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Shawnee Mission Endocrinology & Diabetes Welcomes New Physician

MERRIAM, Kan. - M. Yaser Mounla will begin seeing patients at Shawnee Mission Endocrinology & Diabetes on August 3.

Mounla is a 2001 graduate of the University of Aleppo School of Medicine in Syria. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Kentucky and his fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism from the University of Louisville in June 2009.

“We look forward to the addition of Dr. Mounla to the Shawnee Mission Endocrinology & Diabetes staff, as this will greatly ease patient scheduling while continuing the goal of providing team-focused, state-of-the-art care,” said Gregory Sweat, MD, Medical Director for the Shawnee Mission Physicians Group.

Shawnee Mission Endocrinology & Diabetes is located on the Shawnee Mission Medical Center campus in the Georgetown Medical Building, 8901 W. 74th Street, Suite 269. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 913-676-7585.

Shawnee Mission Medical Center (SMMC) is a 445-bed facility with nearly 20,000 inpatient admissions and more than 200,000 outpatient admissions annually. SMMC has the busiest emergency department in Johnson County, the area's first accredited Chest Pain Emergency Center, a nationally recognized Center for Women's Health and delivers more babies each year than any other hospital in the metropolitan area. SMMC employs more than 2,800 local residents and supports an exceptional staff of 700 physicians representing 50 medical specialties, the largest medical staff in Kansas City. Click here for more information.