Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Faculty
Associate Professor

John Y. Jun, M.D., Acting Chief
Faculty Appointments: Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Member of Center for Diabetes and Endocrine
Research (CeDER)
Degree:ÌýMD,ÌýKyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Residency:ÌýInternal Medicine at Resurrection-Westlake Hospital, Melrose Park Chicago, IL
¹ó±ð±ô±ô´Ç·É²õ³ó¾±±è:ÌýEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine,
Hershey, PA
Board Certified: Endocrinology / Diabetes & Metabolism / Internal Medicine
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Assistant Professors

Wade Jodeh, M.D.
Board Certified:ÌýEndocrinology / Diabetes & Metabolism / Internal Medicine

Yara E. Tovar, M.D.
Faculty Appointments: Assistant Professor of Medicine; Associate Member, Center for Diabetes and Endocrine
Research (CeDER)Ìý
Degrees: MD, University of Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; MPH, Drexel University, Philadelphia,
PAÌý
Residency: ÌýInternal Medicine: Texas Tech University Health Science Center Paul L. Foster School
of Medicine, El Paso, TXÌý
Fellowship:ÌýJoan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, WV
Board Certified:ÌýEndocrinology / Diabetes and Metabolism / Internal Medicine
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Advanced Practice Providers:

Austin Howard, PA-C
Faculty Appointments: Physician Assistant
Degrees:ÌýBS, Biomedical Diagnostics & Therapeutic Sciences, MS, Biomedical Science, Physician
Assistant
Board Certified:ÌýNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Margo Joubran, PA-C
Faculty Appointments: Physician Assistant
Degrees: BS, Exercise Science, MS, Biomedical Science, Physician Assistant
Board Certified: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
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Alexandrea Vizzaccaro, PA-C
Faculty Appointments: Physician Assistant
Degrees:ÌýBS, Nutritional Sciences, MS, Biomedical Science, Physician Assistant
Board Certified:ÌýAmerican Academy of Physician Assistants
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Research Faculty

Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.
Faculty Appointments:ÌýAssociate Professor of Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Associate Member
of Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research (CeDER)
Degree: PhD,ÌýNorthwestern University, Evanston, IL
Postdoctoral Fellowships:ÌýBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA; UT Southwestern Medical Center, TX

Shahnawaz Imam, DVM, Ph.D.
Faculty Appointments:ÌýAssistant Professor in the Department of Medicine,Ìý Associate Member of Center for
Diabetes and Endocrine Research (CeDER)
Degrees: DVM, Rajendra Agriculture University, Samastipur, Bihar, India; PhD, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, U.P. India
Postdoctoral ¹ó±ð±ô±ô´Ç·É²õ³ó¾±±è:ÌýEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at University of Wisconsin-Madison Hospitals
and Clinics, Madison, WI
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Beata Lecka-Czernik, Ph.D.
Faculty Appointments:ÌýProfessor in Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physiology and Pharmacology, Associate
Member of Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research (CeDER)Ìý
Degrees: PhD,ÌýGenetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw,
Poland
Postdoctoral Fellowship:ÌýUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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Mahasin Osman, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Faculty Appointments:ÌýAssociate Professor; PI/Director of T32-G-Rise Program
Degree:Ìý M.Sc., Ph.D. Cornell University
Fellowships:ÌýPostdoctoral fellowship, Cornell University