The G. Clayton Kyle Professorship of Diabetes

The Professorship was established in 2010 by the bequest of Ruby W. Bradway (1925–2009) who owned and operated numerous businesses in southern New Jersey and was very appreciative of the care of her physician G. Clayton Kyle, MD (d. 2014). A graduate of the Perelman School of Medicine Class of 1947, Dr. Kyle pioneered diabetes treatment and was instrumental in establishing the groundbreaking Rodebaugh Diabetes Center at Penn Medicine.

Dr. Kyle completed his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). After serving in the CIA in Munich, West Germany, from 1951 until 1953, he became an instructor at the Perelman School. He spent his entire career at HUP, becoming Assistant Professor of Medicine in 1971 and chairing the HUP Medical Board from 1977 to 1979.

Dr. Kyle was among the first to propose that tight monitoring and control of blood sugar could limit or prevent the complications arising from diabetes and among the first to treat his patients with insulin. The Rodebaugh Diabetes Center, which opened in 2003, realized his vision of a multi-specialty team approach to patient care. The Rodebaugh Center now leads the region for diabetes care and was made possible in part by gifts from grateful patients of Dr. Kyle.

Current Chairholder
Mark H. Schutta, MD

Mark H. Schutta, MD is the G. Clayton Kyle Professor of Diabetes at the Perelman School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center—the model for care of this complex chronic disease. Dr. Schutta received his medical degree from the Thomas Jefferson University Medical School, where he also completed an internship and residency in internal medicine. After his fellowship in Penn Medicine’s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, he joined the Penn faculty in 2001 and now holds the rank of Associate Professor.

An outstanding clinician, educator, and administrator, Dr. Schutta is the “go-to” clinician for the management of diabetes in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley region. He is currently a member of both the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society.