Vijay Yechoor
Experienced in Obesity

Dr. Vijay Yechoor

Endocrinology
UPMC Presbyterian
200 Lothrop St, 
Pittsburgh, PA 

Experienced in Obesity
UPMC Presbyterian
200 Lothrop St, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Vijay Yechoor is an Endocrinologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Yechoor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 53 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Obesity.

Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Baylor College of Medicine
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Presbyterian
200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Call: 412-586-9819

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Yechoor 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.

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.


53 Total Publications

Recapitulation of clinical and molecular hallmarks of lipid-induced hepatic insulin resistance in a zonated, vascularized human liver acinus microphysiological system during metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) progression.
Recapitulation of clinical and molecular hallmarks of lipid-induced hepatic insulin resistance in a zonated, vascularized human liver acinus microphysiological system during metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) progression.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: November 24, 2025
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