Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Pediatric diabetes causes high blood sugar levels because of the body’s inability to properly use or produce insulin. We can treat a wide range of specific conditions, including:

• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• MODY
• Neonatal diabetes
• CF-related diabetes
• Steroid-induced diabetes/hyperglycemia

Hypoglycemia occurs when blood sugar is too low. It’s most common in those with diabetes but can occur for other reasons, including:

• Disorders of energy and metabolism/mitochondrial disease
• Neuroendocrine tumors
• Hypopituitarism/diabetes insipidus

We treat many disorders that impact children’s bone health, including:

• Osteogenesis imperfecta
• Osteoporosis secondary to anorexia/eating disorder
• Rickets/tumor-induced osteomalacia
• Vitamin-D deficiency/resistance
• Disorders of the parathyroid glands
• Hypercalcemia/hypocalcemia
• Hypophosphatasia
• Hypophosphatemic rickets

Pediatric lipid disorders can affect cholesterol and triglyceride levels in children, often with genetic or lifestyle-related causes. We treat the spectrum of disorders, including familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and hypertriglyceridemia.

• Precocious puberty
• Delayed puberty
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
• Gynecomastia
• Hyperprolactinemia
• Primary/secondary amenorrhea/irregular menses

Congenital conditions can cause abnormalities or issues that may be visible at birth or not noticeable until puberty or later. We can address conditions such as:

• Disorders of sexual differentiation/ambiguous genitalia
• Klinefelter syndrome
• Turner syndrome
• Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)

If you have growth-related concerns about your child’s development, we can help determine any underlying cause and potential treatment options. We treat conditions like:

• Growth hormone deficiency
• SHOX deficiency
• Russell-Silver syndrome (RSS)
• Noonan syndrome
• Overgrowth syndromes
• Idiopathic short stature

Conditions that impact the thyroid gland's ability to produce hormones that regulate things like metabolism, heart rate and body temperature can affect your child’s development. We treat conditions like:

• Hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism
• Goiter
• Thyroid nodules/thyroid cancer
• Congenital hypothyroidism

Adrenal gland disorders in children can lead to a range of health problems caused by an imbalance of hormones produced by the adrenal glands. We treat a range of adrenal conditions, including:

• Addison’s disease
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Pheochromocytoma
• Cushing’s disease/syndrome