Dr. Batcher joined the Harbor-UCLA adult Endocrinology faculty in 2008. She has worked within the LA County Diabetes Disease Management Program as an Assistant Professor of Medicine for the past two years before coming to Harbor. She has been involved in the development and implementation of county-wide guidelines for the care of patients with type 2 diabetes. She is currently developing a new diabetes disease management program at the Long Beach Comprehensive Care Center . Her research interest is in the field of health services, creating and examining the effects of novel programs to improve the care of patients with diabetes in poor, urban areas.