Endocrinologist
Endocrinologist
An endocrinologist is a physician or medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating endocrine disorders or hormone disorders. In other words, endocrinologists are specialists in the field of endocrinology.
Training and education[edit | edit source]
Endocrinologists are trained first in a primary specialty such as internal medicine or pediatrics.
Reproductive endocrinologists[edit | edit source]
Reproductive endocrinologists deal primarily with problems of fertility and menstrual function—often training first in obstetrics.
Fellowship in endocrinology[edit | edit source]
Typical training for a North American endocrinologist involves 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, 3 years of residency, and 2 years of fellowship.
Board certifications[edit | edit source]
In the United States, adult endocrinologists are board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM) in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
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Average salary in the US[edit | edit source]
Average salary of endocrinologist in the US, according to zip recruiter, is $289,000
Services offered[edit | edit source]
Endocrinologists deal with all different kinds of diabetes, thyroid problems, obesity, osteoporosis, pituitary, adrenal, reproductive, and other hormonal disorders. They do blood tests, imaging studies, urine tests etc.
Common tests[edit | edit source]
Common endocrine problems[edit | edit source]
Common endocrine problems include Adrenal diseases such as Addison’s disease, Cushing’s disease and pituitary tumors, Calcium and parathyroid disorders (hypoparathyroidism and hyperparathyroidism), Diabetes (including Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes), Graves’ disease, Gonadal conditions Hashimoto’s thyroiditis disease, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes (MENS) 1 & 2, Pituitary disorders, Thyroid cancer in both adults and children.
List of common endocrine problems[edit | edit source]
- Goiter
- ROHHAD
- Adipsia
- Diabetes
- Bone health
- Gynecomastia
- Osteoporosis
- Hypothyroidism
- POEMS syndrome
- Thyroid cancer
- Diabetes insipidus
- Metabolic syndrome
- Premature thelarche
- Hyperphenylalaninemia
- Endocrine bone disease
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
- Idiopathic short stature
- Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome
- Familial hyperaldosteronism
- Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome
- Galactorrhea hyperprolactinemia
- Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome
- Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction
- X-linked recessive hypoparathyroidism
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
- Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets
- Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1,2,3
- Pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis
- Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease
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