Endorinology Services

Endocrinologists treat the glands and disorders of the endocrine system. Endocrinologists diagnose and treat many different conditions and areas, including:

• Adrenals: The glands on top of the kidneys. They help control blood pressure, metabolism, stress response and sex hormones.

• Bone metabolism: This includes diseases such as osteoporosis.

• Cholesterol metabolism.

• Hypothalamus: The part of the brain that controls hunger and thirst.

• Pancreas: This makes insulin and other substances for digestion and management of blood sugars.

• Parathyroids: Small glands in the neck that control the amount of calcium in blood.

• Pituitary: A pea-sized gland at the base of the brain that keeps hormones balanced.

• Reproductive glands (gonads): In women, these are the ovaries responsible for estrogen and progesterone; in men, these are the testicles that make testosterone.

• Thyroid: A butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that controls metabolism, energy, brain growth and development.

• Common thyroid-related diseases include low thyroid hormone levels or Hashimoto’s disease; high thyroid hormone levels, such as Graves’ disease; and thyroid nodules.  Sometimes, thyroid cancer is a possibility. In these situations, endocrinologists work with neck surgeons to manage the thyroid cancer.