Melanie Davies

Melanie Jane Davies, CBE, MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRCGP, FMedSci (born 8 July 1961) 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

• 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

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

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

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)

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