Dr. Mon's clinical interests include management of diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, pituitary disorders, and osteoporosis.
Dr. Mon's educational interests include:
- Endocrinology Educational Coordinator in the UPMC McKeesport Internal Medicine Residency Program
– Moderator for endocrine-related sessions Journal clubs
– Supervision of residents with research projects, quality improvement and patient safety projects, abstract submissions and poster presentations at regional and national conferences
– Attending Physician on the Endocrine Rotation of internal medicine residents for both inpatient and outpatient settings
– Preceptor for Family Medicine residents in Endocrine clinic
– Endocrinology Educational Coordinator providing Endocrinology Noon Conferences for internal medicine residents (10 sessions per academic year)
– Instructor of endocrinology courses for family medicine residents
- MBBS, Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar, 2005
- MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, 2009
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Hospital, 2012
- Fellowship, Endocrinology & Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2014
Education & Training
Mon, SY, Alkabbani, A, Hamrahian, A, Thorton, JN, Kennedy, L, Weil, R, Olansky, L, Doshi, K, Makin, V, Hatipoglu, B. Risk of thromboembolic events in patients with prolactinomas compared with patients with nonfunctional pituitary adenomas. Pituitary Journal. 2013; 16(4): 523-7.
Mon, SY, Mahmud, H, Abbasi, M, Murdoch, G, Fernandez-Miranda, J, Gardner, P, Challinor, S. A 23-Year-Old Female with a Mixed Germ Cell Tumor of the Pituitary infundibulum: The Challenge of Differentiation Neoplasm from Lymphocytic Infundibuloneurohypophysitis – A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2014
Alkabbani, AG, Mon, SY, Hatipoglu, B, Kennedy, L, Faiman, C, Weil, RJ, Hamrahian, AH. Is a stable or decreasing prolactin level in a patient with prolactinoma a surrogate marker for lack of tumor growth?. Pituitary Journal. 2014; 17(2): 97-102.
Mon, SY, Hodak, SP. Molecular Diagnosis for Thyroid Nodules: The current state of affairs. Endocrinology & Metabolism Clinics of North America. 2014; 43(2): 345-365.
Mon, S. Y., Riedlinger, G., Abbott, C. E., Seethala, R., Ohori, N. P., Nikiforova, M. N., Nikiforov, Y. E., Hodak, S. P. Cancer risk and clinicopathological characteristics of thyroid nodules harboring thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor gene mutations. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2018; 46(5): 369-377.
- Best Intern Award (Best First Year Internal Medical Resident Award), 2010
- Chief Distinction Award, 2014-2015
