Ashok Balasubramanyam, MD, Chair
Dr. Balasubramanyam, a board certified internist and endocrinologist, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vice President for Academic Integration and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. His academic career involves basic and translational research in diabetes and metabolic diseases, education (including service as past Director of the Endocrine Fellowship program and current Director of Baylor’s Clinical Scientist Training Program), and clinical practice as an internist and endocrine consultant.
Currently, Dr. Balasubramanyam serves as a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Council and the Chair of the ABIM Endocrinology Disease, and Metabolism Board. He is a past President of the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Dr. Balasubramanyam earned his undergraduate degree at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and his medical degree at St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India. He completed residency training and was Chief Resident at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and completed clinical and research fellowship training in endocrinology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
As of October 2022, Dr. Balasubramanyam reported the following external relationships:
Work as an author or editor for the following company, with compensation as listed below:
- UpToDate®, receiving compensation for authorship on ketosis-prone diabetes.
Dr. Balasubramanyam serves in significant roles with the following organization, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- Harris County Medical Society, Executive Board Member, without compensation.
Shehzad Basaria, MD
Dr. Basaria is a reproductive endocrinologist and the Associate Director of the Section of Men’s Health, Aging and Metabolism at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.
Dr. Basaria is a clinical investigator in the field of male reproductive endocrinology. His research interests include assessing the efficacy of testosterone therapy in cancer-related fatigue, pain perception and aging. His research interests also include assessing the cardiometabolic consequences of androgen deprivation therapy in men with prostate cancer.
Dr. Basaria also provides clinical care to patients with a variety of male reproductive disorders, including patients with cancer and those with opioid-induced hypogonadism. Additionally, he is a mentor to junior faculty and endocrine fellows pursuing their careers in reproductive endocrinology.
Dr. Basaria is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Exam Writing Committee. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Gerontology Medical Sciences, and has previously served on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Previously, Dr. Basaria led the section on Male Reproduction on the Self-Assessment Committee of the Endocrine Society and was also involved in developing the Endocrine Society's Male Androgen Deficiency Performance Improvement Module, which practicing endocrinologists utilize towards their Maintenance of Certification. Dr. Basaria serves as a member of the National Institute of Child Health and Development’s Special Emphasis Panel on Male Contraception, and on the National Institute on Aging’s Panel on Aging and Mobility.
Dr. Basaria received his medical degree from The Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed house staff training at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and his endocrine fellowship at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
As of May 2023, Dr. Basaria reported no external relationships.
Ann Marie Hasse, RN, MSN, CDCES
Ms. Hasse has been a nurse for 31 years. Ms. Hasse received her bachelor's degree from Molloy College and her master's degree in nursing education from Regis University. She has been a Certified Diabetes and Educational Specialist (CDCES) for 20 years. As a CDCES, she has worked with people with diabetes in the inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Since 2018, she is the Inpatient Diabetes Educator at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She has assisted several hospitals within Northwell Health to achieve certification for Inpatient Diabetes Management from The Joint Commission. In 2018, she also became a board-certified Nurse Coach and board-certified Holistic Nurse. In 2021, she became a member on the American Board of Internal Medicine for Endocrinology.
Ms. Hasse is a member of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (ADCES). As a CDCES, her experience has included trying to improve transition of care within Northwell Health and within ACDES, Community of Interest groups. Ms. Hasse is also the co-Chair of the Diabetes Best Practice Work Group in Northwell Health, which works on creating policies, protocols, and order sets to improve the care and safety of those living with diabetes in the hospital.
Ms. Hasse is an instructor at Center for Learning and Innovation at Northwell, has been a speaker at Northwell Conferences, presented posters at national conferences. Ms. Hasse has several publications including, an article Development of a Diabetes Learning Needs Assessment Tool to Promote an Individualized Predischarge Patient Education Plan, is a co-author on a chapter “Risks of Covid 19 in Persons with Diabetes” in a book by Springer Publishers titled, Diabetes and Covid-19, and a co-author on a charter “Inpatient Diabetes Education” in an upcoming book by Springer Publishing on the topic Diabetes Management in Hospitalized Patients: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide. She is also an abstract reviewer for The Journal of Patient Experience.
Ms. Hasse has also received several Mentor Awards from Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education and by ADCES.
In her spare time, Ms. Hasse enjoys being with her family, traveling and reading.
As of July 2022, Ms. Haase reported no ongoing external relationships.
Alyson K. Myers, MD
Dr. Alyson Myers is an Associate Professor and the Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Medicine at Montefiore/Albert Einstein in the Bronx. She also is an adjunct Associate Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, where she also served for as the medical director of inpatient diabetes for North Shore University Hospital from 2013-2021. Dr. Myers attended the University of Virginia where she majored in French and minored in Chemistry. After college, she returned home to Queens, NY to teach junior high school math and science. A year later, she attended SUNY Downstate for medical school, where she was the four-year recipient of the President’s Award Scholarship. She completed a five-year combined Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. During her fourth year, she was selected as chief resident. After residency, she completed an endocrinology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern. During fellowship she received a T32 training grant in mood disorders and diabetes under the mentorship of Dr. Madhukar Trivedi.
