Dr. Vanessa Rein is a faculty member in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism within the Department of Medicine. She is the co-chair for the UW Health Diabetes Quality Committee, which focuses on improving the quality and safety of care for inpatients with diabetes. She previously served as the medical director for the outpatient and inpatient clinical endocrine programs for 7 years. In addition, Dr. Rein is a Longitudinal Teaching Coach at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, a role in which she teaches and mentors medical students throughout all phases of their medical education. She has been the recipient of 3 teaching/mentoring awards. She is a member of the Endocrine Society and the American Diabetes Association.
Dr. Rein has clinical interests in diabetes, thyroid disease and the management of pituitary tumors.