1120 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Bio
Dr. Saeed completed her medical school as the class valedictorian at the Aga Khan University, Pakistan. She joined as faculty in 2019 after finishing her Internal Medicine residency and Endocrinology fellowship training at Indiana University. She is passionate about medical education and is one of the Key Clinical Educators (KCE) in the division. She is also the associate clerkship director for the Internal Medicine Phase 2 Clerkship for the IU School of Medicine. Her research interests are diabetes and medical education. She is currently the Site PI for NOD and DETECT studies – NIH studies investigating the relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer. She is also engaged in other studies including the PROMINENT clinical trial at the VA and RADIANT study. Her main clinical interests include diabetes and endocrine hypertension.
Key Publications
Voss M, Saeed ZI, Donegan D. Not a Grave Finding: Thymic Hyperplasia in the Setting of Graves' Disease. Am J Med. 2019 Aug 23
Saeed Z, Bancos I, Donegan D. Current Knowledge and Practices of Heath Care Professionals on Opioids-Induced Adrenal Insufficiency. Endocrine Practice. 2019, Oct 25 (10):1012-1021. doi: 10.4158/EP-2019-0177.
Beg F, Wang R, Saeed Z, Devaraj S, Masoor K, Nakshatri H. Inflammation associated microRNA changes in circulating exosomes of heart failure patients. BMC Res Notes. 2017 Dec 19;10(1):751. doi: 10.1186/ s13104-017-3090.
Saeed Z, Janda KM, Tucker BM, Dudley L, Cutter P, Friedman AN. Personal Attitudes Toward Weight in Overweight and Obese US Hemodialysis Patients. J Ren Nutr. 2017 Sep;27(5):340- 345. doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2017.03.004. Epub 2017 May 19.
Saeed Z, Taleb S, Evans-Molina C. A case of extragastrointestinal stromal tumor complicated by severe hypoglycemia: a unique presentation of a rare tumor. BMC Cancer. 2016 Dec 1;16(1):930.
Sheikh MR, Khan MS, Saeed Z, Furnaz S, Sharif H. Outcome of coronary artery bypass grafting in a tertiary-care center in Pakistan. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 Mar;23(3):276-81. doi: 10.1177/0218492314545620. Epub 2014 Aug 18.
Saeed ZI, Hussain SA. Chronic Kidney Disease in Pakistan: an under-recognized health problem. Kidney Int. 2012 Jun; 81(11):115.
Sheikh A., Saeed Z, Jafri SA, Yazdani I, Hussain SA. Vitamin D levels in asymptomatic adults- a population survey in Karachi, Pakistan. PLoS One. 2012; 7(3):e33452. Epub 2012 Mar 23.
Titles & Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
- Associate Director IM-III
- Key Clinical Educator
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