Position:
Head of the Endocrinology & Diabetes service for women and in pregnancy
Chief physician the Center for Successful Aging with Diabetes, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Sheba Medical Center
Associate Professor, Epidemiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Herczeg Institute on Aging, Tel-Aviv University
Senior Visiting scholar, McMaster university, Canada
Scientific lead, IGDS
Areas of Expertise:
The Challenges of Healthy Aging with Diabetes
Endocrinology & Diabetes in Fertility and Pregnancy
Epidemiology of Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes
Education:
2004–2006, MSC Health Research & Methodology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
1994–1997, Doctor of Medicine (MD), Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
1991-1994, Bachelor of Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Residencies and Further Training:
Internal Medicine, Endocrinology
Clinical Epidemiology
Affiliations:
Sheba Medical Center
Tel Aviv University
Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Canada
Research Interest:
Research areas include the challenges of healthy aging with diabetes including the relationship between diabetes, cognitive dysfunction and disability, frailty and sarcopenia. Prof. Cukierman-Yaffe has published many articles and has given numerous talks on these topics, is part of working groups writing local and international guidelines and is an invited advisor in forums dealing with this subject. Thus, she was PI of the cognitive sub-study of the ORIGIN trial, a co-investigator of the ACCORD-MIND study and took a key role in the cognitive sub-study of the REWIND trial that tested the cognitive safety and efficacy of Dulaglutide in people with diabetes.
In the last several years her research has also been focused on finding technological solutions to improve the care of older people with diabetes. Thus, she is the Principal investigator of a EFSD funded study aimed at developing a technological solution for the replacement of traditional physical capacity assessments for older people with diabetes and another study aimed at developing a digital Digit Substitution Test (DSS) cognitive assessment tool.
Research Grants & Awards:
BIRAX A technology and data science based model for physical capacity assessment in older people with diabetes Investigator initiated study (Medtronic) AHCL (780G) insulin pump for people with T1DM patients over the age of 65: efficacy in improving glucose indices, quality of life physical and physical capacity
2020-2022, A digital tool for assessment of cognitive function in older people with diabetes. Investigator initiated study MSD
2019-2022, Assessing the relationship between diabetes and cognitive function across populations: Building research collaborations across Israeli Universities and Drexel University. Stein Foundation T. Cukierman-Yaffe Co-PI
2019-2021, The relationship between glucose indices & physical capacity (gait-speed, balance and aerobic capacity) in older people with diabetes. Investigator initiated study, Medtronic. T. Cukierman-Yaffe PI
2018-2021, A Technology Based Model for Physical Capacity (gait- speed, balance and aerobic) measurement in Older People with Diabetes. Grant received from the European Federation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) T.Cukierman-Yaffe PI
Publications:
Here is a link to the publications of Prof. Tali Cukierman-Yaffe in PubMed: a database of scientific articles in the fields of medicine and life sciences
