Abid Yaqub , MD

 Abid Yaqub, M.D., F.A.C.P.,F.A.C.E., FCPS, ECNU, CCD is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He serves as the Program Director of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism fellowship program at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He also serves as the Medical Director of Endocrinology at UC Health-West Chester Hospital. A graduate of King Edward Medical College (1994), he completed his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore and received his fellowship from College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan in 2000. He proceeded to US in 2001 where he completed residency training in Internal Medicine (2004) and fellowship training in endocrinology and metabolism (2006) from Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Prior to joining University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, he served as Program Director of the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship at Joan C. Edwards SOM at Marshall University, Huntington WV. Dr. Yaqub is ABIM board certified in Internal Medicine with sub-specialty certification in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism. He also holds endocrine certification in neck ultrasound (ECNU conferred by American College of Endocrinology) and is a certified clinical densitometrist (CCD conferred by the International Society of Clinical Densitometry). He is an authorized user of RAI-131 for treatment of Thyroid diseases. Dr. Yaqub's clinical interests include thyroid cancer and metabolic bone disease.

Medical Degree: King Edward Medical College Lahore, Pakistan, 1994

Internship: Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan, 1995 (Medicine)

Fellowship: College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS), Post Graduate Medical Institute Lahore, Pakistan, 2000

Residency : Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University Huntington, WV, 2004

Fellowship: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Univers Huntington, WV, 2006

American Board of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology-Diabetes and Metabolism) (Certification Date: 10-30-2006 ) - (Recertification Date: to 11-09-2016 )

American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 08-24-2004 ) - (Recertification Date: to 12-29-2014 )

Endocrinology

Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid Disease

Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Calcium Metabolism Disorders

De Quervain's Tenosynovitis

Follicular Thyroid Cancer

Goiter (Thyroid gland enlargement)

Goiters

Graves' Disease

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Hurthle Cell Thyroid Cancer

Hyperparathyroidism

Hyperthyroidism (Overactive Thyroid)

Hyperthyroxinemia

Hypocalcemia

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypophosphatemia

Hypothyroidism (Underactive thyroid)

Low Testosterone (Male hypogonadism)

Medullary Carcinoma

Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Metabolic Bone Disease

Multinodular Goiter

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia I and II (MEN I and MEN II)

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (Werner Syndrome)

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b

Nodular Goiter

Papillary Carcinoma

Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Parathyroid Disease

Parathyroid Disorders

Parathyroid Problems

Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Postpartum Thyroiditis

Silent Thyroiditis

Subacute Thyroiditis

Testosterone Deficiency (Male hypogonadism)

Thymus Cancer

Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders

Thyroid Crisis

Thyroid Disorders

Thyroid Dysgenesis

Thyroid Nodules

Thyroiditis

Vitamin D Deficiency

X-Linked Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets

Endocrinology-Diabetes and Metabolism

Internal Medicine

Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders, Bone Health, Osteoporosis, Thyroid Cancer

- Program Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship, Department of Medicine University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH (June 2014-present) ,

- Medical Director, Endocrinology UC Health West Chester Hospital, West Chester, OH (May 2013-present),

- Program Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship, Department of Medicine Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (July 2011-April 2013) ,

- Associate Program Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship, Department of Medicine Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (December 2006-June 2011) ,

- Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH (Sep 2018 to Present) ,

Peer Reviewed Publications

Santhanam, Prasanna; Khthir, Rodhan; Gress, Todd; Elkadry, Ayman; Olajide, Omolola; Yaqub, Abid; Driscoll, Henry (2016. ) Gene expression classifier for the diagnosis of indeterminate thyroid nodules: a meta-analysis.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), , 33 (2 ) ,14 More Information

Santanam, N; Elitsur, Y; Stanek, R; Hotiana, M; Wheaton, J; Kheetan, R; Aljayoussi, R; Gress, T; Yaqub, A (2014. ) Association between retinol binding protein 4 with atherosclerotic markers in obese children. Minerva endocrinologica, ,

Ahmed R, Darrat Y, Elhamdani M and Yaqub A (2014. ) Acute Cardiomyopathy and Multiorgan Failure in a patient with Pheochromocytoma and Neurofibromatosis type .J Pak Med Assoc., , 64 (2 ) ,214 -216

Garla VV, Kanooz S and Yaqub A (2014. ) A rare case of MRI Negative Pituitary Germinoma. Indian J Pediatr, , 81 (2 ) ,224 -225

Maghrabi A, Yaqub A, Denning K, BenHamed N and Saleem TF: (2013. ) A clinical review of challenges in the diagnostic work-up and management of patients with sub-clinical Cushing’s syndrome and bilateral adrenal masses. Endocrine Practice , , 19 (3 ) ,515-521

