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Meet Our Team of Adult Diabetes Care Providers at UMass Memorial Health

Working as a team to assist you with all aspects of diabetes management. Personalized care includes endocrinologists, nurse practitioners, certified diabetes educators, registered dietitians, licensed practical nurses and patient care assistants.

Schedule or Cancel an Appointment; Urgent Diabetes Medical Issues
Call (508) 334-3206, Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

After Hours, Weekends and Holidays
Call (508) 334-1000. Have operator page the adult endocrinologist on call

New Patient Appointment

Endocrinologists & Specialists

Asem K. Ali, MD

Director, Diabetes Services at Health Alliance and Community Diabetes Partnership Program

Medical School: Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
Residency: Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health
Interest: Adipose Tissue Regulation in Diabetes

Care Team Spotlight
Madona Azar, MD, MPH

Medical School: St Joseph’s University, Beirut
Residency: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (currently Cooper University Hospital)
Fellowship: Penn State College of Medicine & U. of Oklahoma

Care Team Spotlight
Julie R. Chan, MD

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Residency: Lahey Hospitals and Medical Center

Fellowship: Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Transplant Diabetes Care
Leslie J. Domalik, MD

Medical Director of Inpatient Diabetes Services

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Fellowships: Duke University Medical Center

Inpatient Diabetes Care
Richard A. Haas, MD, FACE

Director of Gestational Diabetes

Medical School: University of California at San Francisco
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center & University Health Center of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Gestational Diabetes Care
David M. Harlan, MD

William and Doris Krupp Chair in Diabetes, Co-Director, Diabetes Center of Excellence at UMass Chan Medical School

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

Residency & Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center

Interests: Tolerance Mechanisms & Tissue Transplantation, Beta Cell Biology, Improving Diabetes Care Systems

Harlan Research Lab
Andrea Kassai, MD, PhD

Education: University of Debrecen, Hungary Medical & Health Sciences Centre
Residency: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Fellowship: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Interest: Lipdystrophy
Samir Malkani, MD

Clinical Chief, Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes, UMass Memorial Health and UMass Chan Medical School

Medical School: All-India Institute of Medical Sciences
Residency: Griffin Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine
Fellowship: UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Graduate Medical Education

Interest: Diabetes and Population Health
Matthew A. Niemi, MD

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Diabetic Kidney Care
Mark O'Connor, MD

Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
Residency: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Interests: Clinical Research, Genetic Causes of Endocrine Disease
Care Team Spotlight
Vrushali Shah, MD

Medical School: Pramukhswami Medical College, India
Residency: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Fellowship:University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Interests: Diabetes & Cardiometabolic Health, Diabetes Technology, Neuroendocrinology
Prateek Shukla, MD

Medical School: Maulana Azad Medical College, India
Residency: University of Connecticut
Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Joslin Diabetes Center
Interests: Diabetes Technology, Improving Diabetes Care Systems

Care Team Spotlight
Pavani Srimatkandada, MD

Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

Fellowship Program: Boston University Medical Center

Residency Program: Boston University

Clinical Interests: Diabetes (types 1 & 2), Addison's disease, adrenal disease, hyperparathyroidism, thyroid related diseases
Michael Thompson, MD

Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
Residency: UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Graduate Medical Education
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center

Interests: Clinical Trials & New Diabetes Treatment