Saachi Sachdev

Saachi Sachdev, MD, is Director, Dr. Martin Surks FCC Endocrinology Clinic at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Sachdev practices general endocrinology and sees patients for conditions including primary hyperparathyroidism, osteoporosis, pituitary disorders, hypo/hyperthyroidism, adrenal gland disorders, Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), gender-affirming hormone therapy and type 2 diabetes. She has established a pediatric-to-adult endocrinology care transition pathway to support young adult patients with non-type 1 diabetes diagnoses navigating the vulnerable transition to adult care.

After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts at Harvard University in 2009, Dr. Sachdev earned her Doctor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in 2013. She then completed an internship in medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center in 2014, followed by her residency in medicine at the same institution in 2016. In 2020, Dr. Sachdev completed an endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Sachdev helps lead the Division of Endocrinology's quality improvement initiatives and has established a quality improvement curriculum for the endocrinology fellowship program. Her research aligns with her clinical focus and has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and abstracts.

Dr. Sachdev is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a member of the Endocrine Society and the American Diabetes Association.