Walter A. Zegarra, MD, is a first-year pediatric endocrine fellow at Stanford. Dr. Zegarra was born and raised in Lima, Peru, until he moved to Miami at 12 years of age. He completed his undergraduate education at Florida International University and then medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Zegarra completed his pediatric residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he was exposed to various fascinating endocrinopathies, including type 1 diabetes, which made him choose pediatric endocrinology for his subspecialty. Upon completion of his pediatric residency he moved to California to start his pediatric endocrine fellowship at Stanford. Since starting his fellowship Dr. Zegarra is currently performing research in growth disorders. During his subsequent years at Stanford he will also be involved in pediatric diabetes research. Being born in South America, Dr. Zegarra hopes to be able to help in providing the best care for patients with type 1 diabetes who live in countries with limited access to healthcare. His future career goals are working in a large academic center where he can be involved in direct patient care as well as clinical research.
