Vinni Makin MBBS, MD, FACE

Dr. Vinni Makin is the Director of Endocrinology for the Cleveland Clinic’s Endocrinology and Metabolism Institute in the East region; where she provides overall direction and leadership for endocrinology operations for six distinct facilities, overseeing over 25,000 patient encounters each year. With a career spanning the areas of education, clinical work, and administration, Dr. Makin is renowned for her expertise in balancing the theoretical knowledge of endocrinology with actual clinical practice. She has successfully devised scalable processes for making healthcare delivery more efficient, while continually improving institutional standards of patient care.

As a firm believer in improving public health through better education of healthcare providers, Dr. Makin holds a number of academic appointments, including the Director of the 2nd year Endocrinology Curriculum at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Ohio Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and the past Director of Endocrinology Curriculum at the Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Osteopathic Internal Medicine Residency program. Dr. Makin was the Education Fellow at the Cleveland Clinic Education Institute, a highly competitive Fellowship focused on leadership in original, independent research in the field of medical education. A celebrated educator, Dr. Makin has won a host of awards for developing the next generation of healthcare professionals, including the Scholarship in Teaching Award in both 2014 and 2016.

A Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology, Dr. Makin underwent medical training at the Lady Hardinge Medical College, one of India’s top 10 medical colleges. She then pursued an internal medicine residency at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago and completed her endocrinology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Makin is an alumnus of the prestigious Case Western Reserve University FLEX Leadership program, which focuses on developing female physicians for top-tier leadership opportunities.