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Henry Driscoll, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at MUSOM and an Attending Physician at Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. He is board-certified in General Internal Medicine and board-certified in Endocrinology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. His research interest is in the immunopathogenesis of diabetes, and he has authored articles or participated in studies in this area in the mechanisms of pancreatic islet-cell hormone secretion, effects of nutritional deficiency, therapies for diabetes, effects of hypoglycemia on the heart, and thyroid cancer. At Marshall University, he has served as Associate Director (1989-1994) and Director (1994-2001) of the Internal Medicine Clerkship, Acting Chief and Chief of the Endocrinology Section (2007-2019), Farrell Professor of Endocrinology (2010-2019), and Chair of the Institutional Review Board. He is a member of the Endocrine Society, Sigma Xi, the American Federation for Medical Research, the American Medical Association, the West Virginia State Medical Association, the Cabell County Medical Society, and the Norval Carter Memorial Medical Society. He is also a member of the Professional Section of the American Diabetes Association and has served as President of its local, state, and regional affiliated organizations.

Maria G. Luzuriaga, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine and a staff physician at Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center. Dr. Luzuriaga is board-certified in General Internal Medicine, with subspecialty certification in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. She is also certified in Clinical Lipidology and manages patients with complex lipid disorders. Her clinical interests include general endocrinology, with a special focus on behavioral health and diabetes. She is actively involved in the education of internal medicine residents and endocrinology fellows and currently serves as the Program Director of the Endocrinology Fellowship. Dr. Luzuriaga is a member of the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, the National Lipid Association, and the American Diabetes Association.

Yanina G Nikolaus, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at Marshall University School of Medicine and is a staff physician at Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. Dr. Nikolaus is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology with subspecialty certification in Cytopathology. Her clinical interests include head and neck and breast pathology. She is very involved in the education of our medical students and teaching fine needle aspiration to our endocrinology fellows. She is a member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the College of American Pathologists.

Pruthvi Goparaju, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine, where he serves as Interim Division Chief of Endocrinology and Assistant Program Director of the Endocrinology Fellowship. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and holds additional certifications from the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM). His clinical and teaching interests include general endocrinology, pituitary disorders, osteoporosis and bone densitometry, diabetes technology, and thyroid nodule FNAB. Dr. Goparaju practices at Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center and is a member of the Endocrine Society and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology.

Sobia Faisal, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine and is a staff physician at Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. Dr. Faisal’s clinical interests include diabetes mellitus, bone, thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary disorders. Dr. Faisal is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology. She is a member of the Endocrine Society and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology.


Darin Bagar, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine and is a staff physician at Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center. Dr. Bagar's clinical interests include General endocrinology, diabetes, diabetes technology, and osteoporosis. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and completed Fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. Dr. Bagar is a member of the Endocrine Society and the American Diabetes Association.