Experienced in Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)

Dr. Umesh Masharani

Endocrinology
Center For Neuroendocrine Tumors
1825 4th St, 
San Francisco, CA 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
Center For Neuroendocrine Tumors
1825 4th St, 
San Francisco, CA 
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Overview

Umesh Masharani is an Endocrinologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Masharani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD). His top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, and Islet Cell Transplantation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 59 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Ucsf Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Center for Neuroendocrine Tumors
1825 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94143
Call: 415-476-2212
Other Locations
Diabetes Teaching Center
400 Parnassus Ave Ste A-550, San Francisco, CA 94143
Call: 415-353-2266

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Masharani 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.

Hypoparathyroidism
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


4 Clinical Trials

A Phase 2, Open-Label Extension, Efficacy and Safety Study of a Retinoic Acid Receptor Gamma (RARγ) Specific Agonist (Palovarotene) in the Treatment of Preosseous Flare-ups in Subjects With Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
A Phase 2, Open-Label Extension, Efficacy and Safety Study of a Retinoic Acid Receptor Gamma (RARγ) Specific Agonist (Palovarotene) in the Treatment of Preosseous Flare-ups in Subjects With Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 19, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Palovarotene
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Phase 3, Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral Palovarotene for the Treatment of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
A Phase 3, Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral Palovarotene for the Treatment of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 29, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Palovarotene
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Natural History, Non-Interventional, Two-Part Study in Subjects With Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
A Natural History, Non-Interventional, Two-Part Study in Subjects With Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 26, 2020
Reducing Distress And Improving Glycemic Control In Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Reducing Distress And Improving Glycemic Control In Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 25, 2019
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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59 Total Publications

Cost-Effectiveness of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Diabetes: An Analysis From MESA.
Cost-Effectiveness of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Diabetes: An Analysis From MESA.
Journal: Journal of the American Heart Association
Published: August 29, 2025
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