Scientist, Women's College Research Institute
Staff Physician, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Women's College Hospital
Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
 

Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe is a scientist at Women's College Research Institute, a staff physician in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at Women's College Hospital and an assistant professor in the department of medicine at the University of Toronto. In addition, she is an adjunct scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.

Dr. Lipscombe is interested in the care and outcomes of women with chronic endocrine conditions, with a particular focus on women with Type 2 diabetes. She is currently examining the complex relationship between type 2 diabetes and breast cancer. Her recent findings have shown that diabetic women get fewer screening mammograms, and she is now studying other factors that increase breast cancer risk in diabetic women.

In addition, Dr. Lipscombe studies socio-cultural barriers to care in people with diabetes. She has shown that low-income patients with diabetes have higher mortality rates. Her research has also illustrated an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in women who have been previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes.