Penn Endocrinology Services

Penn endocrinologists are committed to patient care, as well as advancing medicine through education and research.

While other endocrinologists may treat a variety of endocrine disorders, each Penn endocrinologist has a specific focus and is specially trained to treat specific endocrine disorders.

With the most innovative tools to diagnose endocrine disorders including ultrasound to identify abnormal parathyroid glands, Penn endocrinologists treat endocrine disorders, and the hormone imbalances they create, by restoring the normal hormonal balance in the body with medications or other therapies, diet and nutrition.

Endocrine Disorders Treated at Penn

Penn endocrinologists treat endocrine disorders including:

• Adrenal disorders
• Calcium disorders
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hypogonadism (low testosterone)
• Osteoporosis
• Osteopenia

Our endocrinologists are part of a multidisciplinary team of endocrine experts who work together with other subspecialists to provide treatments and services to help patients with thyroid disorders manage their conditions and develop healthy, normal lifestyles

The Penn Difference

Here are some reasons to choose Penn Medicine for treatment of endocrine disorders.

• Endocrinology and diabetes research at Penn is fostered by Penn's National Institutes of Health-funded Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center— one of 11 such centers in the United States.
• Penn endocrinologists only focus on endocrine disorders. For patients, this means highly specialized care.
• Penn endocrinologists are part of a multidisciplinary team of experts in surgery, radiology, pathology and other subspecialties. These relationships mean patients get expert, quality care throughout the entire diagnosis, evaluation and treatment processes.
• Patients can get in-office ultrasounds, with preliminary results often the same day.
• Penn teaches and nurtures the next generation of endocrinologists through an outstanding fellowship program, funded in part by a training grant from the National Institutes of Health.