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Pediatric Endocrinology Resources for Healthcare Professionals

At Children’s Hospital Colorado, we treat the big things, the small things and everything in between.

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At Children's Hospital Colorado, we're committed to helping all healthcare professionals improve the quality of life for children with endocrine disorders. Get the latest in pediatric endocrinology information to better your practice and learn about innovation within our various programs.

Referral guidelines

These referral guidelines provide information to assist referring physicians in the evaluation and management of pediatric patients. Use these to determine the best approach to the treatment of your patients, or to determine when to refer to a specialist.

Lifestyle Medicine referral guidelines (.pdf)

Doctor Kristen Nadeau, Children's Hospital Colorado, wears blue gloves while handling a medical device.

Research articles and summaries

Two side-by-side X-ray images of hands. The one on the left has the label "With MCTO." The one on the right has the label "Without MCTO."
Research Article

When a 2-year-old girl was diagnosed with multicentric carpotarsal osteolysis, or MCTO, doctors led a multidisciplinary effort to slow its progression and advance the research of this rare genetic disease.

Clinical Trial

In this research study, we aim to measure insulin resistance, glomerular filtration rate, kidney blood flow and oxygenation.

Age
Girls 8-13 years old, boys 10-14 years old

Professional resources

Adolescent Bariatric Surgery

In this episode, we're discussing adolescent bariatric surgery with Thomas Inge, MD, the former Director of the Bariatric Surgery Center at Children's Colorado.

PCORnet Bariatric Surgery Research and Outcomes

In this video, surgeon Dr. Thomas Inge discusses the research findings of The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network (PCORnet) Bariatric Study – the largest study of its kind.

Questions from healthcare professionals

Our endocrinology specialists answer common questions about a variety of pediatric developmental conditions:

Adrenal hyperplasia

Delayed bone age

Breast development

Hypothyroidism

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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