Elisabet Costa Lima

Elisabet Costa Lima, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at the University of Girona. With specialized training in Endocrinology and Nutrition from Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, she combines academic work with clinical practice as a full-time associate physician in endocrinology. Her research focuses on diabetes management, obesity-related endocrine disorders, and clinical trials for metabolic diseases.

• 1998-2003: MD from Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• 2004-2008: Endocrinology and Nutrition Residency at Hospital Josep Trueta

Her research interests span diabetes mellitus pathophysiology, bariatric surgery outcomes, and novel therapies for beta-cell preservation. She has contributed to studies on diabetic foot units and participated in multinational clinical trials.

Current research projects include:

• FLORINASH: Investigating biological mechanisms in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
• DIAGNODE 3: Evaluating Diamyd® (rhGAD65) for preserving insulin production in type 1 diabetes
• BOEHRINGER 1245.10: Assessing BI10773 for type 2 diabetes management
• DM1 CPMGA031-01: Teplizumab (anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody) trials for recent-onset type 1 diabetes
• FRAGMIN study: Efficacy of dalteparin in treating chronic neuroischemic diabetic foot ulcers