Tharsan Sivakumar completed his post-graduate residency training in Internal Medicine through the Mount Sinai School of Medicine program in New York and New Jersey. Subsequently, Dr. Sivakumar obtained his Master of Public Health degree at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. He also completed a second residency program in Leadership & Preventive Medicine, as well as his fellowship training in Endocrinology, through Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire.
Dr. Sivakumar is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism as well as Internal Medicine. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology. In addition, he is certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Internal Medicine as well as Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Dr. Sivakumar is the Director of the Institute of Diabetes & Endocrinology, and the President Elect of the AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) Canadian Chapter. His areas of clinical and research interest include diabetes, lipidology, and general endocrinology. He has publications in a number of prominent peer-reviewed medical journals.
Dr. Sivakumar speaks English and Tamil.