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Mihail Zilbermint

Mihail Zilbermint, MD, MBA

Endocrinology

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
  • Johns Hopkins Community Physicians

Languages

  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Male

About Mihail Zilbermint

Professional Titles

  • Director, Endocrine Hospitalists, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
  • Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Suburban Hospital
  • Director, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Academy of Clinical Excellence
  • Treasurer, Medical Staff at Suburban Hospital

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Background

Mihail “Misha” Zilbermint, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.E. is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is the Director of Endocrine Hospitalists at the Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, Chief and Director of Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, MD.

Dr. Zilbermint is known for pioneering the Endocrine Hospitalist program at Johns Hopkins Medicine following the completion of his endocrinology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. This consultation service is dedicated to enhancing glycemic control among hospitalized patients, effectively reducing patient stays and saving the hospital hundreds of thousands of dollars. His commitment to innovation earned his specialized diabetes team the Johns Hopkins Innovations in Clinical Care Award.

Over the years, Dr. Zilbermint has been sought after for his expertise in endocrinology and diabetes, with a focus on inpatient diabetes management, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS), and diabetes technology. His reputation extends nationally and internationally, as he is often invited to speak at conferences and is sought after for consultations worldwide.

His extensive research interests encompass diabetes initiatives, hypoglycemia reduction, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems, COVID-19 vaccines and hyperglycemiaCOVID-19 and diabetes, genetic causes of hypertension, primary aldosteronism, rare adrenal tumors, and the interplay between diabetes and climate change.

Dr. Zilbermint leads the JHCP Academy Clinical Excellence, which helps to recognize and promote clinical excellence about community-based clinicians. 

Beyond his clinical and research contributions, Dr. Zilbermint is a dedicated educator. He imparts his expertise to endocrinology fellows, hospitalists, pharmacy residents, and advanced practice providers, furthering the advancement of the medical community.

