Adham Abdel Mottalib, MD

Academic Faculty, Clinical Provider, Researcher
Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Monogenic Diabetes, Weight Management

Dr. Adham Abdel Mottalib is an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes care and weight management. He is passionate about helping his patients reach their health goals. His research interests focus on the effects of dietary and lifestyle modifications on diabetes, body weight, and cardiovascular risk factors. He enjoys teaching medical students, residents, fellows, as well as community healthcare personnel in underserved communities.

Education

Medical School: Cairo University Faculty of Medicine
Internship: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
Residency: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
Fellowship: Joslin Diabetes Center & BIDMC, Boston, MA
Specialty Training: Internal Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Obesity Medicine
Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine – Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine – Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, American Board of Obesity Medicine – Diplomate

Research Interests

Nutritional and lifestyle interventions for diabetes and weight management

Publications

Mottalib A, Sakr M, Shehabeldin M, Hamdy O. Diabetes Remission after Nonsurgical Intensive Lifestyle Intervention in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2015;2015:468704.
Mottalib A, Mohd Yusof BN, Shehabeldin M, Pober DM, Mitri J, Hamdy O. Impact of Diabetes-Specific Nutritional Formulas versus Oatmeal on Postprandial Glucose, Insulin, GLP-1 and Postprandial Lipidemia. Nutrients. 2016 Jul 22;8(7).
Hamdy O, Mottalib A, Morsi A, El-Sayed N, Goebel-Fabbri A, Arathuzik G, Shahar J, Kirpitch A, Zrebiec J. Long-term effect of intensive lifestyle intervention on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with diabetes in real-world clinical practice: a 5-year longitudinal study. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2017 Jan 4;5(1):e000259.
Mottalib A, Salsberg V, Mohd-Yusof BN, Mohamed W, Carolan P, Pober DM, Mitri J, Hamdy O. Effects of nutrition therapy on HbA1c and cardiovascular disease risk factors in overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes. Nutr J. 2018 Apr 7;17(1):42.
Bansal V, Mottalib A, Pawar TK, Abbasakoor N, Chuang E, Chaudhry A, Sakr M, Gabbay RA, Hamdy O. Inpatient diabetes management by specialized diabetes team versus primary service team in non-critical care units: impact on 30-day readmission rate and hospital cost. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2018 Apr 5;6(1):e000460.
Mottalib A, Tomah S, Hafida S, Elseaidy T, Kasetty M, Ashrafzadeh S, Hamdy O. Intensive multidisciplinary weight management in patients with type 1 diabetes and obesity: A one-year retrospective matched cohort study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2019 Jan;21(1):37-42.
Thu YH, Yusof BN, Siew CY, Kiung E, Ghani RA, Mottalib A, Hamdy O. Nutrition-Related Factors and Binge Eating Behaviour in a Sample of Malaysian University Students. Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences/Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia. 2019 Jan 1;17(1).
Tomah S, Mahmoud N, Mottalib A, Pober DM, Tasabehji MW, Ashrafzadeh S, Hamdy O. Frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose in relation to weight loss and A1C during intensive multidisciplinary weight management in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2019 Jul 29;7(1):e000659. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000659.
Mottalib A, Abrahamson MJ, Pober DM, Polak R, Eldib AH, Tomah S, Ashrafzadeh S, Hamdy O. Effect of diabetes-specific nutrition formulas on satiety and hunger hormones in patients with type 2 diabetes. Nutr Diabetes. 2019 Sep 24;9(1):26. doi: 10.1038/s41387-019-0093-x.
Mitri J*, Tomah S*, Mottalib A*, Salsberg V, Ashrafzadeh S, Pober DM, Eldib AH, Tasabehji MW, Hamdy O. Effect of dairy consumption and its fat content on glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Aug 1;112(2):293-302.
Al Maradni A, Tomah S, Mottalib A, Rosas S, Alsibai K, Pober D, Morsi A, Hamdy O. The effect of intensive lifestyle intervention on renal function in patients with diabetes and obesity in real-world practice: A 5-years longitudinal study. Human Nutrition & Metabolism. 2021 Jun 1;24:200119.
Hirsch IB, Beck RW, Marak MC, Calhoun P, Mottalib A, Salhin A, Manessis A, Coviello AD, Bhargava A, Thorsell A, Atakov Castillo A, Bode BW, Levister C, Levy CJ, Donahue C, Cordero C, Beatson C, Langel CR, Jacobson C, Kurek C, Cruse D, Pickering D, Tamarez D, Steenkamp DW, Desjardins D, Aleppo G, O'Malley G, Akturk HK, Diner J, Baran JD, Buse JB, Ruedy K, Codorniz K, Klein KR, Castorino K, Jordan LF, Kipnes M, Church MM, Hamdy O, Raskin P, Nguyen QT, Weinstock RS, Lee S, Rizvi S, Bzdick S, Ghorbani Rodriguez T, Salah T, Blevins T, Kudva YC, Haider Z; INHALE-3 Study Group. A Randomized Comparison of Postprandial Glucose Excursion Using Inhaled Insulin Versus Rapid-Acting Analog Insulin in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Using Multiple Daily Injections of Insulin or Automated Insulin Delivery. Diabetes Care. 2024 Sep 1;47(9):1682-1687. doi: 10.2337/dc24-0838.
Hirsch IB, Beck RW, Marak MC, Kudva Y, Akturk HK, Bhargava A, Codorniz K, Diner J, Aleppo G, Blevins T, Levy CJ, Raskin P, Castorino K, Manessis A, Pickering D, Steenkamp DW, Weinstock RS, Bode BW, Hamdy O, Nguyen QT, Kipnes M, Ruedy KJ, Desjardins D, Haider Z, Jacobson C, Lee S, Buse JB, Klein KR, O'Malley G, Church MM, Mottalib A, Baran JD, Kurek C, Rizvi S, Donahue C, Tamarez D, Atakov Castillo A, Borgman S, Frey S, Calhoun P; INHALE-3 Study Group. A Randomized Trial Comparing Inhaled Insulin Plus Basal Insulin Versus Usual Care in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2025 Mar 1;48(3):353-360.
Dhaver S, Al-Badri M, Mitri J, Barbar Askar AA, Mottalib A, Hamdy O. Effect of Almond Milk Versus Cow Milk on Postprandial Glycemia, Lipidemia, and Gastrointestinal Hormones in Patients with Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2025 Jun 24;17(13):2092.