Patrick Catalano, M.D. is Chair emeritus, Department of Reproductive Biology at Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth Medical Center. He is currently Faculty in the Reproductive Endocrinology Unit in the Division of Endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctor Catalano’s research interests include obesity, diabetes and metabolism in pregnancy. His research includes the longitudinal evaluation of women before and during and after pregnancy to determine the short- and long-term effects maternal obesity and diabetes on both the mother and her offspring. Awards include the Norbert Freinkel award from the American Diabetes Association, the Jorgen Pedersen award from the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, the Agnes Higgins award for contributions to Maternal-Fetal nutrition from the March of Dimes and the Charles Best lecture form the University of Toronto. Receiving his M.D. from the University of Vermont College Medical College, he is certified in general Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. He has over 250 peer reviewed publications and continuous National Institute of Health funding since 1987.