diabetes Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
In his diabetes and cardiovascular disease clinic, Dr. Joseph focuses on lifestyle behaviors and medical therapeutics through a team-based, patient-centered approach to living with diabetes that is tailored to provide patients with the necessary tools to successfully manage their diabetes and avoid cardiovascular disease. Dr. Joseph leads a large NIH and Robert Wood Johnson funded research group dedicated to improving prevention and treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease from the patient to the population. Locally, he is a member of the Diabetes and Hypertension Working Groups for Franklin County Public Health, The OSU Wexner Medical Center Health Equity Steering Committee, The OSU Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences Community Engagement Faculty Advisory Board, and Secretary of the The Ohio Commission on Minority Health. Nationally, he leads research efforts with The National African American Male Wellness Initiative in partnership with Drs. Darrell M Gray II, Timiya S. Nolan and James B. Odei. He serves on a number of American Heart Association national committees, including the Epidemiology & Cardiovascular Stroke Nursing Prevention Science Committee of the Council on Epidemiology, Diabetes Committee of the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health, and National Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee. He is an ardent supporter of the “Know Diabetes by Heart” and “Life’s Simple 7” initiatives of the American Heart Association and through his advocacy, clinical care, research, and service he strives to be a “relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.”