Endocrinologist Dr. Shirvan Zekeriyeyev
Thyroid, diabetes, weight and hormonal disorders — individual treatment that looks for the cause first.
- AMU graduate · Endocrinology residency — AMU Teaching Therapeutic Clinic
- Thyroid ultrasound and FNA — performed by the doctor personally
- More than 10 scientific congresses and conferences (Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Oman)
- Consultations in Baku and Gabala
Short answer
Dr. Shirvan Zekeriyeyev is an endocrinologist. The doctor holds consultations at Caspian International Hospital in Baku and at Sağlam Həyat Medical Center in Gabala. Dr. Zekeriyeyev graduated from Azerbaijan Medical University (2012–2018) and completed a residency in endocrine diseases at the AMU Teaching Therapeutic Clinic (2018–2022). Main areas of focus:
- thyroid nodules and goiter — ultrasound examination, fine-needle biopsy (FNA), draining of cysts without surgery;
- diabetes and prediabetes;
- overweight and insulin resistance;
- hormonal disorders;
- growth and puberty problems in children;
- osteoporosis.
Approach
Treatment that investigates the cause first, without rushing to hormones
Schematic illustration
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No treatment without finding the cause
From weight gain to a change in TSH, the cause underlying every complaint is investigated. In the doctor's words: “When TSH fluctuates, a hormone medication alone is not enough! The cause must be found, and then the appropriate treatment given.”
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Every patient is an individual
“Your treatment and the treatment of another patient with the same test results as yours cannot be the same.” Age, weight, other conditions and test results change which medication is chosen.
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Don't rush into lifelong medication
When hypothyroidism (an “underactive thyroid”) is found for the first time, it is important to let the doctor request additional examinations. Otherwise, you may end up having to take a hormone for life without any need.
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Sometimes the right treatment is monitoring
“We don't do something just for the sake of doing something. What matters is making the right diagnosis and giving the right treatment. Sometimes the right treatment is simply to monitor.”
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The examination must be in person
“The foundation of endocrinology is hormones. Prescribing any medication without seeing the patient can be a mistake.”
Conditions
Areas of practice
- Thyroid (goiter) disorders Nodular and diffuse goiter, Hashimoto's, hypothyroidism, toxic goiter (Graves' disease), thyroiditis, thyroid in pregnancy. Thyroid ultrasound, FNA, cyst procedures. More
- Diabetes Prediabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Choosing and adjusting medication and insulin treatment, monitoring with HbA1c, managing complications. More
- Weight and insulin resistance Investigating the cause of overweight and obesity, HOMA-IR, acanthosis. Weight-loss injections only when indicated and under medical supervision. More
- Hormonal disorders PCOS (PMOS), hirsutism, high prolactin, cortisol disorders (Cushing's syndrome, Addison's disease), pituitary and growth hormone. More
- Reproductive endocrinology Hormonal infertility, AMH, thyroid monitoring before and during pregnancy. More
- Pediatric endocrinology Delayed growth in height, bone age, early puberty, thyroid nodules in children. More
- Bone and mineral metabolism Osteoporosis, parathyroid disorders, vitamin D and calcium disorders. More
Performed by the doctor personally
Non-surgical thyroid procedures
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Thyroid FNA (fine-needle aspiration biopsy)
Under ultrasound guidance, a cell sample is taken from the nodule with a thin needle. It is the main method for determining whether a nodule is benign or malignant. As the doctor notes: “Pain after and during FNA depends on the technique. When the sample is taken from the right spot and done properly, the pain is almost nonexistent.”
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Thyroid cyst drainage and sclerotherapy
If a large cyst causes complaints such as a choking feeling or shortness of breath, the cyst is drained without an incision and without surgery; sclerotherapy is performed when needed.
Cyst drainage, sclerotherapy and ablation -
Cyst ablation
It has been used for a cyst in the thyroid tissue left after surgery that kept refilling despite being drained many times.
Cyst drainage, sclerotherapy and ablation
Schematic — not a real scan image
About the doctor
Dr. Shirvan Zekeriyeyev
Dr. Shirvan Zekeriyeyev graduated from Azerbaijan Medical University (2012–2018). The doctor completed a residency in endocrine diseases at the AMU Teaching Therapeutic Clinic (2018–2022) and took advanced training in endocrinology in Türkiye; in 2020, the doctor attended a course on thyroid ultrasound and nodule biopsy at Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital.
In addition to the capital, the doctor has held regular consultations in the regions as well: Gubadli, Zagatala, Balakan, Nakhchivan, Goychay and Gabala.
Science and media
Congresses, talks, broadcasts
- 7th International Congress of Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery and Metabolic Diseases (2026) — talk on “The endocrinologist's approach before bariatric surgery”
- AMU Teaching Therapeutic Clinic — seminar “Thyroid nodules, the approach to nodules and the physician's tactics”
- 46th Turkish Congress of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (46th TEMHK; April 30 – May 4, 2025, Antalya)
- Endokurs-9 (October 16–19, 2025)
- Lider TV, “Həkimim” program — “Diseases of the thyroid gland (goiter)” (2021)
- Xəzər FM, live broadcast — “Insulin resistance, diabetes and goiter diseases”
Videos
Latest videos
The latest 6 videos from the doctor's YouTube Shorts channel.
The videos are in Azerbaijani.
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Weight-loss injections are not for everyone
Weight management and weight-loss injections (under medical supervision)36 sec