ENDOCRINOLOGY

Overview :

Endocrinology OPD started as offshoot of neurology department in 2004 by Dr Vaishali Deshmukh as a single handed department. Initial turnover of 30 patients per month now has a rough about turnover of 400-500 patients per month.

Department has conducted almost 20 camps in diabetes, thyroid, obesity, menopause and geriatrics in and around city of Pune.

Department plays an important role in educating people in thyroid, diabetes, PCOS and obesity with talks delivered at Pune mahila mandal, Krantiveer pratisthan, Loni and Pirangut grampanchayat, Colleges, Kutumb Kalyan kendras in and around Pune Akashwani, Television, BBC, and press. Now focussing on preventive health aspects of endocrine disorders and endocrine subspeciality clinic’s.

The department involves various number of IPD admissions. Critical Diabetic management in obstetric cases and surgical cases and peri operative care in ICU as well as ward. We deal with various clinical cases of Endocrine speciality including critical thyroid and pituitary cases with various hormonal abnormalities.

Services Offered / Facilities :

The department offers expertise in treating following disorders :

• Diabetes
• Thyroid Disease
• Obesity & Lipid Disorders
• PCOS, Menstrual disorders & Hirsutism
• Osteoporosis & Metabolic bone disease
• Growth & Short stature
• Menopause
• Infertility & Intersex
• Endocrinological, Pubertal, Pituitary/Adrenal Disorders
• Insulin Technique for diabetic patients

Special Test Offered :

• Bone Turnover Markers
• Genetic makers for Endocrine tumors
• Polysmonography
• Radio iodine Therapy
• Dexa Scan
• Diabetes Foot Care
• IVF Facility
• Radio iodine scan & Nuclear Medicine

Facilities available in Pediatric Endocrinology :

For the last many years, we have both outpatient and inpatient services for children & adolescents with endocrine problems such as

Issues with stature : short & tall sature

Issues with puberty : early & late puberty

Thyroid problems

Obesity

Diabetes

Adrenal Disorders

Conditions with atypical genitalia

We perform dynamic testing for all endocrine disorders in children in house with experienced staff.

Our Intensive care setting is well experienced and equipped to handle children with diabetes who present with critical Diabetic ketoacidosis, adrenal crisis & hypoglycemias.

We have a robust endocrine support to the Neonatal ICU for children with critical endocrine problems related to low sugars, thyroid disorders and atypical genitalia.

We provide treatment to children admitted for brain tumors, malignancies and thalassemia who often have abnormal issues as complications of the primary illness.

We work in close association with the pediatric orthopaedic team in the management of metabolic bone diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta and rickets.

Contact Us :

020-49153052

Location of Department :

SS Ground Floor.

Departmental Workload :

FY 2023-2024 Approximate 8000 - 10,000 patients visited to endocrinology department.

Courses and Training :

Educational guidance to residents & DNB student for endocrinology cases.

Events :

Annual World Diabetes Day (Patient Awareness Programme)

Annual World Thyroid Day (Patient Awareness Programme)

Departmental Time Table :

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