Diana Thiara, MD

HS Asst Clinical Professor

General Internal Medicine UCSF Health

Dr. Diana Thiara is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF. She is the medical director of the UCSF Weight Management program as well as the Program Director of the UCSF Obesity Medicine Fellowship. Her main scholarly interests are in medical education as well as patient programming for lifestyle change and weight management – she runs a Culinary Medicine program at UCSF and has also created a virtual curriculum for lifestyle change for patients with obesity. She has been interviewed by local and national news organizations to discuss issues in obesity medicine, including the New York Times, KQED, Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. She also lectures nationally to primary care providers about medical and surgical weight loss.

Dr. Thiara is board certified in Internal Medicine and is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.

Dr. Thiara received her bachelor's degree in Political Science from Yale University and her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed Internal Medicine Residency and fellowship at UCSF.

Education
Diplomate, 2021 - , American Board of Obesity Medicine
Fellowship, 2020 - Clinician Educator, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 2018 - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
MD, 2015 - , Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
BA, 2010 - Political Science, Yale College
Honors and Awards
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Vanderbilt University, 2014
  • Magna Cum Laude, Yale College, 2010
Publications
  1. Thiara DK, Liu CY, Raman F, Mangat S, Purdy JB, Duarte HA, Schmidt N, Hur J, Sibley CT, Bluemke DA, Hadigan C. Abnormal Myocardial Function Is Related to Myocardial Steatosis and Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis in HIV-Infected Adults. Volume 212 of Issue 10. The Journal of infectious diseases 2015. PMID: 25964507


  2. Atkinson EC, Thiara D, Tamura D, DiGiovanna JJ, Kraemer KH, Hadigan C. Growth and nutrition in children with trichothiodystrophy. Volume 59 of Issue 4. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2014. PMID: 24918982