Endocrinology at Summit Medical Group provides treatment for diseases that affect your glands. Our endocrinologists treat conditions hormone imbalances that are often complex and involve many systems in your body.

The endocrine system is a complex group of organs (glands such as the thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testes, adrenal, pituitary, and hypothalmus) that produce hormones. Hormones control many activities in your body, including reproduction, metabolism, growth, and development. They also influence the way you respond to your surroundings and help provide give you the energy your body needs to function.

Endocrine conditions include:

• Diabetes
• Thyroid diseases
• Metabolic disorders
• Over or under production of hormones
• Cancers of the endocrine glands, including thyroid cancer
• Osteoporosis
• Cholesterol (lipid) disorders

Our ancillary services include:

• Dual-X ray absorptiometry (DEXA) bone mineral density scanning
• Nuclear endocrinology  and thyroid scanning
• Thyroid ultrasound and ultrasound-guided thyroid biopsy
• A full-service on-site medical laboratory