Dr. Meneghini

Luigi Meneghini, MD, MBA

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Director, Clinical Operations of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and the Eleanor and Joseph Kosow Diabetes Treatment Center,

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL


                

 

Email: lmeneghi@med.miami.edu
Office: (305) 243-5366
FAX: (305) 243-1200

Luigi Meneghini is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Director of the Clinical Operations for the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. He has also serves as Director of the Southeastern Florida Regional Diabetes Program.

Dr. Meneghini’s primary interests lie in improving the metabolic control of patients with diabetes through the application of cutting edge drug therapies and technologies, and the implementation of these management strategies through patient and professional education activities. At the beginning of the millennium, Dr Meneghini was instrumental in translating and adapting an innovative European educational approach to intensive insulin management (Mastering Your Diabetes), which places the expertise and problem solving skills in the hands of the patient with diabetes. Recognizing the importance of patient education, he has been a strong advocate and promoter of the state-of-the-art diabetes education center at the Kosow Diabetes Treatment Center of the Diabetes Research Institute.

Dr. Meneghini is a frequent lecturer, and has published several articles on diabetes in well-read medical journals. He is actively involved in clinical research, much of which revolves around the application of insulin formulations and algorithms in both the outpatient and hospital setting. He has presented numerous projects at the Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, many of which involved mentoring of physicians in training and junior faculty. He is a native of Italy and speaks Italian, French, English, and Spanish fluently.