Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship - Faculty

Christian Nasr, MD

Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona Medical College – Phoenix

Medical School: Saint Joseph University Medical School – Beirut, Lebanon
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Karyne Vinales, MD

Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Medicine Service, Phoenix VA Health Care System
Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Program Director, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship

Medical School: Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Brazil
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Fellowship: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Area(s) of Interest: Metabolism, thrifty and spendthrift metabolic phenotypes, overfeeding, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Grishma Sheth, MD

Associate Program Director

Medical School: U of A College of Medicine – Tucson
Residency: Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Area(s) of Interest: Women's health, PCOS

Karissa Aldrete, MD

Staff Endocrinologist, Phoenix VA Health Care System

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine 
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Fellowship: Endocrinology, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Area(s) of interest: General endocrinology, women’s health

Aleksandra Schriber, MD

Staff Endocrinologist Banner University Medical Center Phoenix
Assistant clinical professor at University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Fellowship: Endocrinology, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Area of Interest: General endocrinology

S. Mitchell Harman,
MD, PhD

Clinical Professor, Medicine, U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix
Attending Endocrinologist, Phoenix VA Medical Center

Medical School: State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health Clinical Associate Program
Area(s) of Interest: Reproductive hormones, pituitary, hormones and aging, menopause

Panadeekarn
Panjawatanan, MD  

Staff Endocrinologist, Banner
Clinical Assistant Professor University of Arizona

Medical School: Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Residency: Bassett Medical Center
Fellowship: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Area of interest: Endocrinology, obesity

Peter Reaven, MD 

Director, Diabetes Research Program, Phoenix VA Health Care System

Medical School: University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Residency: University of California, San Diego
Fellowship: University of California, San Diego
Area(s) of Interest: Clinical research of diabetes, dyslipidemia and vascular disease

Jerome Targovnik, MD

Staff Endocrinologist, Phoenix VA Health Care System

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York
Residency: New York University Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital Center and University Colorado School of Medicine
Area(s) of Interest: Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism

Ming Li, MD

Staff Endocrinologist, Phoenix VA Health Care System

Medical School: Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Fellowship: Endocrinology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Area(s) of Interest: Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism

Stephanie Kristofic, RN
 

Nursing School: Grand Canyon University
Area(s) of Interest: Dynamic testing in endocrinology, diabetes education