In the Department of Endocrinology, the long-term relationships we develop with our patients and their families extend from the molecular to the personal, evolving as they grow.
Throughout diagnosis and treatment, we strive to provide the most comprehensive care through collaborative, patient-centered treatment, and innovation that keeps us at the forefront of our field.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Clinic: one of the only comprehensive programs in the nation dedicated to caring for and researching issues related to PCOS in young women( see p. 22)
eXtraordinarY Kids Clinic: one of the nation’ s foremost programs for the treatment of sex chromosome aneuploidies in children( see p. 24)
11 total multidisciplinary clinics, including eXtraordinarY Kids and PCOS, as well as clinics for Turner syndrome, thyroid cancer, Prader-Willi syndrome, neuro-oncology, osteogenesis imperfecta, type 2 diabetes, and ambiguous genitalia
4th
IN THE NATION AS RANKED BY U. S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
65 SPECIALISTS INCLUDING:
endocrinologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, dietitians, social workers, and psychologists
DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY
21
BARBARA DAVIS CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD DIABETES Children’ s Hospital Colorado partners with the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, a University of Colorado School of Medicine clinic, to diagnose and treat type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents. Services offered at the Barbara Davis Center include access to board-certified endocrinologists, 24-hour consultations, counseling, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. The Barbara Davis Center is located adjacent to Children’ s Colorado on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado.
LEADERSHIP
PHILIP ZEITLER, MD, PhD, CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
61 ACTIVE CLINICAL TRIALS
20,000 +
ANNUAL OUTPATIENT VISITS THROUGHOUT COLORADO AND WYOMING
300 +
ANNUAL TYPE 1 DIABETES DIAGNOSES
All numbers above represent combined data for both Children ' s Colorado and the Barbara Davis Center.