School of Medicine

Welcome to the Section on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Our section provides a wide range of services which includes patient care, resident supervision, and student teaching.  In conjunction with Pennington Biomedical Research Center our faculty enrolled in the Joint Program on Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism  also are actively engaged in cutting edge clinical research in the fields of diabetes, obesity and metabolism. Our areas of expertise include the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus and other endocrine abnormalities including disorders of the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid and adrenal glands, metabolic bone disease and reproductive disorders. Our clinics offer comprehensive diabetes evaluation, osteoporosis screening, and management and treatment of thyroid disorders. The section also supports and ACGME-accredited fellowship program.