Display enlarged image
Dinesh Edem, MD
| Dinesh Edem, MD has joined the Arkansas Medical College (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine.
Edem has triple board certification in obesity medicine, internal medicine and endocrinology. He directs a weight management program at UAMS for diabetic or pre-diabetic patients who are considered obese. He sees patients at the UAMS Neighborhood Clinic in Little Rock’s 11300 Financial Center Parkway. The clinic number is 501-614-2340.
He also sees general endocrine patients at the UAMS Endocrine Clinic who are particularly interested in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, thyroid disorders, and male hypogonadism.
He came to UAMS from Indiana University Health in Lafayette, Indiana and was a clinical assistant professor of endocrinology from July 2017 to December 2021. He received endocrinology fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh. He is a resident of endocrinology at Johns Hopkins University / Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. Prior to that, he earned a medical degree in 2009 from Topiwala National Medical University in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
UAMS is the only health science university in the state, with universities of medicine, nursing, pharmacies, health professionals, and public health. Graduate School; Hospital; Little Rock Main Campus. Fayetteville’s Northwest Arkansas campus. A state-wide network of regional campuses. Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stevens Institute for Spinal Neuroscience, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute for Aging, Translation Institute, Digital Health & Innovation Laboratory. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a state-wide medical system that covers all UAMS clinical companies. UAMS is the only adult level 1 trauma center in the state. US News & World Report The UAMS Medical Center was recognized as the best hospital from 2021 to 22. In the third year, we ranked the ENT program in the top 50 in Japan. We have named the five areas of colon cancer surgery, diabetes, hip replacement, knee replacement, and stroke high performance. Forbes The magazine ranked UAMS 7th in the country on the Diversity Best Employer List. UAMS also ranked in the top 30% of the whole country Forbes It was the best employer list for women and the only Arkansaw employer included. UAMS has 3,047 students, 873 medical residents and fellows, and 6 dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including UAMS, its local campus, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, VA Medical Center, and 1,200 doctors providing care to patients at Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook twitterYouTube or Instagram.
###