Maghrabi A, Hamoudeh E, Hassan T, Gress TW, Yaqub A and Saleem TF: (2012. ) Safety and efficacy of an algorithm based protocol in management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Endocrine Practice , , 18 (6 ) ,842-846

Lee TH, Yaqub A, Norweck J and Ahmed M (2012. ) A case of esophageal stricture after radioactive iodine-131 ablation. .Endocrine Practice , , 18 (4 ) ,61-4

Masannat Y, Gandhy R, Kheetan R, Olajide O and Yaqub A (2011. ) Chorea associated with thyrotoxicosis .Thyroid., , 11 (21 ) ,1279-1280

Yaqub A , Choudhry MI, Wheaton JC, Gress TW: (2011. ) Post Ablative Hypothyroidism. .WV Med J , , 2 (107 ) ,37-40

Taddesse A, Yaqub A. (2011. ) Clinical, sonographic and cytological evaluation of small versus large thyroid nodules. J Pak Med Assoc. , , 5 (61 ) ,466-469

Hamoudeh E and Yaqub A: (2009. ) Evaluation of Secondary Causes of Bone Loss in a Primary Care Setting .Endocrine Practice , , 5 (15 ) ,410-414

Yaqub A (2009. ) Familial Hurthle Cell Carcinoma on thyrooid: A case report and review of literature. .WV Med J , , 4 (105 ) ,23-28

Derreberry T and Yaqub A (2009. ) Parathyroid FNA and Hormone Assay. .WV Med J , , 5 (105 ) ,30-34

Yaqub, Abid; Munn, Nancy J; Wolfer, Rebecca S (2004. ) Thymic carcinoma presenting as cardiac tamponade. Southern medical journal, , 97 (2 ) ,212-3

Yaqub, Abid; Yaqub, Nadia Insulin-mediated pseudoacromegaly: a case report and review of the literature. The West Virginia medical journal, , 104 (5 ) ,12-5

Yaqub A and Khan Z (2005. ) Comparison of early intravenous to oral switch Amoxicillin/Claulanate with parenteral Ceftriaxone in treatment of hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia. Pak J Med Sci , , 21 (3 ) ,259 -259-266

Smith, Eric P; Polanco, Georgina; Yaqub, Abid; Salehi, Marzieh (2017. ) Altered glucose metabolism after bariatric surgery: What's GLP-1 got to do with it?.Metabolism: clinical and experimental, , More Information

Yaqub, A; Smith, E P; Salehi, M (2017. ) Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia after gastric bypass surgery: what's up and what's down?.International journal of obesity (2005), , More Information

July, Mose; Faiz, Saba; Yaqub, Abid; Santhanam, Prasanna; Douglas, Jillian; Stanek, Ronald; Gress, Todd; Olajide, Omolola; Driscoll, Henry; Santanam, Nalini (2017. ) Role of adipokines and inflammatory markers in postmenopausal hypertension.Minerva endocrinologica, , More Information

Hensler, Matthew S; Falciglia, Mercedes; Yaqub, Abid; Yang, Huaitao; Steward, David L (2016. ) Elective central node dissection: Comparison of open to minimally invasive video-assisted approach.The Laryngoscope, , 126 (7 ) ,1715-8 More Information

Garla, Vishnu Vardhan; Kanooz, Samia; Yaqub, Abid (2014. ) A rare case of MRI negative pituitary germinoma.Indian journal of pediatrics, , 81 (2 ) ,224-5 More Information

Ahmed, Rezwan; Darrat, Yousef; Hamoudeh, Eyad; Elhamdani, Mehair Omar; Yaqub, Abid (2014. ) Acute cardiomyopathy and multiorgan failure in a patient with pheochromocytoma and neurofibromatosis type 1. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, , 64 (2 ) ,214-6

Maghrabi, Adam; Yaqub, Abid; Denning, Krista L; Benhamed, Nesreen; Faiz, Saba; Saleem, Tipu Challenges in the diagnostic work-up and management of patients with subclinical Cushing's syndrome and bilateral adrenal masses.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, , 19 (3 ) ,515-21 More Information

Maghrabi, Adam H; Hamoudeh, Eyad; Hassan, Tamer; Gress, Todd; Yaqub, Abid; Saleem, Tipu F Safety and efficacy of an algorithm-based protocol in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, , 18 (6 ) ,842-6 More Information

Garla, Vishnu Vardhan; Chaudhary, Kanooz Ul Qadir; Yaqub, Abid (2019. ) Systemic mastocytosis: a rare cause of osteoporosis.The Pan African medical journal, , 32 ,169 More Information

Lee, Tae H; Yaqub, Abid; Norweck, James; Ahmed, Monjur A case of esophageal stricture after iodine 131 ablation.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, , 18 (4 ) ,e61-4 More Information

