Malek Mushref
Advanced in Hypothyroidism

Dr. Malek Mushref

Endocrinology
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Physicians Endocrinology Athens
1500 Oglethorpe Avenue Suite 3600, 
Athens, GA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Hypothyroidism
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Physicians Endocrinology Athens
1500 Oglethorpe Avenue Suite 3600, 
Athens, GA 
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Overview

Malek Mushref, MD, FACE; earned his medical degree from the University of Aleppo and completed his residency at Piedmont Athens Regional. Dr. Mushref is fellowship trained in Endocrinology from the Medical University of South Carolina. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology; with a special interest in thyroid diseases including thyroid cancer. He is also a Fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology.

In his spare time, Dr. Mushref enjoys spending time with family. He enjoys playing chess and music.

Dr. Mushref is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.

Note: Physicians and medical staff are not available on Thursdays; but administrative staff will be available to answer phone calls.

Dr. Mushref is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothyroidism. His top areas of expertise are Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid Storm, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and Thyroidectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Aleppo Faculty Of Medicine, 2014
Residency
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2019
Specialties
Endocrinology
Fellowships
Medical University of South Carolina, Endocrinology, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
St Mary's Hospital
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Arabic
Gender
Male

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Locations

Piedmont Physicians Endocrinology Athens
1500 Oglethorpe Avenue Suite 3600, Athens, GA 30606
Call: 706-316-2690

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Mushref 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.


3 Total Publications

The unfolded protein response mediates fibrogenesis and collagen I secretion through regulating TANGO1 in mice.
The unfolded protein response mediates fibrogenesis and collagen I secretion through regulating TANGO1 in mice.
Journal: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Published: March 29, 2016
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