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Jose Escobar, MDMedical Contributor

Expertise

Endocrinology

Education

Universidad Catolica de Santiago Guayaquil and Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Highlights

  • Board certified endocrinologist

  • Co-Director of Thyroid and Parathyroid Services at Lenox Hill Hospital

  • Assistant professor of medicine at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine

Experience

Jose Escobar, MD, is an endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital. He is board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology, metabolism, and diabetes. He serves as co-director of Thyroid and Parathyroid Services at Lenox Hill Hospital and is an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. The New York State Department of Health awarded him a two-year grant to research thyroid neoplasia pathogenesis and clinical behavior in LatinX patients.

Education

Dr. Escobar received his medical degree from Universidad Catolica de Santiago Guayaquil, and completed his internal medicine residency and endocrinology fellowship at Mount Sinai Beth Israel.