Shamsher K. Lakhian, MD, FRCP (C), FACE – Biography

Dr. Shamsher K. Lakhian is one of our dependable Endocrinologists at the Endocrine Associates of Dallas and Plano. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1978 from Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia, Canada and her medical degree in 1982 from Guru Nanak Dev University Medical School, Amritsar, Punjab, India, where she also completed her internship in 1984. Dr. Lakhian then returned to Canada to complete a residency in Medical Biochemistry in 1989 at the University of Toronto Hospitals, Toronto, Ontario.

From 1990-1993 she continued her specialty training with a residency in the Department of Internal Medicine immediately followed by a one-year fellowship in the Endocrine Unit also at the University of Toronto Hospitals. From 1996-1999 Dr. Lakhian worked as a practicing endocrinologist in the U.S. and Canada and joined Endocrine Associates of Dallas in the Plano office in 1999.

Dr. Lakhian was certified and licensed in 1993 by the Medical Council of Canada. In that year she received her certification in Internal Medicine and, in 1994, in Endocrinology and Metabolism, both by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She was certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners (U.S.) for the USMLE Parts I and II in 1995, and in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the same year. In 1997, Dr. Lakhian received her board certification in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism from the American Board of Internal Medicine subspecialty examiners.

In addition to being a member of the Ontario Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Association, she is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) and Surgeons of Canada. She is also a member of the American College of Physicians, the Texas Medical Association, and the Endocrine Society. Dr. Lakhian is also a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (FACE).

Education Training

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residency in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1992 – 1993

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residency in Internal Medicine, 1990 – 1992

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residency in Medical Biochemistry, 1985 – 1989

Guru Nanak Dev University Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India
M.B.B.S, 1978 – 1984

Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bachelor of Science, 1978

Board Certification

The American Board of Internal Medicine
Certification in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 11/1997
Recertification in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 05/2005
Recertification in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 05/2017

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 09/1995

The American Board of Internal Medicine
Certification in Internal Medicine, 08/1995
Recertification in Internal Medicine, 11/2005
Recertification in Internal Medicine, 10/2015
Recertification in Internal Medicine, 10/2015

The National Board of Medical Examiners (ECFMG)
USMLE Part I, 06/1995
USMLE Part II, 03/1995

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Shamsher K. Lakhian, MD
Certification in Internal Medicine, 11/1993

The Medical Council of Canada
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC), 10/1993

Professional Society Membership

The Endocrine Society
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists American College of Physicians
Texas Medical association
Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Clinical Investigator

Sub-Investigator: Research Institute of Dallas from 2000 –2007; 10260 N Central Expwy., #100N, Dallas TX 75231
Sub-Investigator: Endocrine associates of Dallas from 2013 to present; 1820 Preston Park Blvd, #1850, Plano, TX