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

  • TIGHT: Inpatient CGM use did not improve glycemic control, Healio(June 26, 2024)
  • Could Wegovy Help You Cut Down on Other Medications? Very Well Health (April 8, 2024)
  • Hysterical Strength? Fight or flight? This is how your body reacts to extreme stress, National Geographic (March 19, 2024)
  • Growing market for glucose monitoring fueled by nondiabetics, Axios (March 19, 2024)
  • Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: What Can We Do About Them?, Endocrinology Advisor (February 16, 2024)
  • What to Do If Your Insulin Is Being Discontinued, Verywell Health (February 04, 2024)
  • This Is Your Body On Type 1 Diabetes, AOL (November 2, 2023) 
  • COVID-19 Boosters Linked to Blood Sugar Spikes in People With Type 1 Diabetes: Study, Epoch Times (October 15, 2023)
  • Study: Covid-Booster können Blutzucker von Diabetikern gefährlich in die Höhe treiben, Report 24 (October 13, 2023)
  • What Does ‘Balancing Your Hormones’ Even Mean, Anyway?, Well and Good (October 11, 2023)
  • Covid booster small increase in T1D glucose, Desang (October 9, 2023)
  • Better Blood Sugar Control, WebMD 
  • COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Linked To Temporary Rise Of Blood Sugar Levels Among Type 1 Diabetes Patients, Medical Dialogues (September 21, 2023)
  • COVID-19 booster may cause small increase in glucose for some with type 1 diabetes, Healio (September 18, 2023)
  • COVID-19 Vaccines and Hyperglycemia in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes, EndocrineNews (September 2023)
  • COVID Booster May Transiently Raise Glucose Levels in T1D, Medscape (September 14, 2023)
  • Dual Specialties—the Best of Both Worlds, The Hospitalist (September 1, 2023)
  • Health Care Heroes honorees: Physician of the Year, Vimeo (July 2023)
  • Mihail Zilbermint, The Daily Record (June 26, 2023)
  • Q&A: Endocrine hospitalist makes music in inpatient diabetes care, Healio (June 17, 2023)
  • At-Home Hormone Tests: Are They Accurate? MedScape (June 16, 2023)
  • Meet the 2023 Endocrine Society Laureates: Mihail Zilbermint, MD, MBA, Endocrine News (June 2023)
  • Health Care Heroes, 2023 Honorees, Daily Record (June 26, 2023)
  • Zilbermint Receives Rising Star in Endocrinology Award, Medicine Matters (April 10, 2023)
  • AACE Rising Star in Endocrinology, AACE 
  • The Truth About the Internet’s Favorite Stress Hormone, New York Times (March 23, 2023)
  • Viewpoint: Physicians should shift the way they talk about diabetes, Becker's Hospital Review (February 28, 2023)
  • Playing Doctor: High School Students Explore a Future in Medicine, Endocrine News (February 2023)
  • Some health risks from climate change in Florida may surprise. This one affects millions, Miami Herald (January 18, 2023)
  • Your Most Important Hormones, Explained, Prevention (December 28, 2022)
  • Special Podcast: Inpatient Diabetes Management, Diabetes Journals (December 8, 2022)
  • Cooper and Zilbermint Receive Endocrine Society Awards, Medicine Matters (November 17, 2022)
  • What’s In a Name? – The Move to Rename Diabetes Insipidus Gains Momentum, Endocrine News (November 2022)
  • Type 1 vs. Type 2 Diabetes: What’s the Difference? EndocrineWeb (October 21, 2022)
  • Endocrine Society honors endocrinology field’s leaders with 2023 Laureate Awards, Newswise (October 6, 2022)
  • Suburban's Diabetes Self-Management Training Helps People Overcome Their Unique Challenges, Johns Hopkins Medicine (July 20, 2022)
  • Don’t dismiss the patient: Promises, pitfalls of at-home hormone testing, Healio (September 21, 2022)
  • COVID’s metabolic legacy looms large: Endocrine Society, The Limbic (April 5, 2022)
  • 12 Signs and Symptoms of a Hormonal Imbalance, U.S. News (February 17, 2022)
  • Having COVID May Increase Your Risk of Developing This Chronic Condition — Here’s How To Avoid It, First For Women (January 13, 2022)
  • Special Delivery: A Look at New Modes of Diabetes Care, Endocrine News (November 2021)
  • Getting More Than They Give, Johns Hopkins Medicine (August 26, 2021)
  • The Impacts of COVID-19 on Diabetes and Insulin, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (June 10, 2021)
  • Inside Addition: Managing Diabetes in a Community Hospital Setting, Endocrine News (June 7, 2021)
  • In-Hospital Glucose Management Program Gives Dramatic Savings, Medscape (May 5, 2021)
  • A new COVID-19 side effect? Some patients are developing sudden onset diabetes, CTV (March 15, 2021)
  • Podcast COVID-19 and Diabetes, Public Health on Call (March 8, 2021)
  • Researchers Identify Link Between COVID-19 and New Diabetes Cases, Everyday Health (March 1, 2021)
  • К НОВЫМ ОСЛОЖНЕНИЯМ КОРОНАВИРУСА МОЖЕТ ДОБАВИТЬСЯ ДИАБЕТ – УЧЕНЫЕ, Ukr.life (03.02.2021)
  • Pacientes con casos graves de covid-19 corren riesgo de desarrollar diabetes: estudio, Cultura Colectiva (febrero 2, 2021)
  • New diabetes cases linked to covid-19, The Washington Post (February 1, 2021)
  • COVID-19 might be triggering new-onset diabetes, researchers say, Becker's Hospital Review (February 1, 2021)
  • A Moment’s Notice: Good Habits for Being On Call, Endocrine News (November 16, 2020)
  • All About Insulin, Endocrineweb (September 08, 2020)
  • Endocrine Hospitalist-Led Service Improves Diabetes Care, Medscape (July 10, 2020)
  • Viral Load: A Look at One Endocrinologist’s Practice During the COVID-19 Crisis, Endocrine News (April 2020)
  • Diabetes, heart problems and redundant imaging scans among Johns Hopkins-led performance improvement topics on ‘high-value care',  HealthCare Business News (November 18, 2019)
  • Johns Hopkins experts to present important topics at Architecture of High Value Health Care Conference, News Medical (November 17, 2019)
  • Suburban Hospital’s Personalized Diabetes Plans Help Patients Improve Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine (October 18, 2019)
  • In the House: How Inpatient Diabetes Teams Can Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Costs, Endocrine News (September 12, 2019)
  • Weekly Progress Notes August 28, Johns Hopkins Medicine (August 28, 2019)
  • Rare ARMC5 gene variant linked with hypertension in black adults, Healio (July 24, 2019)
  • Researchers use genomics to better understand blood pressure, Health Data Management (July 08,  2019) 
  • Study Finds Genetic Variants Associated with Hypertension in Blacks Clinical OMICs (July 5, 2019)
  • Gene variant may increase blood pressure in black people, UPI (JULY 5, 2019)
  • NIH Researchers Link Gene to High Blood Pressure Risk in Black Individuals, Technology Networks  (July 04, 2019)
  • NIH scientists link genetics to risk of high blood pressure among blacks, EurekAlert (July 3, 2019) 
  • NIH scientists link genetics to risk of high blood pressure among blacks, National Institutes of Health (July 3, 2019) 
  • Hungry Bone Syndrome, Johns Hopkins Medicine (2018)
  • New FDA Approval for Diabetes Medications That Also Benefit Cardiovascular Health. Diabetes Self-Management Magazine. (November 10, 2017)
  • First Person: Happy Campers, Endocrine News, (July 7, 2017)
  • Hair analysis may help diagnose Cushing Syndrome, ScienceBlog, (February 12, 2017)
  • Cushing's syndrome: Could analyzing hair confirm diagnosis? Medical News Today, (February 10, 2017)
  • Hair Test for Cushing Syndrome?, Medpage Today, (February 09, 2017)
  • Hair analysis may help diagnose Cushing Syndrome, NIH researchers report, National Institutes of Health (February 9, 2017)
  • Hair analysis may help diagnose Cushing syndrome, researchers report, MedicalXpress, (February 9, 2017)
  • 2016 Retreat Mihail Zilbermint, The NICHD Connection (2016)
  • Ask the Expert: Living it Up While Living With Diabetes, Ask the Expert, Suburban Hospital (December 16, 2015)

