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Jeffrey Zigman, M.D.,  Ph.D.

Jeffrey Zigman, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Endowed Title
Kent and Jodi Foster Distinguished Chair in Endocrinology, in Honor of Daniel Foster, M.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Brookshire Professorship in Medicine; The Diana and Richard C. Strauss Professorship in Biomedical Research
School
Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine | Psychiatry
Graduate Programs
Genetics, Development and Disease, Neuroscience

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  • Biography

    Jeffrey Zigman, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor with tenure in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Endocrinology. He has a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry. He holds the Kent and Jodi Foster Distinguished Chair in Endocrinology, the Diane and Richard C. Strauss Professorship in Biomedical Research, and the Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G Brookshire Professorship in Medicine.

    Originally from Bradford, Pennsylvania, Dr. Zigman holds a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He earned his doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Chicago. He earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago School of Medicine. He completed internal medicine residency training at the University of Chicago. He then received advanced training through a clinical and research fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism under Dr. Joel Elmquist and Dr. Jeffrey Garber at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

    A Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Zigman joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2006.

    At UT Southwestern, Dr. Zigman is Chair of the Molecular Metabolism & Metabolic Diseases Graduate Track. He is also the Director of the Enrichment Program at the UT Southwestern Nutrition and Obesity Research Center.

  • Education
    Medical School
    University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1997)
    Residency
    University of Chicago Hospitals (2000), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2003), Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Research Interest
    • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    • Brain-gut axis
    • Cancer cachexia
    • Diabetes and hypoglycemia
    • Enteroendocrine cell function
    • Ghrelin secretion and ghrelin action
    • Islet Biology
    • Metabolic responses to Excercise
    • Neuro-hormonal framework linking complex eating behaviors to mood
    • Obesity and eating behavior
  • Publications

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  • Books

    Featured 

    Obesity. In Pocket Primary Care

    Zigman J (2001). Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

    Mechanisms of homeostatically regulated behaviors. In Neuroscience in the 21st Century

    Elmquist J, Zigman J, Saper C. (2011). Berlin, Springer-Verlag GmbH

  • Honors & Awards
    • Election to the Association of American Physicians
      (2021)
    • Ken and Jodi Foster Distinguished Chair in Endocrinology, in Honor of Daniel Foster, M.D.
      UT Southwestern Medical Center (2016)
    • Top Doctor
      Castle Connolly (2015)
    • Patricia Usher Memorial Lecture Speaker
      Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2014)
    • Class of 2014 (MS2) Outstanding Teaching Award
      UT Southwestern Medical Center (2012)
    • Election to the American Society for Clinical Investigation
      (2012)
    • Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Brookshire Professorship in Medicine
      UT Southwestern Medical Center (2012)
    • The Diana and Richard C. Strauss Professorship in Biomedical Research
      UT Southwestern Medical Center (2012)
    • Class of 2013 (MS2) Outstanding Teaching Award 2010-2011
      UT Southwestern Medical Center (2011)
    • Top Doctor
      U.S. News & World Report (2011)
    • Class of 2013 (MS1) Outstanding Teaching Award in Physiology
      UT Southwestern Medical Center (2010)
    • Disease-Oriented Clinical Scholar
      UT Southwestern Medical Center (2006-2009)
    • Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Golden Key National Honor Societies
      Cornell University (1989)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (2000)
    • American Diabetes Association (2004)
    • American Society for Clinical Investigation (2012)
    • American Thyroid Association (2009)
    • Association of American Physicians (2021)
    • Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (2019)
    • The Endocrine Society (2009)
    • The Obesity Society (2008)