Department of Medicine

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Faculty

Associate Professor

John Y Jun, M.D.

John Y. Jun, M.D., Acting Chief

Faculty Appointments: Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Member of Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research (CeDER)
Degree: MD, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Residency: Internal Medicine at Resurrection-Westlake Hospital, Melrose Park Chicago, IL
Fellowship: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Board Certified: Endocrinology / Diabetes & Metabolism / Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professors

Yara Tovar, M.D.

Yara Tovar, M.D.

Faculty Appointments: Assistant Professor of Medicine; Associate Member, Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research (CeDER) 
Degrees: MD, University of Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; MPH, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 
Residency:  Internal Medicine: Texas Tech University Health Science Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX 
Fellowship: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, WV
Board Certified: Endocrinology / Diabetes and Metabolism / Internal Medicine
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Advanced Practice Providers:

Austin Howard, PA-C

Austin Howard, PA-C

Faculty Appointments: Physician Assistant

 

Margo Joubran

Margo Joubran, PA-C

Faculty Appointments: Physician Assistant
Degrees: BS, Exercise Science, MS, Biomedical Science, Physician Assistant
Board Certified: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
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Alexandrea Vizzaccaro, PA-C

Alexandrea Vizzaccaro, PA-C

Faculty Appointments: Physician Assistant

 


Research Faculty

Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.

Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.

Faculty Appointments: Associate Professor of Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Associate Member of Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research (CeDER)
Degree: PhD, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Postdoctoral Fellowships: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA; UT Southwestern Medical Center, TX

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Shahnawaz Imam, DVM, Ph.D.

Shahnawaz Imam, DVM, Ph.D.

Faculty Appointments: Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine,  Associate Member of Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research (CeDER)
Degrees: DVM, Rajendra Agriculture University, Samastipur, Bihar, India; PhD, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. India
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI
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Beata Lecka-Czernik, Ph.D.

Beata Lecka-Czernik, Ph.D.

Faculty Appointments: Professor in Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physiology and Pharmacology, Associate Member of Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research (CeDER) 
Degrees: PhD, Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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Mahasin Osman, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Mahasin Osman, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Faculty Appointments: Associate Professor; PI/Director of T32-G-Rise Program

Degree:  M.Sc., Ph.D. Cornell University

Fellowships: Postdoctoral fellowship, Cornell University

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Last Updated: 11/9/23