Rosemarie Zolnierz, PA

Dr. Lakshman is a Board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He is a graduate of SDU Medical College in Bangalore, India. After earning a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the University of South Carolina, he completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas in Galveston. This was followed by a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Boston University Medical Center. Dr. Lakshman is a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology. In addition to diabetes, Dr. Lakshman’s interests include thyroid disease, men’s health and medical care of transgender individuals. Dr. Lakshman provides care for a wide range of thyroid disorders, including thyroid cancer. Prima CARE’s Thyroid Center uses office-based ultrasound techniques to diagnose and biopsy thyroid nodules, parathyroid adenomas, and malignant lymph nodes. Dr. Lakshman is ECNU-certified, and his practice is AIUM-accredited, in the field of thyroid and parathyroid ultrasound. Dr. Lakshman offers Afirma® and Thyroseq® gene testing for thyroid nodules to prevent unnecessary thyroid surgery, and he is licensed to administer radioactive iodine therapy.

Dr. Alaa Kubbar is a Fellowship-trained Endocrinologist with Prima CARE's Endocrinology Division. Dr. Kubbar is a graduate of the Weill Cornell Medical College in Doha, Qatar. She completed her Residency in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in New York and completed her Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. Dr. Kubbar is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Board-eligible in Endocrinology. She is a member of the Endocrine Society. Dr Kubbar's medical expertise is in the management of diabetes, thryroid disease, osteoporosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and other hormonal conditions.

Dr. Sutherland is a graduate of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. Upon completion of medical school he completed an internship in Pennsylvania followed by residency and fellowship training at Brown University. He has received awards as a clinician and publicist in medical literature. Dr. Sutherland is Board Certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. In addition, he is active at both St. Anne's Hospital and Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Dr. Sutherland is one of the original twenty-three founders of the Prima CARE Professional Corporation.