Endocrinology is a medical field that focuses on hormone secretion and its effects on various body systems. Hormones are chemicals produced and secreted by endocrine glands into the bloodstream, influencing processes such as growth, puberty, and metabolism.
Hormone secretion is tightly regulated, and imbalances—whether deficiency or excess—can lead to medical conditions. If your child has growth issues, delayed or early puberty, diabetes, or any other hormone-related condition, they require the care and monitoring of a pediatric endocrinologist.
Specialty treatment areas
The unit provides diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up in the following specialties:
- The adrenal gland
- Disorders of sex development
- Patients recovering from cancer and cancer treatment
- Thyroid tumors: benign and malignant
- Lipids/lipoproteins: the fats circulating in the bloodstream
- Hypercalcemia (high level of calcium in the blood) and hypocalcemia (low level of calcium in the blood)
- Metabolic bone disorders
- Transgender youth
The unit collaborates with other disciplines as necessary, such as the Radiotherapy Institute, Nuclear Medicine Institute, Ear, Nose and Throat, Head and Neck Department, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Endocrinology Institute and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Genetics Institute