Our Faculty

Program Director

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Jawairia Shakil MD, FACP
Program Director, Houston Methodist Endocrinology Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute
Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine, Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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Bhargavi Patham, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Houston Methodist Endocrinology Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute


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Trisha Cubb, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College 
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute

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Richard J. Robbins, MD, FACP
Charles and Anne Duncan Presidential Distinguished Chair Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Texas A&M School of Medicine
Senior Investigator, HM Research Institute
Chairman, Department of Medicine Houston Methodist Hospital

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Abhishek H. Kansara, MD, MPH, FACE
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Houston Methodist Academic Institute
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University College of Medicine

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Steven Petak MD, MACE, FACP
Charles and Anne Duncan Centennial Scholar in Endocrinology
Associate Clinical Professor, Weill-Cornell Medical College
Adjunct Associate  Clinical Professor, Texas A&M
Division Head and Clinical Service Chief Endocrinology
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston Texas

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Dale J. Hamilton, MD
Elaine and Marvy A. Finger Distinguished Chair for Translational Research in Metabolic Disorders & Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Director, Center for Bioenergetics
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

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Samaneh Dowlatshahi, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Houston Methodist
Assistant Clinical Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University