Rate My Professor Vivian Fonseca

Vivian A. Fonseca, MD, FRCP, is Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, holding the Tullis-Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes since 1998. He serves as Chief of the Section of Endocrinology since 2003, Assistant Dean for Clinical Research, Medical Director of the Tulane Clinical Trials Unit, and Director of the Research Professional Development Core. His academic background includes an M.B.B.S. from Armed Forces Medical College, Poona, India in 1974, M.D. from Bombay University in 1978, M.R.C.P. from the Royal College of Physicians, London in 1980, and F.R.C.P. in 2004. He holds specialist accreditation in Internal Medicine, Diabetes, and Endocrinology from the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 1987, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine (1993) and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (1995). Earlier in his career, he held positions including Senior Registrar and NHS Consultant in Medicine, Diabetes, and Endocrinology at Royal Free Hospital, London (1985-1992), Associate and Full Professor of Medicine at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (1992-1998), and various roles in India, the UK, and Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1985.