Dr. Anne Kenshole established the Tri-Hospital Diabetes Education Centre (TRIDEC) at Women's College Hospital and now serves as its medical director. She is a professor in the faculty of medicine, division of endocrinology and metabolism with a cross- appointment to the department of obstetrics and gynecology. She is a founding member of the Society of Obstetrical Medicine, and a member of the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre. Dr. Kenshole has received several teaching awards including a Colin R. Woolf award for Teaching Excellence in Continuing Medical Education.

Research and Academic Interests:
Dr. Kenshole's clinical research interests focus on diabetes management particularly during pregnancy. She is currently an investigator on the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study which aims to clarify how various levels of glucose intolerance during the third trimester of pregnancy are associated with the risk of adverse outcomes. This international study will eventually involve 25,000 pregnant women. She is also an investigator with the TRIGR study which is examining the role of cow's milk antigen in infants at increased risk for developing type 1 diabetes and in several trials focused on cardiovascular disease prevention such as ASPEN, (statin use in prevention of vascular disease in type 2 diabetes), HOPE and HOPE-TOO. She also participates in several registries tracking therapeutic intervention and cardiovascular outcomes.

In addition to the selected publications below, Dr. Kenshole is also the author of chapters in several medical texts including a chapter on the role of the internist in Chronic Wound Care, 3rd Edition (HMP Communications), and a the chapter on diabetes and pregnancy in Medical Complications during Pregnancy, 6th Edition (Elsevier). She co-authored the chapter on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in Medical Care of the Pregnant Patient (American College of Physicians).

Selected Publications:

• Ray JG, Vermeulen MJ, Shapiro JL, Kenshole AB. Maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregestational and gestational diabetes mellitus, and the influence of maternal obesity and weight gain: the DEPOSIT study. Diabetes Endocrine Pregnancy Outcome Study in Toronto. QJM. 2001 Jul;94(7):347-56.
• Sermer M, Naylor CD, Farine D, Kenshole AB, Ritchie JW, Gare DJ, Cohen HR, McArthur K, Holzapfel S, Biringer A. The Toronto Tri-Hospital Gestational Diabetes Project. A preliminary review. Diabetes Care. 1998 Aug;21 Suppl 2:B33-42.
• Sermer M, Naylor CD, Gare DJ, Kenshole AB, Ritchie JW, Farine D, Cohen HR, McArthur K, Holzapfel S, Biringer A, et al. Impact of increasing carbohydrate intolerance on maternal-fetal outcomes in 3637 women without gestational diabetes. The Toronto Tri-Hospital Gestational Diabetes Project. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Jul;173(1):146-56.