Departments of Instruction

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

The Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism offers comprehensive training in the areas of diabetes mellitus, reproductive endocrinology, thyroid disorders, calcium and bone metabolism, pituitary abnormalities, as well as other endocrine disorders. 

Students and residents rotate through our consultative services at the Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center and the Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, in addition to the clinics.  Ambulatory teaching at the endocrine clinics is an integral part of the clinical elective and is conducted at the UT Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinic in the UT Professional Building and in the Harris County Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinic at LBJ Hospital.  The LBJ clinic is on a referral basis from the community clinics and includes a substantial number of patients with thyroid disorders and neoplasms.  There is a weekly metabolic bone clinic, and biweekly thyroid nodule clinic with ultrasound and fine needle aspirations, and a twice weekly reproductive endocrinology clinic. A tutorial on diabetes management and insulin administration is available on our Web site and is part of the elective.  There are several weekly conferences: Multidisciplinary clinical case conference with pediatric endocrinology, reproductive endocrinology, OB-GYN, a weekly journal club, and a weekly citywide conference including faculty from Baylor, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and surrounding institutions.  There also is a weekly seminar specifically for the students and residents on reproductive endocrinology. 

Major areas of active research include diabetes and cardiovascular disease, Turner’s syndrome and vascular abnormalities, insulin resistance and ovulatory dysfunction, and basic mechanisms of metabolic bone disease.

The division offers a two-year fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, which includes rotations at the UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, pediatric endocrinology, reproductive endocrinology, metabolic bone clinic, and nuclear medicine.  There is opportunity for extensive experience with insulin pump therapy and intensive insulin management in the inpatient and outpatient setting.