Email

bajaj@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Medical Director, Baylor Medicine -Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism

Baylor College of Medicine

Section Chief, Section of Endocrinology and Diabetes

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Medical Director-Diabetes Program

Baylor St Luke's Medical Center

Addresses

Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center, McNair Campus (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge St., 8th Floor, Suite 8B
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-4736

Education

Fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Joslin Diabetes Center

06/1997 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

Endo/Diabetes/Metabolism

Residency at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center

06/1994 - New York, New York United States

Internal Medicine

Residency at All-India Institute of Medicine Science Affiliate Hospital

06/1991 - New Delhi, India

Internal Medicine

MBBS from All-India Institute of Medicine Science

12/1989 - New Delhi, India

Certifications

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Best Doctors in America

2017-18 and 2019-20

Top Doctors-Endocrinology

2015, 2017, 2020, 2021

Houstonia Magazine

That's the way!

An award given by BCM in recognition of exceptional patient service due to feedback from patients.

Baylor College of Medicine (08/2015)

Master Clinician Award

Master Clinician Award is Baylor College of Medicine's highest honor for patient care and recognizes faculty who have made stellar and enduring contributions the patient care mission of the College over the course of their careers.

Baylor College of Medicine (05/2021)

Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award

05/2011

Professional Interests

• Obesity
• Type 1 Diabetes
• Type 2 Diabetes

Professional Statement

Dr. Mandeep Bajaj is the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is the Chief of the Section of Endocrinology at Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center and the Medical Director of the Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Diabetes Program as well as Baylor Medicine Endocrinology and Diabetes. Dr. Bajaj is a medical graduate of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and received his fellowship training in Endocrinology and Diabetes at the world renowned Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Dr. Bajaj is a reputed clinician with an interest in diabetes and obesity
and has been awarded the Master Clinician Award at Baylor College of Medicine for excellence in patient care. He has also been awarded the Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Teaching Award by Baylor College of Medicine. He currently serves on the National Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Dr. Bajaj is also a reputed clinical and translational researcher in obesity and type 2 diabetes. His patient-oriented research work has delineated the metabolic and molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.

Websites

Videos

Selected Publications

• Civitarese AE, Jenkinson CP, Richardson D, Bajaj M, Cusi K, Kashyap S, Berria R, Belfort R, DeFronzo RA, Mandarino LJ, Ravussin E "Adiponectin receptors gene expression and insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic Mexican Americans with or without a family history of Type 2 diabetes.." Diabetologia. 2004 May;47(5):816-20. Pubmed PMID: 15105989
• Bajaj M, Suraamornkul S, Piper P, Hardies LJ, Glass L, Cersosimo E, Pratipanawatr T, Miyazaki Y, DeFronzo RA "Decreased plasma adiponectin concentrations are closely related to hepatic fat content and hepatic insulin resistance in pioglitazone-treated type 2 diabetic patients.." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2004 Jan;89(1):200-6. Pubmed PMID: 14715850
• Petersen JR, Finley JB, Okorodudu AO, Mohammad AA, Grady JJ, Bajaj M "Effect of point-of-care on maintenance of glycemic control as measured by A1C.." Diabetes Care. 2007 Mar;30(3):713-5. Pubmed PMID: 17327346
• Sathyanarayana P, Jogi M, Muthupillai R, Krishnamurthy R, Samson SL, Bajaj M "Effects of combined exenatide and pioglitazone therapy on hepatic fat content in type 2 diabetes.." Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Dec;19(12):2310-5. Pubmed PMID: 21660077

Memberships

American Diabetes Association

Member, National Board of Directors (01/2021)

Royal College of Physicians, UK (Edinburgh)

Fellow

Languages

Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu