James M. Falko, MD

Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio
Director of Academic Affairs
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Director of the Lipid Program
McConnell Heart Center, OhioHealth
Columbus, Ohio

James M. Falko, MD is professor emeritus of internal medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus. He also has served as professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry at Ohio State. Additionally, Dr. Falko is director of Academic Affairs at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, and director of the lipid program at the McConnell Heart Center at OhioHealth, also in Columbus.

Dr. Falko received his medical degree from Ohio State University. He served his internship, residency, and chief residency in internal medicine at Ohio State, then completed a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism and a fellowship in preventive medicine at Washington University-Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.

Dr. Falko has written nearly 100 articles, including original research and scientific reviews on lipid disorders, diabetes, and related disorders for peer-reviewed journals. He also has authored several book chapters on the relationship between cardiovascular disease and diabetes. He has served on editorial boards of various journals, including the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Falko has headed a number of academic council societies; he is a fellow of the American College of Endocrinology, American College of Cardiology, and the American College of Physicians, and his memberships include the American Diabetes Association, the American Federation for Clinical Research, the American Heart Association, and the Endocrine Society. He has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the James and Dorothy S. Hutton Traveling Scholarship of the American College of Physicians for his year at the University of London Medical School and St. Mary’s Hospital, and the Lifetime Achievement Distinguished Service Award by the Central Ohio Diabetes Association in 2001, and the Laurente Award from The American College of Physicians in 2003.