
Led by Jose Bernardo Quintos, MD, the TrialNet team at Rhode Island Hospital is dedicated to preventing type 1 diabetes and stopping disease progression by preserving insulin production before and after diagnosis.
Note: As a TrialNet affiliate, Rhode Island Hospital is regionally overseen by Yale University School of Medicine. If you reach out to TrialNet, you may be contacted by staff from either institution.
Our Team

Jose Bernardo Quintos, MD
Principal InvestigatorJose Bernardo Quintos, MD serves as the Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and Director of the Diabetes Outpatient Education Center at Hasbro Children’s, Brown University Health. He is the Aqua Clinical Professor of Pediatric Medicine (Endowed Chair) at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Quintos completed his two-year term as the Chair of the Sub-board of Pediatric Endocrinology of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in December of 2024. He received his medical degree from the University of the East in Manila, Philippines. He went on to complete his residency at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center (now Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center) in Valhalla, New York, and a fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. Dr. Quintos has served as the site Principal Investigator (PI) for TrialNet from 2013-2020, and again as of 2024.
