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The Division of Endocrinology is staffed by internationally renowned physicians in the fields of thyroid and metabolic bone disorders, who are devoted to caring for patients and to evaluating, managing, and researching a multitude of endocrine disorders. These include thyroid abnormalities, bone and calcium metabolism, disorders of growth hormone, complications of menopause, hirsutism, polycystic ovary, hypogonadism, sexual dysfunction, infertility, lipid metabolism, endocrine hypertension, adrenal, and pituitary disorders.
Treatment Options for Common Thyroid Disorders
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Preston Family Building 617.638.7470
Specialty Clinics
Surgical Endocrinology
Providing treatment for diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, BMC surgeons possess a high level of expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders within the endocrine system – a collection of glands responsible for producing hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and
Treatments & Services
Adrenal
Adrenal vein catheterizations can be done as part of the work up for the evaluation of primary aldosteronism. These are done under the direction of an endocrinologist and are performed at Boston Medical Center’s Interventional Radiology department by skilled radiologists.
Bone
The Bone Health Care Clinic focuses on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis along with other metabolic bone disorders, including rickets, osteomalacia, hypoparathyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, oncogenic osteomalacia, and acquired and inherited disorders of calcium, vitamin D, phosphate, bone metabolism, and ehlers-danlos syndrome.
The clinic’s state-of-the-art scanning equipment uses very low dose x-ray and allows the staff to make an immediate assessment of a patient’s bone status.
Diabetes
BMC’s adult diabetes program is recognized by the American Diabetes Association. Its mission is to improve health and quality of life for patients through diabetes management, education, support, advocacy, and research. Learn more here.
Thyroid
Thyroid treatment at BMC is nationally recognized for both clinical and research excellence. The faculty members are interested in all aspects of thyroid diseases, especially patients with hyper- and hypothyroidism, thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy, autoimmune thyroid disease, goiter, and benign and malignant thyroid nodules. The team specializes in thyroid ultrasound and fine needle aspiration biopsies, and in the use of radioactive iodine in the therapy of hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer. Patients are seen in a timely manner after consultation requests.
Our Team
Endocrinologists and Surgeons
Sara M Alexanian, MD
Endocrinologist
Special Interests
diabetes, osteoporosis, hyperparathyroidism, thyroid disease
Sonia Ananthakrishnan, MD
Special Interests
Pituitary, General Endocrinology, Medical Education
Frederick T Drake, MD
Special Interests
Endocrine Surgery, including Thyroid Surgery, Parathyroid Surgery, Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy, Adrenal Surgery, Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy; General Surgery, including inguinal, umbilical, and ventral hernia repairs and laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Alan P Farwell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Special Interests
Thyroid Diseases, Thyroid Nodules, Thyroid Cancer, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism
Poorani N Goundan, MD
Shirin Haddady, MD, MPH
Special Interests
Thyroid cancer, Thyroid nodule, Hyperthyroidism, Polycystic ovarian syndrome, Diabetes
Dong Wook Kim, MD
Special Interests
Obesity, Malnutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition Support, Bariatric Surgery
Stephanie L Lee, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA
Special Interests
thyroid cancer, thyroid nodule, thyroid ultrasound, radioactive iodine, thyroid biopsy
Sun Y Lee, MD
David McAneny, MD
Vice Chair of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine
Special Interests
Endocrine surgery, Surgical oncology, Pancreas surgery, Hepatobiliary surgery, GI tract surgery
Andrea L Merrill, MD
Special Interests
Breast Cancer, Thyroid Nodules, Thyroid Cancer, Parathyroid Adenoma, Parathyroid Hyperplasia
Katherine L Modzelewski, MD
Endocrinologist
Special Interests
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, diabetes technology and mobile health, thyroid disease, general endocrinology
Elizabeth N Pearce, MD
Special Interests
Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid disease in pregnancy, Thyroid nodules and cancer, General Endocrinology
Ivania M Rizo, MD
Special Interests
Diabetes Management, Weight Management, Thyroid Disorders, General Endocrinology, Medical Management of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Teviah E Sachs, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA
Special Interests
Surgical Oncology, Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Cancers, Cancers of the Stomach, Sarcoma, Melanoma
Kavita Sharma, MD
Special Interests
Weight Management, Obesity, Nutrition and Metabolic Support, Medical Management of Bariatric Surgery Patients
Devin W Steenkamp, MBChB
Endocrinologist
Special Interests
Type 1 diabetes, Diabetes technology, Insulin pumps, Atypical diabetes, MODY
Catherine A Sullivan, MD
Special Interests
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes and pregnancy, General endocrinology
Patient Resources
Endocrinology Resources
Endocrinology Patient Information
If you are being referred by your primary care physician or another provider, please ask that doctor to fax a referral consult, along with recent blood tests, radiology results, demographics and medical information to us at 617.638.6756.
Additional Information
Research Overview
Adrenal Incidentaloma Quality Improvement Project
Thank you for visiting our site for the Adrenal Incidentaloma Quality Improvement Project!
AIQIP is a joint effort between Endocrine Surgery, Endocrinology, and Radiology to improve the evaluation of patients after the incidental discovery of an adrenal mass. Here we will provide electronic copies of treatment algorithms, text to use for clinical notes to help with documentation of clinical workup, and more detailed information that has guided our treatment recommendations.
Algorithm
- Use this link for a PDF of the most recent algorithm
- Use this link for a PDF of a more detailed algorithm
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AIQIP Team
Referrals:
BMC Surgical Endocrinology
617.414.8060
BMC Endocrinology
617.638.7470
Residency and Fellowship Information
Endocrinology Education
Endocrinology at Boston Medical Center is affiliated with the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). To learn about our academic and fellowship programs, please visit the BUSM website.