Kashif M. Munir, MD

• 1994: B.A.; University of Pennsylvania
• 1998: M.D.; Temple University School of Medicine
• 2001: Residency, Deparment of Internal Medicine; University of Maryland Medical Center
• 2003: Fellowship, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; University of Maryland Medical Center

Kashif M. Munir, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition. Dr. Munir is the vice-chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Medical Director of the University of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology. He has extensive clinical experience in treating patients with diabetes, thyroid disorders, and pituitary diseases. He helped establish a multidisciplinary pituitary practice at the Center and currently sees patients for diabetes, thyroid disease, pituitary and adrenal disorders. Dr. Munir also has active research protocols for thyroid and metabolic diseases.

Thyroid disease; Pituitary disease; Adrenal hypertension; Insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction

1. Munir KM, Quon MJ.  Distinct Mechanisms for Globular Adiponectin That Integrate Vascular and Metabolic Actions of Insulin to Help Maintain Coordinated Cardiovascular and Glucose Homeostasis.  Circulation Research 2013; 112:1205-7. PMID: 18308652
2. Munir KM,  Chandrasekaran S, Gao F, Quon MJ.  Mechanisms for Food Polyphenols to Ameliorate Insulin Resistance and Endothelial Dysfunction: implications for diabetes and its vascular complications.  Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013; 350:E679-686. PMID: 23900418
3.  Lamos EM, Munir KM. Cushing’s Disease:  Highlighting the Importance of Early Diagnosis  for Both De Novo and Recurrent Disease in Light of Evolving Treatment Patterns. Endocr Pract. 2014 Sep 1;20(9):945-55. PMID: 25100372
4. Rahman W, Ahmed A, Poola-Kella S, Munir KM. South Asians with Type 2 Diabetes in an Urban US Diabetes Center: A Cross Sectional Study of Clinical Characteristics. Obesity Med https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100267
5. Memon R, Salgado Nunez del Prado SR, Mohtasebi Y, Lamos E, Yip TC-F, Magder L, Munir KM. Biochemical Follow-Up of Non-Functioning Thyroid Nodules. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2021 Feb;94(2):322-329.. doi: 10.1111/cen.14303. PMID: 3273570
6. Peng C C-H, Wu B B-C, Tu Y-K, Chang R H-E, Munir KM. Association of Thyroid Hormone Therapy with Mortality in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jan 1;106(1):292-303. PMID: 33107557
7. Kant R, Verma V, Patel S, Chandra R, Chaudhary R, Shuldiner AR, Munir KM. Effect of Serum Zinc and Copper Levels on Insulin Secretion, Insulin Resistance and Pancreatic β cell Dysfunction in US Adults: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2012. 2020 Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2020 Dec 15;172:108627. PMID: 33333205
8. Peng CCH, Tu YK, Lee GY, Chang RHE, Huang Y, Bukhari K, Tsai YC, Fu Y, Huang HK, Munir KM. Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitors on Glycemic Control and Incident Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jun 30:dgab353. PMID: 34170301
9. Davis GM, Spanakis EK, Migdal AL, Singh LG, Albury B., Urrutia MA, Zamudio-Coronado KW, Scott WH, Doerfler R, Lizama S, Satyarengga M, Munir K, Galindo RJ, Vellanki P, Cardona S, Pasquel FJ, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. Accuracy of Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Non–Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients With Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2021 Jun 7;44(7):1641-1646. doi: 10.2337/dc20-2856. PMID: 34099515
10. Rao VP, Satyarengga M, Lamos EM, Munir KM. The use of transcutaneous magnetic stimulation to treat painful diabetic neuropathy. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2021 Jul 3:19322968211026943. PMID: 34218718
11. Spanakis EK, Urrutia A, Galindo RJ, Vellanki P, Migdal AL, Davis G, Fayfman M, Idrees T, Pasquel FJ, Coronado WZ, Albury B, Moreno E, Singh LG, Marcano I, Lizama S, Gothong C, Munir K, Chesney C, Maguire R, Scott WH, Perez-Guzman MC, Cardona S, Peng L, Umpierrez GE. Continuous Glucose Monitoring-Guided Insulin Administration in Hospitalized Patients With Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Diabetes Care. 2022 Oct 1;45(10):2369-2375. doi: 10.2337/dc22-0716. PMID: 35984478; PMCID: PMC9643134.