Pediatric
Endocrinology

The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology is actively engaged in clinical care, research, teaching and community service in the areas of endocrinology and diabetes. Our Division provides care for over 10,000 patients each year. We pride ourselves on providing a high caliber of endocrine and diabetes treatment to our patients and their families.

Welcome to the Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes

Named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top ten Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Programs in the nation, we care for children of all ages with diabetes, which may be type 1, type 2, or related to another condition. As a participating institution with Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI), we strive to improve patient outcomes in all aspects of diabetes care. We also have an active screening program for children at risk for type 1 diabetes, and through early detection, can offer timely intervention.

The endocrine disorders we care for include: growth, puberty, thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, lipid disorders, obesity, and any hormone imbalance resulting from other treatments or conditions. We host several multi-disciplinary clinics with other specialists to provide expert care for children with disorders of sexual development, Turner syndrome, thyroid tumors, bone disorders and participate with other clinics for Prader-Willi syndrome, Charge syndrome, cystic fibrosis, Neuro-Oncology and renal disorders. We participate in research through clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies, and collaboration with the ~~basic~~ scientists at UCSD. We are all educators for students, residents and fellows. Our goal is always excellence in patient care, teaching and research through teamwork with doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, fellows in training, dieticians, social workers, our exercise physiologist, our psychologist, and clinic staff.

Karen Klein, MD