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Melanie Davies

Melanie Jane Davies, CBE, MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRCGP, FMedSci is a British physician and academic specialising in type 2 diabetes. She is Professor of Diabetes Medicine at the University of Leicester and an Honorary Consultant Diabetologist at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. Davies is co-director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, a collaboration between the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, based at Leicester General Hospital.

Career
Davies’ research focuses on the causes, prevention, and self-management of type 2 diabetes, including early onset type 2 diabetes. She has contributed to clinical trials and international consensus guidelines on diabetes care. == Roles ==
Roles
• Director, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre • NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus • Co-chair, EASD/ADA Consensus Report on Type 2 Diabetes Management • National Specialty Lead, Research Delivery Network for Diabetes, Metabolic and Endocrine == Research and Publications ==
Research and Publications
Davies has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on diabetes and related conditions. Her work has appeared in journals such as The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, and Diabetes Care. Selected Publications NEJM 2025 – CagriSema Trial Lancet 2024 – Semaglutide HFpEF NEJM 2021 – Semaglutide Obesity Diabetes Care 2018 – Consensus Report Lancet 2017 – Type 2 Diabetes Diabetologia 2012 – Sedentary Time BMJ 2008 - Effectiveness of the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial Clinical Science 1993 – Antioxidant Capacity == Awards and Honours ==
Awards and Honours
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to diabetes research (2016) • Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2018) • Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award, American Diabetes Association (2025) ==References==
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