Diana Thiara, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
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    Yale CollegeBA2010Political Science
    Vanderbilt University School of MedicineMD2015
    University of California, San FranciscoResidency2018Internal Medicine
    University of California, San FranciscoFellowship2020Clinician Educator
    American Board of Obesity MedicineDiplomate2021
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    Vanderbilt University2014Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
    Yale College2010Magna Cum Laude
    UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine2023Robert H. Crede Award for Excellence in Community Service

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    Dr. Diana Thiara is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF. She is the medical director of the UCSF Weight Management program as well as the Program Director of the UCSF Obesity Medicine Fellowship. Her main scholarly interests are in medical education as well as patient programming for lifestyle change and weight management – she runs a Culinary Medicine program at UCSF and has also created a virtual curriculum for lifestyle change for patients with obesity. She has been interviewed by local and national news organizations to discuss issues in obesity medicine, including the New York Times, KQED, Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. She also lectures nationally to primary care providers about medical and surgical weight loss.

    Dr. Thiara is board certified in Internal Medicine and is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.

    Dr. Thiara received her bachelor's degree in Political Science from Yale University and her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed Internal Medicine Residency and fellowship at UCSF.

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    1. Abnormal Myocardial Function Is Related to Myocardial Steatosis and Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis in HIV-Infected Adults. J Infect Dis. 2015 Nov 15; 212(10):1544-51. Thiara DK, Liu CY, Raman F, Mangat S, Purdy JB, Duarte HA, Schmidt N, Hur J, Sibley CT, Bluemke DA, Hadigan C. PMID: 25964507; PMCID: PMC4621251.
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    2. Growth and nutrition in children with trichothiodystrophy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Oct; 59(4):458-64. Atkinson EC, Thiara D, Tamura D, DiGiovanna JJ, Kraemer KH, Hadigan C. PMID: 24918982; PMCID: PMC4176511.
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