
Overview
Dr. Kershaw is an Associate Professor of Medicine, the Endowed Chair of Obesity and Diabetes, and the Chief of the Division of Endocrinology. She is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine, in Clinical Lipidology by the American Board of Clinical Lipidology, and in Obesity Medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Dr. Kershaw is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Toxic Nodular Goiter. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Familial Hypertriglyceridemia, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 84 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE SNP
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
3601 5th Avenue, Falk Suite 3b, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Kershaw 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.
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.
UPMC Center For Diabetes And Endocrinology
Dr. Mahmud holds board certifications in endocrinology, obesity medicine and internal medicine. His clinical interests are neuroendocrinology (pituitary and adrenal disorders), obesity medicine, thyroid cancer and diabetes management. He is a part of the neuroendocrine unit, specializing in perioperative management of pituitary and skull base surgery patients. He also specializes in obesity medicine and participates in our clinic's medical weight loss programs. Dr. Mahmud is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Toxic Nodular Goiter. His top areas of expertise are Prolactinoma, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, and Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Familial HypertriglyceridemiaDr. Kershaw isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Hypertriglyceridemia.
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseDr. Kershaw isAdvanced. Learn about Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
- ObesityDr. Kershaw isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Kershaw isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- Addison's DiseaseDr. Kershaw isExperienced. Learn about Addison's Disease.
- Apolipoprotein C2 DeficiencyDr. Kershaw isExperienced. Learn about Apolipoprotein C2 Deficiency.
- Familial Lipoprotein Lipase DeficiencyDr. Kershaw isExperienced. Learn about Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency.
- Gestational DiabetesDr. Kershaw isExperienced. Learn about Gestational Diabetes.
- HypothyroidismDr. Kershaw isExperienced. Learn about Hypothyroidism.

