Shuyao Zhang, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Shuyao "Susan" Zhang, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Endocrinology. Dr. Zhang holds a bachelor's degree in statistics and microbiology from the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she also earned her medical degree. She completed internal medicine residency and endocrinology fellowship training at UT Southwestern, where she served as Chief Fellow. Dual board certified in Internal Medicine and in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2024. Dr. Zhang is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Obesity Society, Endocrine Society, and American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. Education Medical School University of Florida College of Medicine (2019) Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (2022), Internal Medicine Fellowship UT Southwestern Medical Center (2024), Endocrinology & Metabolism Publications Featured Publications Healthcare utilization, mortality, and cardiovascular events following GLP1-RA initiation in chronic kidney disease. Zhang S, Sidra F, Alvarez CA, Kinaan M, Lingvay I, Mansi IA, Nat Commun 2024 Dec 15 1 10623 Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: An Under-Recognized Cause of Paralysis in Young Hispanic Men. Gulde A, Zhang S, Hussain I, J Emerg Med 2023 Feb 64 2 200-207 Post Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Engraftment Syndrome: Improved Treatment and Outcomes. Liu Z, Zhang S, Horn B, Moreb JS, Clin Transplant 2020 Jan e13797 The Type 1 Diabetes-Resistance Locus Idd22 Controls Trafficking of Autoreactive CTLs into the Pancreatic Islets of NOD Mice. Whitener RL, Gallo Knight L, Li J, Knapp S, Zhang S, Annamalai M, Pliner VM, Fu D, Radichev I, Amatya C, Savinov A, Yurdagul A, Yuan S, Glawe J, Kevil CG, Chen J, Stimpson SE, Mathews CE J. Immunol. 2017 Nov Metabolic abnormalities in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. Zhang S, Mathews CE, Curr Diab Rep 2014 14 9 519 The association of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with breastfeeding initiation. Thompson LA, Zhang S, Black E, Das R, Ryngaert M, Sullivan S, Roth J Matern Child Health J 2013 Dec 17 10 1842-51 Results 1-6 of 6 1 Honors & Awards Endocrinology Fellow Teaching AwardUT Southwestern Division of Endocrinology (2024) Outstanding Clinical Fellow AwardUT Southwestern Division of Endocrinology (2023) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Endocrine Society Obesity Society
