Focusing on diabetes, a disease that impacts nearly half the people in the County of Monterey, Nicolas Kissell, MD, leads a team of experts in diabetes and endocrinology to help patients manage their conditions. Dr. Kissell serves as Medical Director for the Diabetes & Endocrine Center. He is also a Principal Investigator for Clinical Research and Clinical Trials for the Diabetes Clinical Research Program at Salinas Valley Health. Dr. Kissell’s work helps advance the field of diabetes research providing patients access to leading-edge treatments and therapies that are not yet widely available. Through the Diabetes Clinical Research Program, Dr. Kissell collaborates with leading researchers and institutions about causes of diabetes as well as, prevention and management. Earning his medical degree in 2009 at Mexico’s University of Guadalajara, Dr. Kissell completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Connecticut in 2013. He next undertook a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and clinical nutrition at Oregon Health & Science University, finishing his studies there in 2015. Dr. Kissell, who is fluent in Spanish, served from 2010-2013 as a provider for a Connecticut-based clinic dedicated to providing free medical care to agricultural workers in that area. In addition to peer-reviewed journal authorship, abstracts and presentations, Dr. Kissell has served since 2016 as a board member for the Monterey-Salinas Healthcare Collaborative, a countywide diabetes initiative.