Endocrinology
Specialized Care for Endocrine Disorders
At Torrance Memorial, we believe in caring for the whole patient and our staff of board-certified endocrinologists is committed to providing compassionate and collaborative care. Our endocrinologists partner with your primary care physician to provide an individualized management plan that supports your needs.
Conditions
The endocrine system is a complex network of glands that produce and release hormones that play an important role in managing functions like metabolism, bone development, sleep patterns and reproduction. Hormone changes can lead to endocrine disorders like:
- Adrenal disorders, including adrenal insufficiency, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), and Cushing's syndrome
- Diabetes
- Growth disorders
- Hypoglycemia
- Lipid abnormalities
- Osteoporosis and other bone and calcium metabolism disorders
- Pancreatic hormone complications and tumors
- Parathyroid
- Pituitary diseases: diabetes insipidus, growth hormone deficiency and hypopituitarism
- Thyroid diseases, including thyroid cancer, hyper and hypothyroidism
The most common health problem endocrinologists treat today is diabetes—it affects one in 10 adults in California. We believe that 99% of diabetes management is self-care, and we offer a wide range of treatment options that include diabetes education and management programs.
Treatments, Therapies & Services
Our endocrinologists strive to improve the lives of patients with endocrine disorders through the use of extraordinary, personalized patient care, innovative research and current medical technological advances. We offer a variety of treatments, therapies and services, including:
- Assessment for hormone deficiencies and excess syndromes
- Dynamic endocrine function testing
- Insulin pump therapy
- Nutrition counseling
- Testing for adrenal tumors
- Ultrasound-guided biopsies
- Ultrasound of thyroid
