Positions

Assistant Professor

Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Associate Program Director

Baylor College of Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Fellowship Program

Addresses

Ben Taub Hospital (Hospital)

1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Baylor Clinic McNair Campus - Pituitary Center (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 9B Neurosurgery
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4696

Smith Clinic - Harris Health (Clinic)

2525A Holly Hall Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 566-3600

Gulfgate Clinic - Harris Health (Clinic)

7550 Office City Drive
Houston, TX 77012
United States
Phone: (713) 495-3700

Education

MBBS from Kasturba Medical College

Manipal, Karnataka India

Internship at Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health

San Antonio, Texas United States

Residency at Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health

San Antonio, Texas United States

Clinical Fellowship at Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism; Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas United States

Certifications

Texas Medical License

American Board of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Honors & Awards

Chief Internal Medicine Resident

University of Texas Health, San Antonio Texas

Chief Endocrinology Fellow

University of Texas Health, San Antonio, Texas

Fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (FACE)

American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (05/2025)

Fellow of the Endocrine Alliance Academy (FEAA)

Endocrine Alliance Academy (02/2025)

Professional Statement

Bahar Kapoor Force, MD, FACE, FEAA, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at Baylor College of Medicine, where she also serves as Associate Program Director for the Endocrinology Fellowship Program. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where she was selected as Chief Resident, followed by fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at Baylor College of Medicine, serving as Chief Fellow.

Dr. Force is a neuroendocrinologist with particular expertise in the diagnosis and management of pituitary disorders, including hypopituitarism, pituitary adenomas, stalk lesions, craniopharyngiomas, prolactinomas, Cushing disease, and acromegaly. As Medical Director of the Baylor Medicine Pituitary Center, she leads a high‑volume multidisciplinary program that integrates Endocrinology, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Neuro‑ophthalmology, Radiology, and Pathology to deliver comprehensive, coordinated care for patients with complex sellar and parasellar disease. Her clinical work includes both outpatient neuroendocrinology and peri‑operative inpatient management of patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgery.

She also has an interest in treating patients with general endocrine disorders such as thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal gland disorders as well as osteoporosis and diabetes. She provides endocrine care at Harris Health facilities such as Gulfgate Clinic, Smith Clinic and Ben Taub General Hospital.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Force is deeply committed to medical education. She has held progressive leadership roles throughout her faculty career, including Core Faculty and now Associate Program Director. She is recognized for her teaching excellence, receiving multiple educator awards from trainees. She regularly teaches across the medical school, residency, and fellowship levels and leads multidisciplinary neuroradiology rounds within the endocrine fellowship curriculum.

Dr. Force is an active member of several national endocrine societies, including the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, the Endocrine Society, and the Pituitary Society. She is a Fellow of both the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (FACE) and the Endocrine Alliance Academy (FEAA). Her scholarly work includes peer‑reviewed publications, book chapters, and invited presentations at regional and national meetings, with a focus on pituitary disease and neuroendocrine disorders.

Through her combined roles in clinical care, education, and program leadership, Dr. Force is dedicated to advancing high‑quality, patient‑centered neuroendocrine care and training the next generation of endocrinologists.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Bahar K. Force, Kristen Staggers, Sherly Sebastian, Masayoshi Takashima, Daniel Yoshor, Susan L. Samson "Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery for Patients with Prolactinomas: Indications and Outcomes." World Neurosurg. 2022 Dec;168:Pages e626-e635. Pubmed PMID: 36270592
• Force BK, Vogel TP, Nguyen DM, Heck KA, Sebastian S, Takashima M, Yoshor D and Samson SL. "A Remarkable Response of Granulomatous Hypophysitis to Infliximab in a Patient With a Background of Crohn's Disease—A Case Report.." Front. Endocrinol. 2020 May 29;11 Pubmed PMID: 3254749
• Adrian M Gonzalez-Gil, Marco A Ruiz-Santillan, Bahar K Force, Ruchi Gaba "A Case of Diffuse Thyroid Lipomatosis With Amyloid Deposits Presenting With Thyrotoxicosis." JCEM Case Reports. 2024 Mar;2(3)
• Rita Snyder Sungho Lee Prazwal Athukuri Emmeline Monique Tan Ngo Meha Goyal Fox Samer Fakhri Masayoshi Takashima Bahar Kapoor Force Susan Leanne Samson Kathleen Kelly Gallagher Daniel Yoshor Ali Jalali "Epidural Interlay Graft for Pituitary Surgery: A 4- Year Institutional Experience." Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2023 Nov; Pubmed PMID: 39444773

Memberships

Endocrine Society

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Pituitary Society