SaharK.TakkouchéMD(She/Her)

Internal Medicine • Nashville, TN

Bariatric Medicine, Obesity Medicine & Nutrition

Associate Chief Medical Officer

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Office
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1211 Medical Center Dr
Nashville, TN 37212
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Education & Training

American University of Antigua College of MedicineClass of 2017
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBachelor of Science, Biology , 2011

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2020 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2020 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Heart AssociationACLS
American Heart Association BLS

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best of Brooklyn NYS DOE Borough of Brooklyn presented by Marty Markowitz
ARISTA/ARCHON The National Honor Service Honor Society, 2004

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Shedding light on eye disease in obesity: A review.
Shravika Lam, Jennifer Lindsey, Barbara Gisella Carranza Leon, Sahar Takkouche> ;Clinical Obesity. 2024 Feb 1
5 citations
Combination anti-obesity medications to effectively treat bariatric surgery weight regain at an academic obesity center.
Gunther Wong, Erica M Garner, Sahar Takkouche, Matthew D Spann, Wayne J English, Vance L Albaugh, Gitanjali Srivastava> ;Obesity Science & Practice. 2023 Jun 1
2 citations
A Case of Strongyloidiasis: An Immigrant Healthcare Worker Presenting with Fatigue and Weight Loss.
Tarundeep Grewal, Heela Azizi, Alexa Kahn, Zaid Shakir, Sahar Takkouche, Khin N Aung, William Lois, Muhammad Hasan> ;Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017 Jun 28

Journal Articles

A Case of Strongyloidiasis: An immigrant healthcare worker presenting with fatigue and weight-loss
Heela Azizi, Tarundeep Grewal, Alexa Kahn, Zaid Shakir, Sahar Takkouche, Khin Aung, William Lois, and Muhammad Hasan, Hindawi, 6/28/2017
Power of a Fighter Plane
Sahar Takkouche, The Physics Factbook, 2005

Abstracts/Posters

Open Repair of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms After Failed Endovascular Repair
Sahar Takkouche, MD, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 12/2016

Research History

Research AssistantNYU Langone School of Medicine Department of Veteran Affairs Harbor Healthcare2010 - 2011
Research AssistantCity University of New York- Brooklyn College2009 - 2010

Professional Memberships

American Heart Association - AHA
Member
American College of Surgeons
Member
American College of Physicians - ACP
Member

Other Languages

Arabic, Spanish, Greek

Hospital Affiliations

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee

External Links

Visit my LinkedIn!https://www.linkedin.com/in/stakkouche/