Dr. Rubin is a Professor in Medicine and in Pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Rubin has been involved in long-term studies of psychosocial and life-style issues in the management of diabetes, including the NIH-funded Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and Look AHEAD trials.

Dr. Rubin is the former president of the ADA. He is an active member and has held a number of other leadership positions, including serving on the National Board of Directors. In 1997 the American Diabetes Association named him Outstanding Educator in Diabetes. He is also active with the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), having served on its Executive Committee and Board of Directors after chairing the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators.

Dr. Rubin has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, book chapters and books including 101 Tips for Coping with Diabetes; Psyching Out Diabetes (three editions); Sweet Kids (two editions); Optimal Pumping; The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes; and Your Baby, Your Toddler, and Your Preschooler. He is also co-editor of Practical Psychology for Diabetes Clinicians (two editions) and of The Core Curriculum for Diabetes Education (Third edition.)

Dr. Rubin received a Bachelor of Arts in History and his PhD in Social Psychology from the Johns Hopkins University.