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Winifred
Mak, MD

  • Reproductive Endocrinology
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About me

About Me

Dr. Mak is Adjunct Associate Professor at UT Health Sciences San Antonio as well as Associate Professor at Dell Medical School, UT Austin. She completed medical school at the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guys and St. Thomas Hospitals (London, UK) and completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Addenbrookes Hospital (Cambridge, UK) and St. Marys Hospital (London, UK). After residency, she received her PhD in Genetics from Imperial College (London, UK). She then completed a second residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) and completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at the University of Pennsylvania. After her fellowship, she was recruited to be a faculty member of the REI division at Yale School of Medicine, where she was appointed as one of the prestigious NIH WRHR scholars to pursue research in the area of ovarian biology. She also served as the Director of the Yale Recurrent Pregnancy Loss program. Presently, she takes care of patients at both UT Health Austin, the clinical program at the Dell Medical School and UT Health San Antonio, in a unique collaboration between these institutions.
Her publications have appeared in high impact journals, and she has received numerous awards on both the national and international platform. Dr. Maks work has been supported by several grants through agencies such as NIH, ASRM, and the Medical Research Council. Her special interest are infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. She also has an active translational research program to uncover new causes of recurrent pregnancy loss.

Gender

Female

Languages

Cantonese, English

Awards

  • Award
Credentials

Credentials

Education

Medical School:
United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas

Residency:
Addenbrooke's Hospital

Fellowship:
University of Pennsylvania

Qualifications

Board Certification:
American Board of OBG/Reproductive Endocrinology
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Treatment and care

Treatment and Care

Specific areas of interest and expertise include:

  • Abnormal Thyroid
  • Acid Base Disorder
  • Acromegaly
  • Acromegaly And Gigantism
  • Addison's Disease
  • Adrenal Adenomas
  • Adrenal Gland Diseases
  • Adrenal Gland Disorders
  • Adrenal Incidentaloma
  • Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Adrenal Tumor
  • Anxiety Disorder
  • Arthritis
  • Asthma
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
  • Benign Tumor
  • Bone Disorders
  • Calcium Disorder
  • Calcium Metabolism Disorders
  • Cancer
  • Carcinoid Tumor
  • Chronic Sinusitis
  • Chronic Thyroiditis
  • Combined Hyperlipidemia
  • Complications Of Diabetes Mellitus
  • Concussion
  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • Cortisol
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Cushing'S Syndrome
  • Depression
  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes Education
  • Diabetes Insipidus
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Diabetes Risk
  • Diabetes Type 1
  • Diabetes Type 2
  • Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
  • Diabetic Macular Edema (Dme)
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Eating Disorder
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Excessive Hairiness
  • Familial Hypercholesterolemia
  • Female Athlete Triad Syndrome
  • Female Pattern Alopecia (Balding Or Hair Loss)
  • Female Reproductive System Disorder
  • Fertility
  • Galactorrhea
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Genitourinary Neuroendocrine Tumor
  • Gestational Diabetes
  • Goiter
  • Graves' Disease
  • Growth Disorder
  • Gynecomastia
  • Hair Loss
  • High Blood Pressure Disorder
  • High Blood Sugar Level
  • High Cholesterol Level
  • High Triglycerides
  • Hormonal Disorder
  • Hyperaldosteronism
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperprolactinemia
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypocholesterolemia
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
  • Hypokalemia
  • Hyponatremia
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Hypopituitarism
  • Hyposmolality And Hyponatremia
  • Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Infertility In Women
  • Irregular Periods
  • Kidney Disease
  • Klinefelter Syndrome
  • Lecithin Acyltransferase Deficiency
  • Lipid Disorder
  • Lipid Disorders
  • Lipid Metabolism
  • Low Testosterone
  • Lymphoma
  • Malaise And Fatigue
  • Male Breast Enlargement
  • Male Infertility
  • Maturity-Onset Diabetes Of The Young
  • Menopause
  • Menstrual Disorders (Dysmenorrhea)
  • Metabolic Bone Disease
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Monogenic Diabetes
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
  • Obesity
  • Osteopenia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Overactive Bladder
  • Pancreas Inflammation
  • Parathyroid (Gland) Tumor
  • Parathyroid Disease
  • Perimenopause
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Disorder
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Polygenic Hypercholesterolemia
  • Postpartum Thyroiditis
  • Prediabetes
  • Pregnancy Induced Diabetes
  • Premenopause
  • Primary Aldosteronism
  • Primary Amenorrhea
  • Primary Hypogonadism
  • Prolactin Disorder
  • Prolactinoma
  • Retina Diseases
  • Secondary Amenorrhea
  • Secondary"
  • Silent Thyroiditis
  • Sports Concussion
  • Subacute Thyroiditis
  • Symptomatic Menopause
  • Testicular Dysfunction
  • Testosterone Disorder
  • Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer Lymphoma
  • Thyroid Disease
  • Thyroid Disorder
  • Thyroid Nodule
  • Thyroiditis
  • Turner Syndrome
  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Urinary Tract Infection
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Weight loss
Quotation Mark

The best part of my job is seeing the happy families that I have helped to build and feeling so honored that they chose me as their physician to navigate their journey.

Winifred W. Mak, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology
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