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Division of Pediatric Endocrinology

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The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology has developed a national reputation for its pioneering work to make the latest advances in pediatric research available to patients.

The division offers a range of specialized services to support physicians' efforts to evaluate and manage patients with endocrine disorders, including growth problems and diabetes control. University of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, patients are treated using a comprehensive team approach.

Patient Conditions

Children with diabetes
Growth deficiencies
Growth hormone deficient children
Hypertension
Thyroid disorders
Hirsutism
Disorders of calcium/phosphate metabolism
Hypoglycemia
Hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia
Obesity
Precocious and delayed puberty
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Congenital and non-classical adrenal hyperplasia
Diabetes insipidus

Comprehensive Evaluations

Investigation of causes of short stature
Evaluation of endocrine causes of hypertension
Diagnostic testing for diabetes insipidus
Diagnostic studies of hirsutism
Bone disorders
Thyroid disorders
Diagnostic testing for Cushing's syndrome
Measurement of integrated GH, cortisol and insulin concentrations
Diagnostic studies of puberty

Specialized Treatments

Growth hormone
Diabetes control
Precocious puberty
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Childhood osteoporosis

Research Activities

UM Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology Pediatric Clinical Trials
NIH-funded "Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications" trial
Growth hormone therapies
Trial Net -- NIH-funded obesity study and diabetes prevention
Trial for new onset of Type 1 Diabetes

Special Programs

Diabetes Center provides intense management and precise control of diabetes to minimize complications
Endocrine Diagnostic Unit and Endocrine Diagnostic Laboratory
Prader-Willi Syndrome Center
Childhood Bone Disorders Center

Services to Physicians

Consultation on complicated cases
Second opinions
Evaluation of patient conditions
Special treatment procedures
Short-term and long-term management

This page was last updated on: July 3, 2012.

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