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The UAB Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism diagnoses and treats disorders of the endocrine system, which includes numerous glands and hormones that regulate many of the body’s functions. These functions include metabolism, the process by which the body converts food and drink into energy, and the glands include the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, gonad, and pancreas.

Common endocrine conditions treated include:

Adrenal gland disorders, including adrenal cancer
Diabetes disorders
Goiter (enlarged thyroid)
Gonadal disorders
Graves’ disease
Lipid disorders
Metabolic bone disease
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes
Pancreatic and other neuroendocrine tumors
Pituitary disorders
Thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, and thyroid disease

Endocrinology services are provided at several outpatient clinics within The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, including the following:

Endocrinology Clinic
Neurosurgery/Endocrinology Pituitary Disorders Clinic
Multidisciplinary Endocrine Tumor Clinic
Multidisciplinary Osteoporosis Clinic

The division also delivers services at UAB Medicine clinics in Gardendale, Lee Branch, Leeds, and Hoover, as well as the UAB 1917 Clinic at Dewberry, UAB Medical West, and the Weight Loss Medicine Clinic at UAB Hospital-Highlands. They treat every patient with respect and strive to provide friendly and compassionate care in comfortable, modern settings. Patients can expect thorough evaluations of their medical condition, and appropriate feedback and recommendations are shared with their primary care physician.

The UAB Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism is consistently ranked among the top programs of its kind in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Its comprehensive care team includes endocrinologists, endocrine surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, oncologists, and other specialists who coordinate their expertise to provide personalized care for both adult and pediatric patients. It works closely with many other UAB Medicine departments and divisions, such as Surgery, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Reproductive Endocrinology, Otolaryngology (ENT), and other key areas. This collaboration helps ensure the most effective care for patients, including outpatient treatments and surgical intervention, when necessary.

UAB surgeons participate in more than 800 endocrine cases each year, and they have the experience and expertise to handle even the most complex cases. Minimally invasive, outpatient surgical treatment procedures are available for many endocrine disorders, allowing for smaller incisions, faster recovery, and less pain in many cases when compared to traditional surgery. Our surgical team has more experience treating hyperparathyroidism using minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy (MIRP) than most other medical centers in the world.

Patients with diabetes benefit from clinical trials and cutting-edge research conducted by the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC). The center features over 200 faculty researchers studying the causes of diabetes, how it affects the body, and new ways to treat it.

The UCDC is a major research center with a national and international reputation as a leader in improving the lives of those affected by diabetes.

UCDC research is focused on type 1 and type 2 diabetes, diabetes complications, risk factors, and new therapies. Its work is supported by funding from private industry as well as the National Institutes of Health, Breakthrough T1D (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Defense.