Mualla, Hala; Bae, Su Ah; Yaqub, Abid (2019. ) Autosomal Dominant Hypophosphatemic Rickets Presenting in a Phenotypically Normal Adult Female.Case reports in endocrinology, , 2019 ,8917519 More Information

Masannat, Yanal; Gandhy, Rita; Olajide, Omolola; Kheetan, Reem; Yaqub, Abid (2011. ) Chorea associated with thyrotoxicosis due to toxic multinodular goiter.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association, , 21 (11 ) ,1279-80 More Information

Rehman, Anis; Obici, Silvana; Yaqub, Abid (2020. ) Radioiodine Therapy-Induced Conversion of Toxic Adenoma to Graves' Disease.Cureus, , 12 (6 ) ,e8683 More Information

Taddesse, Abay; Yaqub, Abid (2011. ) Clinical, sonographic and cytological evaluation of small versus large thyroid nodules. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, , 61 (5 ) ,466-9

Genco, Matthew T; Yaqub, Abid; Jana, Suman (2022. ) Challenges in the evaluation and management of radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.Nuclear medicine communications, , 43 (7 ) ,743-745 More Information

Yaqub, Abid; Choudhry, Muhammad I; Wheaton, Jennifer; Gress, Todd Post-ablative hypothyroidism. The West Virginia medical journal, , 107 (2 ) ,37-40

Awasty, Sanjana S; Jafri, Sabih; Manzoor, Saima; Yaqub, Abid (2021. ) Hypercalcemia Secondary to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in an HIV-Infected Individual With Mycobacterium avium Complex.Cureus, , 13 (9 ) ,e18174 More Information

Derreberry, Todd; Yaqub, Abid Parathyroid FNA and hormone assay. The West Virginia medical journal, , 105 (5 ) ,30-4

Jafri, Sabih; Yaqub, Abid (2021. ) Redifferentiation of BRAF V600E-Mutated Radioiodine Refractory Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer After Treatment With Dabrafenib and Trametinib.Cureus, , 13 (8 ) ,e17488 More Information

Hamoudeh, Eyad; Yaqub, Abid Evaluation of secondary causes of bone loss in a primary care setting.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, , 15 (5 ) ,410-4 More Information

Yaqub, Abid Familial Hurthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid: case reports and review of the literature. The West Virginia medical journal, , 105 (4 ) ,23-8

Book Chapter

Yaqub A and Wheaton J (2009 ) Primary Aldosteronism Essential Evidence .Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons

Yaqub A and Santhanam P (2009 ) Thyroid Cancer Essential Evidence .Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons

Yaqub A and Patel R. (2017 ) Hypothyroidism (Book Chapter) Treatment Strategies for Common Medical Problems For Global Health (2nd ed.). .Telangana, India 2017, SAI Trust and Publishers (Co-Author)

Yaqub A and Patel R (2017 ) Myxedema Coma Treatment Strategies for Common Medical Problems For Global Health (2nd ed.). .Telangana, India 2017, SAI Trust and Publishers

Poster Presentations

June 2018: Excellence in patient care experience award (Selected as top 1% of providers nationwide based upon Press-Ghaney patient satisfaction scores)-UC Health, Cincinnati, OH

Jan 2016: Excellence in patient care experience award (Selected as top performing provider based upon Press-Ghaney patient satisfaction scores)-UC Health, Cincinnati, OH

January 2018: Selected in Top Doctors in Cincinnati list (Cincinnati Magazine-Jan 2018)

January 2017: Selected in Top Doctors in Cincinnati list (Cincinnati Magazine-Jan 2017)

December 2016: Peer selected in Best Doctors in America 2016 list (Cincy Magazine-Dec 2016)

January 2016: Selected in Top Doctors in Cincinnati list (Cincinnati Magazine-Jan 2016)

December 2015: Peer selected in Best Doctors in America 2015 list (Cincy Magazine-Dec 2015)

December 2014: Peer selected in Best Doctors in America 2014 list (Cincy Magazine-Dec 2014)

January 2015: Selected as one of Top Doctors in Cincinnati list (Cincinnati Magazine-Jan 2015)

December 2013: Peer selected in Best Doctors in America 2013 list (Cincy Magazine-Dec 2013)

March 2019: Member of APDEM Council, Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Washington DC

June 2019: 2020 APDEM Curriculum Committee, Section Leader: Thyroid Disease, Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Washington DC

November 2018: Committee Member, Standard Setting Committee for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Examination, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Philadelphia, PA

July 2017 to date: Board of Directors, Ohio River Regional Chapter (Covering states of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Pennsylvania)-AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)

Feb 2008 to Feb 2010: Member, West Virginia State Advisory Board

Academic - UC Medical Sciences Building
231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0547
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45267-0547
Phone: 513-558-4444
Fax: 513-558-8581
abid.yaqub@uc.edu