Leili Rahimi, 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 Leili Rahimi, 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. She specializes in adrenal, pituitary, and neuroendocrine disorders. Originally from Iran, Dr. Rahimi earned her medical degree from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran. She completed her internal medicine residency at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Ohio and pursued advanced fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Board-certified in Internal Medicine and in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Dr. Rahimi joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2024. Her clinical focus includes a multidisciplinary approach to managing adrenal and pituitary disorders, as well as endocrine tumor syndromes. Dr. Rahimi’s research interests center on advancing the understanding of adrenal and pituitary disorders, with particular interest in the diagnostic and clinical challenges of adrenal tumors, pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. She has authored 18 peer-reviewed publications and has presented her work at national and international medical conferences. She is an active member of several professional societies, including the Endocrine Society, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, Pituitary Society, and American College of Physicians. Personal Note Outside of medicine, she is a nature lover who enjoys hiking, cooking, traveling the world, and spending time with family and friends. Education Medical School Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran (2012) Residency Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (2021), Internal Medicine Fellowship Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (2024), Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism & Nutrition Publications Featured Publications Approaches to reduce succinate accumulation by restoration of succinate dehydrogenase activity in cultured adrenal cells. Khazal FA, Rahimi L, Feng F, Becker NA, Folmes CD, Favier J, Maher LJ, J Cell Sci 2025 Apr A clinical challenge: delayed diagnosis of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type II in a patient with thyroid eye disease. Hartness EM, Garza Reyes A, Parikh RN, Lepa NJ, Rahimi L, Shriver EM, Orbit 2025 Jan 1-4 Improving Intravenous and Subcutaneous Insulin Overlap During Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Quality Improvement Project. Welch AA, Toro-Tobon D, Rachmasari KN, Sandooja RB, Rahimi L, Mohan S, Hewlett JR, Clark J, Maheshwari A, Zhang C, Brito JP, Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes 2024 Jun 8 3 293-300 Adrenal Hemorrhage: A Comprehensive Analysis of a Heterogeneous Entity-Etiology, Presentation, Management, and Outcomes. Dogra P, Chinthapalli M, Sandooja R, Rahimi L, Iniguez-Ariza NM, Foster T, Bancos I, Mayo Clin Proc 2024 Mar 99 3 375-386 Kidney function in patients with adrenal adenomas: A single-center retrospective cohort study. Rahimi L, Kittithaworn A, Gregg Garcia R, Saini J, Dogra P, Atkinson EJ, Achenbach SJ, Kattah A, Bancos I, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023 Dec Etiology, morphology, and outcomes of adrenal calcifications in 540 adult patients-a retrospective single-center study. Kittithaworn A, Dogra P, Rahimi L, Sandooja R, Bancos I, Eur J Endocrinol 2023 Jul 189 1 K1-K6 Diabetes Mellitus and COVID-19 A short Communication Rajpal A, Rahimi L, Ismail-Beigi F. Med Rep Case Stud 2021 001-002 Factors leading to high morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 in patients with type 2 diabetes. Rajpal A, Rahimi L, Ismail-Beigi F, J Diabetes 2020 Dec 12 12 895-908 Evolution of insulin at the edge of foldability and its medical implications. Rege NK, Liu M, Yang Y, Dhayalan B, Wickramasinghe NP, Chen YS, Rahimi L, Guo H, Haataja L, Sun J, Ismail-Beigi F, Phillips NB, Arvan P, Weiss MA, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020 Nov 117 47 29618-29628 "Register-shift" insulin analogs uncover constraints of proteotoxicity in protein evolution. Rege NK, Liu M, Dhayalan B, Chen YS, Smith NA, Rahimi L, Sun J, Guo H, Yang Y, Haataja L, Phillips NFB, Whittaker J, Smith BJ, Arvan P, Ismail-Beigi F, Weiss MA, J Biol Chem 2020 Mar 295 10 3080-3098 Results 1-10 of 18 1 2 Next Last Honors & Awards Early Career Forum Travel AwardEndocrine Society (2024) Cleveland Clinic Adrenal Preceptorship AwardEndocrine Fellows Foundation (2023) Poster Presentation Award18th International Pituitary Conference (2023) New Investigator AwardMidwest Endocrine Society Symposium (2022) Santa Fe Fellows Travel AwardEndocrine Fellows Foundation (2022) Award for Distinguished Medical ServiceRoshtkhar Healthcare Center (2012) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) (2022) American College of Physicians (ACP) (2018) Endocrine Society (2019) The Pituitary Society (2023)
