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Dr. Harbison & Dr. Markan
Dr Harbison
Voted one of Houston’s Top Doctors by HTexas Magazine 2015-2018
Texas Monthly’s 2015 Rising Stars
Top Doctors by Houstonia Magazine 2016-2020
Women of the Year in Science by Sucesos News Paper & Solo Mujeres Magazine Houston
Dr Markan
Top Doctors by Houstonia Magazine 2018-2020
Both doctors have been featured as the Faces of Endocrinology in the Houstonia Magazine
About
We are an independent endocrinology clinic focusing on excellent patient care. We treat thyroid problems (high and low thyroid), diabetes, osteoporosis, cholesterol problems, women's hormonal health/menopause; men's hormonal health (low T). The focus is to provide efficient and patient centered care.
Dr. Harbison and Dr. Markan focus on thorough medical evaluation and in collaboration with our patients optimize treatment plans. Our focus is on overall well-being, health and wellness. We believed in balanced and healthy nutrition options, exercise, and utilizing technology to improve patient's health.
Board Certified Endocrinologist
Licensed Physician Assistant
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Our Team
Dr. Rocio Harbison
MD, FACE
Dr. Rocio Harbison is a native of Puerto Rico where she completed her undergraduate and medical school education. She completed Medical School at University of Puerto Rico, Internal Medicine Residency at St Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana and her Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The fellowship program is consistently ranked in the top 10 nationally in Endocrinology. She was faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston and worked in a large group practice prior to founding Advanced Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinic.
Dr. Harbison is Board Certified in Endocrinology and a Fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist. In addition to her clinical practice she is a primary investigator for multiple studies, a speaker and a volunteer for the American Heart Association.
Dr. Harbison believes that the patient physician relationship is a partnership focused on the long-term health and well being. She is an advocate for preventive medicine and population health promoting health and well-being to prevent disease. She has also a special interest in medical technologies as a means of providing the patients with self-management support as well as more meaningful clinical visits.
Dr. Harbison has been listed in Houston Top Doctors yearly since 2016 by the Houstonia Magazine.
In her spare time she enjoys time with her 5 children, ball room dancing and exercise.
Dr Harbison is fluent in English and Spanish.
Dr. Reshma Markan
MD, FACE
Double Board Certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Internal medicine.
She completed her Residency in Internal medicine and Fellowship in Endocrinology at Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Her clinical interest includes treating patients with Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational Diabetes, Thyroid disease, Polycystic ovarian syndrome, Male Hypogonadism , Parathyroid Disorder, Pituitary and Bone disease. She is very passionate about weight loss.
Dr. Markan believes that the foundation of the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust and mutual respect. She believes in listening to her patients and communicating with them and the few extra minutes it takes to truly understand a patient’s difficulty in managing the illness is large part of treating the entire patient.
Dr.Markan is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi
Dipal K. Divecha
MPAS, PA-C
Dipal is very passionate and enjoys working closely with her patients for management of diabetes - type 1, type 2, and gestational. She stays current with greatest diabetic technologies as tools to provide her patients with self-management support for their well-being and more productive office visits. She is also skilled in Weight management, Osteoporosis, Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders, Perimenopause and male hypogonadism, Adrenal and Pituitary disorders.
She believes in building rapport with her patients, be personable, and go extra mile to support them on aiming on the short- and long-term health goals. As a result, Dipal earned respect from her patients and previous employers. She is an advocate for preventive medicine and population health promoting health and well-being to prevent disease.
Dipal graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch with Honors in Master of Physician Assistant Studies. She has dual bachelor’s degrees in computer science and Biotechnology from University of Houston. In addition, she is a certified pump trainer for Omnipod, and Tandem insulin pumps.
She was born and raised in India and moved to Houston in 1998. She is married and lives with her husband and twin daughters in Missouri City. She enjoys bike riding, reading, exercising, and spending quality time with family and friends in her spare time.
Dipal is fluent in English, Gujarati, and Hindi. She is passionate about learning new languages such as Spanish.