Staff Endocrinologist
TLC Diabetes and Endocrinology
University of British Columbia
Dr. Akshay Jain is the first Canadian physician to be triple board-certified by the American Boards in Endocrinology, Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine.
He trained in Internal Medicine at Rochester, NY where he became the only 4-time winner of the prestigious Rochester Academy of Medicine Awards. He completed his Fellowship in Endocrinology at Harbor UCLA/City of Hope in Los Angeles, CA.
He is the only non-American physician to win the AACE Rising Star in Endocrinology Award (2022) and to feature on Medscape’s list of 25 Top Rising Stars of Medicine (2020). He is the first North American to win the prestigious Etzwiler Diabetes Scholarship at the International Diabetes Center and Mayo Clinic in MN, USA. In 2017, he was awarded the Rising Star of Diabetes Award at the International Symposium on Diabetes.
He is a renowned educator and has spoken at over 900 medical conferences/events across the world till date. He is a question-writer for the American Board of Obesity Medicine exams as well as for the Endocrine Society Self-Assessment Program (ESAP). He is a co-author of the 2023 Diabetes Canada Guidelines chapter on Mental Health and Diabetes.
His clinical interests include diabetes, obesity, thyroid disorders and osteoporosis.
He has active YouTube/Instagram channels dedicated to patient education with thousands of views till date.
He is fluent in 6 languages including English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Marwari and Urdu. In 2022, he won the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award, the Healthcare Achievement Award by Drishti Magazine and was also featured on The Peak’s list of Emerging Leaders of Canada- 2023.
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Thursday, October 26, 2023
12:30 – 13:30 EST
Thursday, October 26, 2023
13:40 – 14:00 EST