Rate My Professor Jeremy Krebs

Professor Jeremy Krebs is a Professor of Medicine and Deputy Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago, Wellington, within the Division of Health Sciences. He holds qualifications including MBChB, MD, and FRACP. An endocrinologist by training, he completed his endocrinology training at Wellington Hospital, New Zealand, followed by a doctorate at the Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research Unit in Cambridge, England, where his thesis examined the impact of dietary factors on obesity and insulin resistance. In 2002, he returned to New Zealand to take up a consultant endocrinologist position at Wellington Hospital, progressing to Clinical Leader of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Capital and Coast District Health Board, where he heads the research group. Previously, he served as Director of the Clinical Research Diploma at Victoria University. He delivered his Inaugural Professorial Lecture in 2019 titled "From haggis to hāngi: Are we what we eat?"

Professor Krebs' research focuses on the association between obesity and type 2 diabetes from both aetiological and management perspectives, including nutritional aspects, bariatric surgery, and diabetes service delivery. He is affiliated with the Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre and provides expert commentary for the NZ Diabetes and Obesity Research Review. He serves as a Trustee of the Diabetes New Zealand Research Foundation. His research output includes numerous publications, with recent examples such as "The Mediterranean Diet and cardio-metabolic Risk Factors: A review of effects and contextual influences" (Parry-Strong et al., 2025, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society), "A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand" (Tupai-Firestone et al., 2025, Scientific Reports), "Enablers and challenges of dietary interventions and change for Pacific peoples living in Aotearoa, New Zealand: A scoping review" (Amataiti et al., 2025, Nutrition Reviews), and "Fanau Manuia programme: Key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand" (Tupai-Firestone et al., 2025, BMJ Public Health). Recognized as a media expert on diabetes, obesity, and human nutrition, his contributions influence clinical and public health efforts in New Zealand.