
Monica Agarwal MD MEHP
Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Obesity
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1717 6th Ave SBirmingham, AL 35233
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Summary
- Dr. Agarwal is an endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist, and Director of the UAB Obesity Medicine Fellowship Program. She is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama in Birmingham(UAB). She is board certified in internal medicine, endocrinology, and obesity medicine. She did her Master of Medicine Education in Health Professions from the Johns Hopkins School of Education. She is the parenteral nutrition specialist at the Birmingham VA medical center.
Education & Training
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2007 - 2009
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Sawai Man Singh Medical CollegeClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 2015 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2004 - 2017
AR State Medical License 2009 - 2016
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification FairWarning® Patient Privacy Monitoring, FairWarning Technologies, LLC, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealthSentry, Cerner Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Corrigendum to Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: a joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for ...Dariush Mozaffarian, Monica Agarwal, Monica Aggarwal, Lydia Alexander, Caroline M Apovian
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2026-04-07 - Moving Beyond Body Mass Index: New AACE Obesity Algorithm.Juliana Santos Simonetti, Monica Agarwal
Endocrine Practice. 2026-01-01 - Reply to GM Tinsley et al.; DB Ibsen et al.; and EJ Dhurandhar et al.Fatima Cody Stanford, Deepa Sannidhi, Winfield Scott Butsch, Caroline M Apovian, Monica Agarwal
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2025-11-01
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