Betul Hatipoglu, MD 

Betul Hatipoglu, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology. Diabetes and Metabolism, The Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Betul Hatipoglu, MD, is a Staff member in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Cleveland Clinic's main campus, having accepted that appointment in 2008. She is currently director od faculty development and interdepartmental relation at the Endcorinology and metabolism Institute and serves as board of governor at the Cleveland clinic. Prior joining Cleveland clinic, she was a medical director for pancreas and islet cell transplant program at the University of Illinois at Chicago for nearly eight years. Dr. Hatipoglu received her medical degree from Istanbul Medical School. She completed an internal medicine residency and chief residency at Michael Reese-University of Illinois at Chicago and an endocrinology fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests are in autologous islet cell transplant in chronic pancreatitis patients and new treatment modalities in type 1 diabetes. For four consecutive years from 2004-2007, she received the Excellence in Teaching Award from University of Illinois at Chicago department of medicine. She also received the Teacher of the Month Award from Internal Medicine Residency Program at Cleveland Clinic in August of 2015. Dr. Hatipoglu speaks three languages ·· English, Turkish and French·· and is board-certified inendocrinology, diabetes and metabolism. She is a member of the Endocrine Society, American Diabetes Association, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.