In late 2015, Dr. Myers was accepted as an Empire Clinical Research Investigators Program (ECRIP) fellow. As an ECRIP fellow she conducted a feasibility study exploring the use of Telehealth for lifestyle modification and improved glycemic control in Black and Hispanic patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. In 2022, she was co-awarded a Center for Diabetes Translational Research Grant to further examine and improve the health outcomes of persons with Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Her goal is to lower the high rate of amputations of Black and Brown persons with diabetes in the Bronx by using multidisciplinary care and limb salvage techniques.
Dr. Myers has several publications on the topics of diabetes disparities and diabetes technology. She has been a long-time reviewer for several journals including: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology and Diabetes Care. She is editor of an upcoming book with Springer Publishers on the topic of diabetes and COVID-19. Also, she is an active member of the Endocrine Society as an abstract reviewer, member of the Publications committee and a presenter for 2022 ExCEL Program. Dr. Myers also serves on the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She has received numerous awards and accolades, including being recognized on Doctor’s Day for community service by Northwell Health in 2021.
In her spare time, Dr. Myers enjoys volunteering in her community, travelling, watching movies, and going to the gym.
As of May 2023, Dr. Myers reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Myers serves in significant roles with the following organization, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- The Endocrine Society, Publications Committee, Member, Planner and Speaker, receiving reimbursement for travel expenses.
Grant funding from nonprofit health care-related organizations for salary support, paid to North Shore University Hospital, from the following organizations:
- The National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, for serving as a co-investigator.
- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, for serving as a co-investigator.
Raul Ruiz Esponda, MD
Dr. Esponda is an Endocrinologist at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Dakota School of Medical Sciences. He is certified in both Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He has a clinical practice of general endocrinology with a particular focus on thyroid disease and thyroid malignancies.
He has multiple leadership roles such as being the Chair of the Endocrinology Department at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is also a member of the Physician Executive Council at Sanford Health as well as the Chair of Care Monitoring at Sanford Health. He is the current president of the Midwest Endocrinology Society (previously American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Minnesota/Midwest Chapter). He is a Fellow of the American Colleague of Physicians and an active member of the Endocrine Society and American Association of Clinical Endocrinology.
Dr. Esponda earned his medical degree at the University of Monterrey in Mexico. He completed an internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.
As of July 2022, Dr. Ruiz reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Esponda serves on the Physician Executive Council and various committees within Sanford Health.
Mara Schwartz, RN, CDCES, BSN
Ms. Schwartz has been a nurse for 14 years. She has been a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) for 9 years. As a CDCES, she has worked with people with diabetes in research, inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Since 2016, she is the Diabetes Education Program Coordinator at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, South Carolina. She also assisted in starting the Mobile Diabetes Clinic at Self Regional Healthcare. Previously, she worked at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes in Aurora, Colorado.
Ms. Schwartz is a member of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (ADCES) and the American Diabetes Association. She is the Advocacy Chair for the South Carolina ADCES Coordinating Body. As a CDCES, her experience includes trying to improve diabetes management and quality of life for people living with diabetes, and integrating diabetes technology into patient care to reduce the burden of diabetes management.
Ms. Schwartz received her bachelor's degrees from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, and the University of Colorado College of Nursing in Aurora, Colorado.
As of August 2022, Ms. Schwartz reported the following external relationships:
Ms. Schwartz serves in significant roles with the following organization, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, South Carolina Advocacy Chair, without compensation.
Jawairia Shakil, MBBS, FACP, FACE, FEAA, Dipl. ABOM
Dr. Shakil is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Program Director of the Endocrine Fellowship at Houston Methodist Hospital, as well as a practicing endocrinologist specializing in endocrine diseases with a particular interest in adrenal, gonadal and neuroendocrine disorders.
Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, she attended medical school at the Dow Medical College at Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, and completed her internal medicine residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin. She practiced as an internist in Midland, Texas, prior to completing an endocrinology fellowship at Houston Methodist Hospital.
Dr. Shakil is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology.
As of June 2023, Dr. Shakil reported the following external relationships:
Dr. Shakil serves in significant roles with the following organization, receiving reimbursement or compensation as listed:
- The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, Fellow Education Committee, Member, without compensation
Christine Twining, MD
Dr. Twining is a board-certified endocrinologist and Medical Director at the Maine Medical Partners Center for Endocrinology and Diabetes, a group of eight endocrinologists in Scarborough, Maine. She practices general endocrinology with a focus on thyroid disease, metabolic bone disease and transitional care. Additionally, Dr. Twining is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine and enjoys teaching Tufts medical students and residents at Maine Medical Center, where she also serves as an advisor to internal medicine-pediatrics residents.
She has been a member of the board of directors for the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) since 2015. She served as AACE's representative to the Young Physicians Section of the AMA from 2010-2015 and served as the Fellow-in-Training Representative to the Board of Directors in 2007-2008. Dr. Twining served on the board of the New England Chapter of AACE and was its president in 2013-2014. She has served on many AACE committees, including Endocrine Training Support, Socioeconomics, Chapters, Membership, Pediatric Endocrinology, and Endocrine University and the Task Force on Women in Endocrinology, among others. Currently, she is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Board.
Dr. Twining has an artium baccalaureus degree from Harvard College and graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. She completed a combined internal medicine-pediatrics residency at Yale followed by an endocrinology fellowship at the University of South Carolina.
As of July 2022, Dr. Twining reported no ongoing external relationships.