Peter Schwarz studied medicine at "Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus" in Dresden and completed his dissertation in 2001. From 1999 – 2000, he worked as Postdoc at University of Chicago in a Howard Hughes Institute. 2000 – 2007, he worked as resident for the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic diseases at "Technische Universität". In 2007, he obtained his qualification as a specialist for Internal Medicine. Since 2008, Prof. Schwarz is head of the Division of Prevention and Care of Diabetes at "Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus" in Dresden. In 2008, he obtained his postdoctoral lecture qualification and was appointed as Professor of Prevention and Care of Diabetes. The aims of his work are the development and monitoring of the implementation of programs for primary prevention of type 2 diabetes and its implementation in in-patient and out-patient care as part of innovative Chronic Care Management. He is coordinating a number of large European Research Projects and is member of the scientific advisory board of the "Diabetes-Präventions-Forum (DPF)" of the International Diabetes Association in the European Union (IDF-EUROPE). He has published a large number of national and international publications Peter Schwarz studied medicine at "Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus" in Dresden and completed his dissertation in 2001. From 1999 – 2000, he worked as Postdoc at University of Chicago in a Howard Hughes Institute. 2000 – 2007, he worked as resident for the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic diseases at "Technische Universität". In 2007, he obtained his qualification as a specialist for Internal Medicine. Since 2008, Prof. Schwarz is head of the Division of Prevention and Care of Diabetes at "Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus" in Dresden. In 2008, he obtained his postdoctoral lecture qualification and was appointed as Professor of Prevention and Care of Diabetes. The aims of his work are the development and monitoring of the implementation of programs for primary prevention of type 2 diabetes and its implementation in in-patient and out-patient care as part of innovative Chronic Care Management. He is coordinating a number of large European Research Projects and is member of the scientific advisory board of the "Diabetes-Präventions-Forum (DPF)" of the International Diabetes Association in the European Union (IDF-EUROPE). He has published a large number of national and international publications

development and monitoring of the implementation of programs for primary prevention of type 2 diabetes and its implementation in in-patient and out-patient care as part of innovative Chronic Care Management