Overview
Dr. Sarkar was raised in Augusta, Georgia. He attended Mercer University for his undergraduate degree and went onto West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine where he completed their Doctorate Program in 2004. Dr. Sarkar furthered his education with completion of the residency program at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in 2007. Dr. Sarkar is an Army Veteran and has held many leadership positions during his extensive career. He has experience with thyroid ultrasound and fine needle aspiration biopsies, Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM), and Insulin pumps. Dr. Sarkar offers expert care for various metabolic, pituitary, and diabetes-related conditions, osteoporosis, and thyroid disease, including thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules. His clinical focus is on managing diabetes, its complications, and associated comorbidities with the use of novel therapies as well as emerging technologies, including continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps. Dr. Sarkar is excited to start his new position with FPCA and help us provide excellent care to the Frederick community!
Outside of work, Dr. Sarkar enjoys traveling, watching sports, and spending time with his 3 children. He has also participated in the community with the American Diabetes Association-Maryland Chapter and Greater Baltimore Temple. His favorite travel destination to date is Switzerland and looks forward to travelling to many other locations in the future. With his extensive expertise, Dr. Sarkar is excited to.
Dr. Sarkar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Obesity in Children, and Thyroid Nodule.
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Locations
9093 Ridgefield Dr, 104, Frederick, MD 21701
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sarkar has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Donner's clinical and research interests have focused on the prevention of complications in patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes. For 6 years, he was the Associate Medical Director of the Joslin Diabetes Center affiliate at the University of Maryland, and then Medical Director from 2004 - 2010. After joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in 2010, his clinical and research interests became fully dedicated to diabetes. He became the Director of The Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center in 2011. He has been a clinical investigator in a number of NIH- and industry-funded diabetes research trials. Dr. Donner was a co-PI in the NIH-funded Veterans Affairs Implantable Insulin Pump Study, a Co-PI on the NIDDK-funded Diabetes Control and Complications Trial / Epidemiology of Diabetes Intervention and Complications (DCCT / EDIC) Study for 16 years, and Co-PI for the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) for 7 years. Recently, he has served as PI for the Durable-response therapy Evaluation For Early or New-onset type 1 Diabetes (DEFEND-1). Dr. Donner is currently collaborating with Dr. Abdel Hamad in Immunology on preventing B-regulatory cell apoptosis using a novel monoclonal antibody targeting the presumptive apoptotic factor. This antibody prevents the development of type 1 diabetes in non obese diabetic mice. Dr. Donner is the PI for Johns Hopkins for TrialNet, a multicenter, international consortium of investigators studying ways to prevent Type 1 diabetes and preserve insulin secretion in individuals with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes. He is also a PI for a study investigating FIAsp, a faster-acting insulin aspart in subjects with type 1 diabetes, and is working with investigators at the Johns Hopkins School of Engineering on an implantable insulin pump which delivers insulin intravenously. Dr. Donner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. His top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Diabetic Nephropathy, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.
Privia Medical Group, LLC
Linda Powers is an Endocrinologist in Manassas, Virginia. Dr. Powers is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. Her top areas of expertise are Diabetic Nephropathy, Diabetic Neuropathy, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Osteoporosis.
Medstar Medical Group - Southern Maryland LLC
Anpalakan Sathasivam is an Endocrinologist in Waldorf, Maryland. Dr. Sathasivam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Nephropathy, Obesity in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Hashimoto Thyroiditis.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- HypothyroidismDr. Sarkar isDistinguished. Learn about Hypothyroidism.
- Advanced
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Sarkar isAdvanced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Diabetic NephropathyDr. Sarkar isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Nephropathy.
- Follicular Thyroid CancerDr. Sarkar isAdvanced. Learn about Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
- Graves DiseaseDr. Sarkar isAdvanced. Learn about Graves Disease.
- Hashimoto ThyroiditisDr. Sarkar isAdvanced. Learn about Hashimoto Thyroiditis.
- Medullary Thyroid CarcinomaDr. Sarkar isAdvanced. Learn about Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.
- Experienced
- Adrenal CancerDr. Sarkar isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- Alopecia AreataDr. Sarkar isExperienced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- Autosomal Recessive HypotrichosisDr. Sarkar isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis.
- Cushing's syndromeDr. Sarkar isExperienced. Learn about Cushing's syndrome.
- Cushing's syndrome due to Adrenal TumorDr. Sarkar isExperienced. Learn about Cushing's syndrome due to Adrenal Tumor.
- Diabetes Insipidus (DI)Dr. Sarkar isExperienced. Learn about Diabetes Insipidus (DI).