Hormones are responsible for regulating many vital functions in the human body. The glands that produce these hormones form the endocrine system. The endocrine glands include the pituitary, hypothalamus, thyroid and parathyroid glands, pancreas, ovaries and testes, adrenal glands, and endothelial cells lining blood vessels. A deficiency, absence, or excess of hormone secretion from these glands leads to various endocrine disorders.
The Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders such as:
Diabetes
Obesity
Goiter and other thyroid disorders
Sexual hormone disorders
Vitamin and mineral absorption deficiencies
Additionally, the clinic handles inherited metabolic diseases involving disorders of fat, carbohydrate, and protein metabolism that are mostly present from birth.