Meet The Faculty
The Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, & Nutrition department at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, diagnoses and treats disorders in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Mayo Clinic endocrinologists have varied specialized interests, including general endocrinology, diabetes, thyroid disease, pituitary disease, adrenal disease, and bone metabolism.
Mayo Clinic surgeons provide surgical expertise to our patients in minimally invasive parathyroid surgery, pituitary surgery, laparoscopic adrenal surgery, and pancreas transplantation.
From the program director
Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Our program aims to train fellows to become leaders in the areas of academic and private practice endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. We train fellows to a level of knowledge and skill set for autonomous practice. Upon completion of the program, fellows identify, evaluate, and manage the current problems and treatment issues in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.
I am confident that as a fellow in our program, you will find the resources and support necessary to achieve your professional goals, whether that be in academic or private practice.
As we thrive to advance the science of medicine, we always focus on our primary value, "the needs of the patient come first."
Victor Bernet, M.D.
Program Director
Faculty
In addition to caring for patients in clinical practice, Mayo Clinic's faculty is committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty members have published and lectured extensively and hold officer positions in national endocrine societies. You work closely with these individuals throughout your training in the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship.
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Sarika Rao, D.O.Associate Program Director Dr. Rao is certified in both internal medicine and endocrinology. Her clinical interests include thyroid cancer, adrenal cancer, benign adrenal/extra-adrenal tumors, multiple endocrine neoplasia, and endocrine complications from cancer or from chemotherapy in the treatment of other cancers. |
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Susan Samson, M.D., Ph.D.Division Chair Dr. Samson has a close working relationship with the fellows. She has been the Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Division Chair since 2022. Her clinical interests include pituitary tumors, hypopituitarism, acromegaly, Cushing's syndrome, prolactinomas, craniopharyngiomas, pituitary cysts, and pituitary infiltration and inflammation. She is also the President-elect and Treasurer of the Executive Committee of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology and Chair of the ABIM Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment Approval Committee in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. |
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Shon Meek, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine As a former program director of this fellowship program, Dr. Meek brings a level of familiarity and understanding of the role and experience of the fellow. Dr. Meek specializes in the treatment o diabetes, and his clinical interests include thyroid disorders, bone disorders, pituitary disorders, adrenal disorders, and diabetes. |
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Ejigayehu Abate, M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine As a graduate of the Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Abate is familiar with the experience of a fellow in this program. Her clinical interests include metabolic bone disease, osteoporosis, and hyperparathyroidism/hypoparathyroidism. |
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Ana-Maria Chindris, M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Dr. Chindris is a graduate of the Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship at Mayo Clinic. Her clinical interests include cancers of the head and neck. |
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Jessica Wilson, M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Dr. Wilson specializes in the treatment of diabetes mellitus and has a clinical interest in personalized medicine. She is the chair of the Inpatient Diabetes Certification Program and Co-Chair of the Pancreas Transplant Board. |
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Daniela Hurtado Andrade, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Dr. Hurtado has an interest in the causes of obesity that led her to pursue her doctorate level training focused on the brain's regulation of food intake. Her clinical interests include understanding obesity's pathophysiology to develop therapeutic interventions. She is also a member of the Mayo clinic Precision Medicine for Obesity Program. |
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Alice Chang, M.D.Associate Professor of Medicine Dr. Chang joined the program in 2022 after moving from Minnesota, where she had practiced at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Her clinical interests include polycystic ovary syndrome, androgen excess in women, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and pituitary and adrenal disorders. |
Advisers and mentors
Fellows are expected to choose an area of research interest and a research adviser who can provide mentorship in the selected area of interest.
Visiting professors
Many prominent professors visit Mayo Clinic each year. They present their work during lectures, participate in hospital rounds, and have informal discussions with trainees. You are encouraged to take full advantage of these educational opportunities.