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  • Dr. Adi E Mehta is a graduate of University of Western Ontario and completed his Endocrinology fellowship at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. After working at University of Manitoba in Winnipeg as an Assistant and subsequently Associate Professor, he moved to the USA and joined the faculty at the Cleveland Clinic in the Department of Endocrinology.
    
    He is a member of numerous societies in both the USA and Canada and is listed in "Best Doctors in America: 2003-2004 and 2005-2006. He was awarded the Outstanding Clinical Endocrinologist Award for the year 2009 by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
    
    His extensive research career includes over 160 scientific presentations and over 200 publications mostly in peer-reviewed journals. His scientific interests include studies in diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases and reproductive physiology and medicine. He is a well-traveled lecturer, and among his numerous accomplishments is his ability to teach at all levels including clinical, basic science and research.
  • Dr. Charles Faiman is a former Professor of Physiology and Medicine at the University of Manitoba and former Chairman of the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. He is currently a Consultant in the Department.
    
    He is a member of numerous societies and has served as President of the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the Ohio State Chapter of A.A.C.E. He was given the prestigious award of Master of the American College of Endocrinology in 2002. He has been listed in “Best Doctors in America”.
    
    His extensive research career includes over 170 scientific presentations and over 200 publications. He is an accomplished teacher and well-traveled lecturer in North America, Europe, the Middle and Far East.
    
    Dr. Faiman sees himself, most importantly, as a clinician and counts among his patients Heads of State and government leaders.
  • Dr. Robert s. Zimmerman received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University Medical School in Baltimore, Maryland and completed his fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
    
    Dr. Zimmerman is the Vice Chairman Endocrinology Cleveland Clinic and Director of the Diabetes Center in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology and is co-chairman of the Endocrinology Board Review Course Committee for the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. He is currently on the CME committee of the Endocrine Society. He previously served as a member of the Meeting Steering Committee of the Endocrine Society for six years, Governmental Affairs Committee for three years, and the Clinical Affairs Committee for six years.
    
    He is on the Board of the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland. Dr. Zimmerman’s research interests include cardiac effects of diabetes therapy, stress and hypertension, thyroid disease and metabolic abnormalities. He has authored and co-authored more than 100 journal articles, book chapters and abstracts. Dr. Zimmerman is a fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology and a member of the American Diabetes Association and Endocrine Society.
  • Dr Mario Skugor graduated in Medicine from School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia. During his medical school he served as student teacher in Anatomy, Histology, Pharmacology and Pathology. This opportunity is extended only to best students in the class. Then he pursued his post graduation in Bio-Medicine and then in Nuclear Medicine at University of Zagreb.
    
    In May, 1993 he was invited to Ohio State University to work as research associate in the Bone and Mineral Metabolism Laboratory where he spent next 4 years. In 1997 he started Internal Medicine residency program in St. Luke’s Medical Center in Cleveland.
    
    In year 2000 he started Endocrinology fellowship at Cleveland Clinic. He graduated in 2002 and have been on staff in Cleveland Clinic since then. His focus areas are thyroid diseases, diabetes, obesity and disorders of calcium metabolism.
    
    He is an active member of American Thyroid Association, The Endocrine Society and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. He served on Board of Directors of Ohio River Valley Chapter of American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and was a president during the 2009 and 2010.
    
    He has been involved with Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU since its inception. He has been a member of endocrine course curriculum development committee, and is currently involved in teaching seminars on thyroid and parathyroid physiology and pathophysiology as well as nutrition and diabetes to medical students.
    
    Between January 2009 and January 2011 he held the position of associate director of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism fellowship program and was appointed Associate Professor of Medicine at CCLCM of CWRU.
    
    In January 2011 he was appointed vice chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Global patient Services. In this role he coordinates medical care for international patients and help develop international educational and business activities of Cleveland Clinic.