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Zehra Tekin, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine

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  • Biography

    Zehra Tekin, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in endocrinology, with a focus on diabetes.

    Dr. Tekin earned her medical degree at Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Turkey. Upon graduation, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Islet Laboratory at the University of Chicago. She completed a residency in internal medicine at the Queens Hospital Center in New York and gained advanced training through a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, and nutrition at the Cleveland Clinic.

    Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine, Dr. Tekin joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2024.

    Dr. Tekin is a member of the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society.

    She has delivered oral and poster presentations, contributed to several books, including Diabetes in Older Adults, and published academic articles related to her areas of expertise.

    Personal Note

    When she’s not at work, Dr. Tekin enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time with her family.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Hacettepe Univ Med School; Turkey (2013)
    Residency
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2018), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2020), Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition
  • Research Interest
    • Diabetes
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

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    Association between first-line monotherapy with metformin and the risk of atrial fibrillation (AMRAF) in patients with type 2 diabetes.
    Iqbal A, Tekin Z, Kattan MW, Ji X, Milinovich A, Pantalone KM, Zimmerman RS, Chung MK, Kashyap SR, J Diabetes Complications 2022 Nov 36 11 108315
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    Use of Preoperative Imaging in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
    Broome DT, Naples R, Bailey R, Tekin Z, Hamidi M, Bena JF, Morrison SL, Berber E, Siperstein AE, Scharpf J, Skugor M, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021 Jan 106 1 e328-e337
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    Noninsulin Diabetes Therapies in Older Adults.
    Tekin Z, Zimmerman RS, Clin Geriatr Med 2020 Aug 36 3 385-394
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    Novel Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy in HNF4A-MODY.
    Broome DT, Tekin Z, Pantalone KM, Mehta AE, Diabetes Care 2020 Jun 43 6 e65
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    Outcomes of Pancreatic Islet Allotransplantation Using the Edmonton Protocol at the University of Chicago.
    Tekin Z, Garfinkel MR, Chon WJ, Schenck L, Golab K, Savari O, Thistlethwaite JR, Philipson LH, Majewski C, Pannain S, Ramachandran S, Rezania K, Hariprasad SM, Millis JM, Witkowski P, Transplant Direct 2016 Oct 2 10 e105
    The Association Between Medicaid Expansion and Diabetic Ketoacidosis Hospitalizations.
    Tekin Z, Saygili M, Cureus 2022 Oct 14 10 e30631
    Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for the Ampullary Cancer. A Case Report.
    Savari O, Golab K, Solomina J, Konsur E, Cieply K, Ramachandran S, Tekin Z, Schenck L, Zhang SS, Tibudan M, Posner MC, Witkowski P, J Gastrointest Cancer 2019 Sep 50 3 543-547
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Diabetes Association
    • Endocrine Society