Akshay Jain, MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABOM
TLC Diabetes and Endocrinology/ University of British Columbia,

Surrey, BC

Dr. Akshay Jain is the first Canadian physician to be triple board-certified by the
American Boards in Endocrinology, Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine.
He trained in Internal Medicine at Rochester, NY where he became the only 4-
time winner of the prestigious Rochester Academy of Medicine Awards. He
completed his Fellowship in Endocrinology at Harbor UCLA/City of Hope in Los
Angeles, CA.
He is the only non-American physician to win the AACE Rising Star in
Endocrinology Award (2022) and to feature on Medscape’s list of 25 Top Rising
Stars of Medicine (2020). He is the first North American to win the prestigious
Etzwiler Diabetes Scholarship at the International Diabetes Center and Mayo
Clinic.
He is a renowned educator and has spoken at over 1000 medical
conferences/events across the world till date. He is a co-author of the 2023
Diabetes Canada Guidelines chapter on Mental Health and Diabetes.
He is actively involved in clinical trials in the field of diabetes and obesity. His
novel approach to patient care using a multidisciplinary team won him the
Healthcare Innovator Award by Fraser Health, a first for any endocrinologist.
He has active YouTube/Instagram channels dedicated to patient education with
hundreds of thousands of views till date.

He is fluent in 6 languages including English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Marwari
and Urdu. He is the winner of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award, the
Healthcare Innovator Award by Fraser Health, the Healthcare Achievement
Award by Drishti Magazine and was also featured on The Peak’s list of Emerging
Leaders of Canada.