Umesh Masharani, MBBS
Dr. Masharani is a Clinical Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism in the Department of Medicine, UCSF. He has an active clinical practice treating patients with Diabetes and other endocrine disorders. Dr Masharani also is a Co-Investigator on a number of NIH funded diabetes studies at UCSF. His research includes studies evaluating the effect of chromium and alpha lipoic acid on insulin resistance, and anti-CD3 antibodies on new onset Type 1 Diabetes and multi-ethnic studies addressing the interactive relationships among disease management, glucose control and depression in patients with Type 2 Diabetes. As a member of the UCSF Islet Transplant Group, Dr Masharani assists in managing diabetes of patients admitted to UCSF for islet transplantation evaluation. He has recently published a book “Diabetes DeMystified” (McGraw Hill 2007).
Dr. Masharani attended Oxford University and received his medical degree from Middlesex Hospital, London. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism.