We are pleased to welcome Maureen Thomas into her new role as the Endocrine and Obesity Medicine Fellowship Program Manager in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism!

We are pleased to welcome Karthrik Balakrishnan, PhD to our division as a Post Doc Associate in the Ramakrishnan Lab!

Join us tomorrow on Microsoft Teams for #PittEndo's Endocrine University Wide Conference featuring Doug Melton, PhD from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. For more information, or to request the Teams link, please email [email protected].

The 2025 Pitt Day of Giving (PDoG) is one week away! If you are considering making a contribution during PDoG, we hope you will consider donating to our Endocrinology Academic Support Fund! You can make your gift on the PDoG website: buff.ly/4b4bzPY

Join us tomorrow on Microsoft Teams for #PittEndo's Endocrine University Wide Conference featuring Natalie Hecht Baldauff, DO, MBA. For more information, please email [email protected].

TODAY is Pitt Day of Giving! We hope you will join us in making a meaningful impact by support the Endocrinology Academic Support Fund. You support our division by making your gift here: buff.ly/4b4bzPY Happy Pitt Day of Giving!

We are proud to honor our fellows today and everyday! Thank you to our amazing endocrinology fellows for their hard work and dedication to our patients and community!

Join us tomorrow on Microsoft Teams for #PittEndo's The Frank Calandra Jr. Innovations in Diabetes Lecture, part of our Endocrine University Wide Conference series! For more information, or to request to Teams Link, please email [email protected].

We are pleased to welcome Oyku Hizdri to the Division of Endocrinology! Oyku is a Research Lab Technician in the Cakir Lab working on energy and glucose metabolism in healthy and obese states, focusing on both the central and peripheral tissues.

We are pleased to announce Pouneh Fazeli, MD, MPH has been appointed as Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, effective April 1, 2025.

We are pleased to share that Esra French, MD, MBA has been appointed as Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Medicine at UPMC! Congratulations, Dr. French!

Today at #ADA2025, UPMC, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, & UPittEndo experts share new findings on cardiometabolic risk, pediatric T1D, health equity, and more. Physician presenters include: Esra Karslioglu-French, MD, Margaret Zupa, MD, & Domenic Filingeri, DO, MS. 🔗 go.upmc.com/14870z69u

We are pleased to welcome Steven Hodak, MD, FACE, Clinical Professor of Medicine to the Division of Endocrinology at UPMC!

Please join us in congratulating Sadeesh Ramakrishnan, DVM, PhD on his promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure, effective July 1, 2025! Congratulations, Dr. Ramakrishnan!

Join us on Saturday, September 13th for the ADA Step Out Walk! Join our team and donate here: stepout.diabetes.org/teams/12051 For event details, click here: stepout.diabetes.org/pages/1530?eve… We hope to see you there!

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week!

Join us tomorrow on Microsoft Teams for #PittEndo's Endocrine University Wide Conference featuring Max Peterson, MD, PhD from Washington University School of Medicine. For more information, or to request the Teams link, please email [email protected].

Join us tomorrow, October 10th for our Endocrine University Wide Conference IN PERSON and at a new time. Lecture starts at 8:30am in BST S100! For more information or any questions, please contact [email protected].

Join us tomorrow, October 17th for our Endocrine University Wide Conference via Microsoft Teams! For more information or to get the Teams link, please contact [email protected].

Pouneh Fazeli, MD, MPH was honored to be an invited speaker at the XXXVI Chilean Congress of Endocrinology and Diabetes hosted by the Sociedad Chilena de Endocrinología y Diabetes (SOCHED - SOCHED ) in La Serena, Chile on October 16-18, 2025.