Endocrinologist and Obesity Medicine Specialist, Lakshmi Kannan, MD has joined the Cullman Regional Medical Group. Kannan completed her medical degree at Thanjavur Medical College, and later completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She then went on to complete her fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Kannan specializes in treating hormonal diseases. She sees patients with Adrenal Disorders; Calcium Disorders/Parathyroid Disorders; Diabetes Mellitus; Endocrine Hypertension; Medical Management of Obesity; Osteoporosis; Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; Pituitary Diseases; Thyroid Disorders.

She has received numerous awards, including the Exemplar of Professionalism Award (2014), from the American College of Physicians, Pennsylvania Chapter; the Outstanding Graduating Resident Award (2015) from Einstein Medical; the Robert D. Utiger Award and Bradley Award for Outstanding Research (2017) from the University of Pennsylvania; and the Candidate of the Year Award (2019) from the American Board of Obesity Medicine.