Omar Mohamed El Kawkgi MD
Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Thyroid
Director, Thyroid Oncology Program, Assistant Professor of Medicine
2195 Harrodsburg RdSte 125Lexington, KY 40504
Fax+1 859-257-1078
Overview of Dr. El Kawkgi
Expertise in thyroid disorders including autoimmune thyroid disease, thyroid nodules and cancer. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky where he also is the Associate Program Director of the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship Program. At UK HealthCare's Markey Cancer Center, he directs the Thyroid Oncology Clinic. He earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Massachusetts, and his endocrinology clinical and research fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, where he also was on faculty and held leadership roles in medical education. His career is centered on a passion for precision medical education and individualizing endocrine care, which shapes both his clinical practice and research agenda. Dr. El Kawkgi has published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles and is a former ssociate editor for the American Thyroid Association's journal Clinical Thyroidology. Outside of medicine, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and playing soccer.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2018 - 2021
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2018- UMass Chan Medical SchoolInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
Royal College of Surgeons IrelandClass of 2015
Certifications & Licensure
KY State Medical License 2025 - 2027
MN State Medical License 2018 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2021 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsQuality of life, burden of treatment, safety, and avoidance of future events (QBSAfe) protocol: a pilot study testing an intervention to shift the paradigm of diabetes...Jennifer Clark, Kasey R. Boehmer, Maggie Breslin, Shanzay Haider, Weronika E. Pasciak
Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2021-11-08 - 13 citationsIncidence of Clinically Relevant Thyroid Cancers Remains Stable for Almost a Century: A Population-Based StudyNatalia Genere, Omar M. El Kawkgi, Rachel Giblon, Salvatore Vaccarella, John C. Morris
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2021-11-01 - 24 citationsComparison of long-term antithyroid drugs versus radioactive iodine or surgery for Graves' disease: A review of the literatureOmar M. El Kawkgi, Douglas S. Ross, Marius N. Stan
Clinical Endocrinology. 2021-07-01
Journal Articles
- Early Thyroidectomy May Decrease Mortality in Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis Associated with Systolic DysfunctionOmar El Kawkgi, Marius Stan, Clinical Thyroidology, 9/2/2020
Authored Content
- Education in the time of COVID-19November 2020
- Metabolism Madness: Understanding the ThyroidApril 2018
Press Mentions
Routine Screening for Thyroid Dysfunction not Required January 10th, 2021
Canadian guideline slams broad thyroid function screeningJanuary 10th, 2021
No symptoms? No thyroid testing!January 10th, 2021
Committees
- Committee Member, American Thyroid Association Publications Committee 2019 - Present
Research History
- Knowledge Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo ClinicResearch Fellow, Investigator2019 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
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- Endocrine SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Arabic
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