Daniel S. Hsia MD

Dr. Hsia earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his medical degree from Albany Medical College after completing the joint 6 year Accelerated Biomedical Program.  He went on to complete a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA and then a dual fellowship in Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX.  After completing fellowship, he returned home to Louisiana and joined Pennington Biomedical Research Center.  He is currently an Associate Professor in the Joint Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Program and Associate Program Director of the adult Endocrinology fellowship at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.  Dr. Hsia is active in patient care, teaching, and clinical research. His interests are in caring for adolescents and young adults with diabetes through his transition clinic and in conducting clinical trials to examine novel therapies used in the prevention and treatment of obesity and diabetes throughout the lifespan.