Irl B. Hirsch, MD
 The University of Washington School of Medicine awarded its first Diabetes Treatment and Teaching Endowed Professorship in 2003.
They couldn’t have made a better choice. Diagnosed with diabetes at age six, Dr. Irl Hirsch brings an enormous patient empathy to his practice, letting those with diabetes know that he truly understands what they’re going through -- and what they need to do to manage their diabetes.
Citing an acute lag between research successes and the translation of those successes into patient benefits at the clinical level, Dr. Hirsch has made diabetes treatment education for practitioners his top priority. And he’s already following through on a plan to get diabetes information where it is needed most, presenting diabetes-management courses in Spokane, Bremerton, and Yakima in Washington, as well as Boise, Idaho.
Dr. Hirsch recently agreed to participate in the NIH SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study. His own research and scholarship touch both type 1 and type 2, and almost invariably focus on translating some immediate benefit to the patient.
As medical director of the University of Washington Diabetes Care Center, Dr. Hirsch strives to always balance his time among patients and students/trainees. He is considered the most enthusiastic of doctors when it comes to making hospital rounds and sharing the latest news from the diabetes research front.
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