Research Interests

Adrenal disease, Cushing syndrome, Diabetes mellitus, Genetics, Pituitary tumors, Primary aldosteronism

Lab Website

Mihail Zilbermint Lab

  • Research in the Mihail Zilbermint Lab focuses on diabetes, adrenal disease and thyroid disease. Recent areas of focus include pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 related to novel variants of SCNN1B gene, genetic variance in the ARMC5 gene in primary macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia and hyperaldosteronism due to de novo KCNJ5 mutation.

Selected Publications

Honors

  • Fellow, American College of Endocrinology
  • Top Doctors 2023, Bethesda Magazine
  • Vigersky Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award, The Endocrine Society, 1/1/23
  • Rising Star in Endocrinology Award, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, 1/1/23
  • Physician of the Year, Health Care Heroes - Maryland Daily Record, 1/1/23
  • Washingtonian Top Doctor, 1/1/23
  • Member, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians Academy of Clinical Excellence, Class of 2019, 1/1/19
  • High Value Practice Award at the third annual Architecture of High Value Health Care Conference in Baltimore, MD, 1/1/19
  • Endocrine Society Outstanding Abstract Award, The Endocrine Society's 100th Annual Meeting, 1/1/18
  • Innovations in Clinical Care Award, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 1/1/17
  • Type 1 Diabetes Fellow Travel Award, The Endocrine Society's 97th Annual Meeting, 1/1/15
  • Endocrine Society Outstanding Abstract Award, The Endocrine Society's 97th Annual Meeting, 1/1/15
  • Clinical Fellows Abstract Award in Cardiovascular Endocrinology, The Endocrine Society's 97th Annual Meeting, 1/1/15
  • Travel Award for Early Career Forum at the 16th International Congress of Endocrinology, The Endocrine Society's 96th Annual Meeting, 1/1/14
  • Drexel College of Medicine Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching nominee, 1/1/14
  • International Society of Endocrinology Travel Grant, 1/1/14
  • Best Poster Award, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 1/1/14
  • Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Conference Travel Award, The Endocrine Society, 1/1/14
  • European Society of Endocrinology Basic Science Meeting Grant, 1/1/12
  • International Society of Endocrinology Travel Grant, 1/1/12
  • Certificate of Appreciation from the American College of Physicians, 1/1/12
  • Travel award from St. Agnes Hospital for the 93rd Endocrine Society meeting in Boston, MA, 1/1/11
  • Second place at the St. Agnes Hospital's Research Competition, 1/1/11
  • Samuel A. Goldsmith Award for communal service, 1/1/07
  • History of Medicine Award, State Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1/1/01

Memberships

  • The Endocrine Society
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinology

Locations

  1. Suburban Hospital
    • 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
    • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
      • 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
      • Sibley Memorial Hospital
        • 5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

        Expertise

        Education

        Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

        Graduate School, MBA, 2021

        National Institutes of Health

        Fellowship, Endocrinology, 2015

        Ascension Maryland Saint Agnes Hospital

        Residency, Internal Medicine, 2012

        Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy

        Medical Education, MD, 2003

        Board Certifications

        Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism

        American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014

        Internal Medicine

        American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012

        Insurance

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