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Endocrinology |
Endocrinologists provides specialty care for patients with
diabetes, thyroid disease, cholesterol disorders, pituitary
disease, reproductive disorders, adrenal tumors, hyperparathyroidism,
obesity, and metabolic bone disorders, including osteoporosis.
Board-approved endocrinologists achieve their certification
in "endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism" through the American
Board of Internal Medicine. To gain such certification, they
must first be certified as internists.
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