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Endocrinology/Diabetes at Penn
Penn offers diagnostic and therapeutic services
for all endocrinologic conditions, including
disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal
and pituitary glands, and calcium metabolism
as well as disorders of the testes and ovaries.
To learn more about endocrinology and diabetes
services at Penn, visit the following hospital-based
sites:
Endocrinology
Diabetes
Physicians & Providers
Search
our Physicians & Providers Database
for endocrinologists and diabetes
specialists.
Health Information
Visit our encyclopedia to learn more about endocrine
and metabolism diseases and diabetes.
You may also be interested in our care guides:
Research
Cox Institute for Diabetes Research
The institute conducts multidisciplinary research
for diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy and diabetic dermatologic
complications.
Director: Morris Birnbaum, MD
The Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism
The Institute is designed to better the understanding
of the genetic, biochemical, molecular, environmental, and behavioral
origins of diabetes, obesity, and other metabolic diseases and reduce
their incidence and severity.
Consisting of four areas -- type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, obesity,
and metabolism and complications -- the Institute
coordinates and intensifies Penn's current efforts
aimed at these afflictions. Collaborations include other academic
departments
at Penn, such as
psychology, sociology, and urban studies.
Director: Mitchell A. Lazar, MD, PhD
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