Dr. Shafiq received her medical education from Khyber Medical College, Pakistan. She completed Internal medicine residency training at Catholic Health System, University of Buffalo, NY. She then completed fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism here at the University of Rochester. In her current role as clinical director of the Multi-disciplinary Pituitary clinic, Dr. Shafiq's primary focus is Pituitary disease and bringing state of the art care to patients with pituitary disorders. Dr. Shafiq is also interested in thyroid disease, specifically, thyroid ultrasounds and ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Endocrine/Metabolism (SMD)

Associate Professor - Department of Neurosurgery (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2008 - 2010

Residency, Internal Medicine, Sisters of Charity Hospital of Buffalo-GME. 2006 - 2008

Internship, Internal Medicine, Sisters of Charity Hospital of Buffalo-GME. 2005 - 2006

Education

MBBS | Khyber Medical College (Pakistan). 2001

Awards

Austin Flint House staff Award. 2007 - 2008

Chief Resident. 2007 - 2008

Publications

Journal Articles

Prolactin at moderately increased levels confers a neuroprotective effect in non-secreting pituitary macroadenomas.

Paul DA, Rodrigue A, Contento N, Haber S, Hoang R, Rahmani R, Hirad A, Shafiq I, Williams Z, Vates GE

PloS one.. 2022 17 (8):e0271690. Epub 08/03/2022.

Pituitary Society Delphi Survey: An international perspective on endocrine management of patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas.

Tritos NA, Fazeli PK, McCormack A, Mallea-Gil SM, Pineyro MM, Christ-Crain M, Frara S, Labadzhyan A, Ioachimescu AG, Shimon I, Takahashi Y, Gurnell M, Fleseriu M,

Pituitary.. 2021 July 20 Epub 07/20/2021.

Testing telediagnostic thyroid ultrasound in Peru: a new horizon in expanding access to imaging in rural and underserved areas.

Marini TJ, Weiss SL, Gupta A, Zhao YT, Baran TM, Garra B, Shafiq I, Oppenheimer DC, Egoavil MS, Ortega RL, Quinn RA, Kan J, Dozier AM, Tamayo L, Carlotto C, Castaneda B

Journal of endocrinological investigation.. 2021 May 10 Epub 05/10/2021.

Nonabsorbable intrasellar stent placement for recurrent Rathke cleft cyst: illustrative case

Nathaniel R. Ellens, Matthew C. Miller, Ismat Shafiq, Zoe R. Williams, and G. Edward Vates.

Journal of Neurosurgery: Case lessons. 2021; Volume 1(Issues 15).

Empty Sella Syndrome as a Window Into the Neuroprotective Effects of Prolactin.

Paul DA, Strawderman E, Rodriguez A, Hoang R, Schneider CL, Haber S, Chernoff BL, Shafiq I, Williams ZR, Vates GE, Mahon BZ

Frontiers in medicine.. 2021 8 :680602. Epub 07/08/2021.

Diabetic ketoacidosis following PEG-asparaginase therapy

Ahmad MH, Shafiq I

Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports.. 2018 October 312018 :18-0064. Epub 10/31/2018.

Thyroid Sarcoidosis Presenting as Hürthle-Cell Neoplasm: Case Report and Literature Review

Shafiq, Ismat; Saber, Suzan; Van der Sloot, Paul G.; Giampoli, Ellen J.

Clinical Thyroidology. 2018; 30(1).

BIOCHEMICAL CONTROL DURING LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF 230 ADULT PATIENTS WITH CUSHING DISEASE: A MULTICENTER RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.

Geer EB, Shafiq I, Gordon MB, Bonert V, Ayala A, Swerdloff RS, Katznelson L, Lalazar Y, Manuylova E, Pulaski-Liebert KJ, Carmichael JD, Hannoush Z, Surampudi V, Broder MS, Cherepanov D, Eagan M, Lee J, Said Q, Neary MP, Biller BM

Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.. 2017 August 23 (8):962-970. Epub 06/14/2017.

Acromegaly: Underdiagnosed in Patients with Prolactinoma (PDF)

Ekaterina Manuylova; G. Edward Vates; Ismat Shafiq.

Journal of Nature and Science (JNSCI). 2017; 3(8): 418.

Geographic variation in cost of care for pituitary tumor surgery.

Lee CC, Kimmell KT, Lalonde A, Salzman P, Miller MC, Calvi LM, Manuylova E, Shafiq I, Edward Vates G

Pituitary.. 2016 October 19 (5):515-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

The Caveats of Corticotropin Stimulation Test in Diagnosing Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency: Case Reports and Literature Review

Ekaterina Manuylova, Laura M. Calvi, Catherine Hastings, G. Edward Vates, Maryanne Stahlecker-Etter, Kenneth Foxx, Ismat Shafiq.

J Endocrinol Metab. 2016; 6(5): 154-157.

Orbital Pseudotumor in a Patient Treated With Zoledronic Acid: A Case Report and Pertinent Literature Review

Ekaterina Manuylova, Nancy Clark, and Ismat Shafiq.

AACE Clinical Case Reports. 2016; 2(2): e106-e109.

Late presentation of acromegaly in medically controlled prolactinoma patients.

Manuylova E, Calvi LM, Hastings C, Vates GE, Johnson MD, Cave WT, Shafiq I

Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports.. 2016 2016 Epub 10/17/2016.

MORNING SERUM CORTISOL LEVEL AFTER TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY FOR PITUITARY ADENOMA PREDICTS HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION DESPITE INTRAOPERATIVE DEXAMETHASONE USE.

Manuylova E, Calvi LM, Vates GE, Hastings C, Shafiq I

Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.. 2015 August 21 (8):897-902. Epub 06/29/2015.

Books

StatPearls (2020)

Chapter: Craniopharyngioma

Authors: Michael Ortiz Torres , Ismat Shafiq , Fassil B. Mesfin

Publisher: StatPearls Publishing 2020

StatPearls (2020)

Chapter: Pediatric Craniopharyngioma.

Authors: Ortiz Torres M, Shafiq I, Mesfin FB.

Publisher: StatPearls Publishing 2020

StatPearls (2020)

Chapter: Pituitary Adenoma.

Authors: Russ S, Anastasopoulou C, Shafiq I.

Publisher: StatPearls Publishing 2020

Adults CNS Radiation Oncology (2018)

Chapter: Hypopituitarism

Authors: Sara J Hardy, Ismat Shafiq, Michael T Milano, G Edward Vates, Louis S Constine

Publisher: Springer 2018

Transsphenoidal Surgery: Complication Avoidance and Management Techniques (2017)

Chapter: Transsphenoidal Surgery for Craniopharyngiomas. In Transsphenoidal Surgery

Authors: Kenneth Foxx, Stephen Sandwell, Howard Silberstein, G. Edward Vates, Matthew Miller, Ismat Shafiq, Ekaterina Manuylova, Laura Calvi

Publisher: Springer 2017