Name Sarah Kanbour
Title MD
Primary Specialty Endocrinology, Diabetes and Osteoporosis Consultant
Languages Arabic, English & French
Contact Details
Email [email protected]
Phone +974 4400 4400

Social Media

Scope of Practice

  • Obesity management
  • Diabetes Mellitus (Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Insulin Pump, Hypoglycemia, Insulinoma)
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
  • Male Testosterone Disorders
  • Sex Hormone Disorders
  • Pituitary and Adrenal Diseases (Adrenal Insufficiency, Adrenal Tumors, Cushing Syndrome, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Hypopituitarism, Pituitary Disorders, Pituitary Tumors)
  • Thyroid Disease (Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Diseases, Thyroid Eye Disease, Thyroid Masses, Thyroid Nodules)
  • Osteoporosis & Calcium metabolism (Calcium Disorders, Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis, Hyperparathyroidism, Male Osteoporosis, Metabolic Bone Disease, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, Phosphate Abnormalities, Vitamin D Deficiency)

Highlights

Academic Achievements:

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Honors & Awards
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Research

Experience & Education

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar
  • Research Fellow in Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism - Johns Hopkins (USA)
  • Clinical Fellow in Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism - Johns Hopkins (USA)
  • Internal Medicine Resident; New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Certifications & Memberships

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Member of the Endocrine Society
  • Member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
  • Member of the American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Publications

Most Recent

  • Krez A, Liu Y, Kanbour S, Clare S, Waldman S, Stein EM. The skeletal consequences of epidural steroid injections: a literature review. Osteoporos Int. 2021 Nov;32(11):2155-2162. doi: 10.1007/s00198-021-05986-4. Epub 2021 Jun 4. PMID: 34089066.
  • Kanbour S, Balaji A, Chae K, Mathioudakis N. Insulinoma mimic: methadone-induced hypoglycaemia. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Jul 26;15(7):e245890. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245890. PMID: 35882435; PMCID: PMC9330285.
  • Byun DJ, Braunstein R, Flynn J, Zheng J, Lefkowitz RA, Kanbour S, Girotra M. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Diabetes: A Single-Institution Experience. Diabetes Care. 2020 Dec;43(12):3106-3109. doi: 10.2337/dc20-0609. Epub 2020 Oct 13. PMID: 33051330; PMCID: PMC7770268.
  • Rahil AI, Osman A, Magdi M, Kanbour S, Mahfouz AE. Tuberculoid Leprosy with External Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2020 Jan 20;7(2):001302. doi: 10.12890/2020_001302. PMID: 32133305; PMCID: PMC7050969.
  • Kanbour S, Dobs AS. Hyperandrogenism in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Controversies. Androgens: Clinical Research and Therapeutics 2022 3:1, 22-30