Paras Institute of Endocrinology has well developed programs for the treatment and management of hormonal disorders. Comprehensive support and medical services are provided to all age groups and genders- male & females.
Bone Health Program: Provides bone density testing and/or comprehensive evaluations of children, adolescents, females & males with frequent fractures, low bone density and disorders of calcium and vitamin D metabolism.
Diabetes Program : Provides diagnosis, diabetes education and self-management training and long-term multidisciplinary, comprehensive follow up care of patients with diabetes mellitus (types 1 and 2), as well as other forms of diabetes—such as cystic fibrosis-related diabetes mellitus, steroid-induced diabetes and other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism. The program also supports juvenile diabetes.
General Endocrinology Program: Provides comprehensive diagnosis, treatment and management of children and adults with disorders of the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, gonads and endocrine pancreas. Through the use of state-of-the-art diagnostics, symptoms of endocrinologic disorders can be picked up early, and medical intervention can be started as early as possible.
Neuroendocrinology Program: Provides comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders related to hypothalamus and pituitary region tumors, as well as the endocrine effects of treatments for malignancies and hematology disorders. Our care is coordinated with that of oncologists, hematologist, neurosurgeons and neurologists.
Optimal Weight for Life Program: Offers care delivered through a multidisciplinary team approach for children who are overweight or obese. The OWL experience includes a comprehensive medical evaluation, dietary guidance from a nutritionist focused on a “low glycemic load” eating plan to stabilize blood sugar and insulin levels, and behaviour modification strategies from a psychologist or nutrition expert to support lifestyle changes. Support from exercise specialists and physiotherapists are also available.
Thyroid Program: Provides diagnosis, treatment and management of children and adults with all types of thyroid disease, including hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. Our program is distinguished by its expertise in thyroid cancer diagnosis and management, and includes specialists in pediatric endocrinology, thyroid surgery, thyroid pathology, and thyroid radiology.
Areas of expertise:
- Acquired hypothyroidism
- Adrenal disorders
- Congenital hypothyroidism
- Diabetes insipidus
- Diabetes mellitus (type 1 and 2)
- Disorders of sexual differentiation
- Endocrine complications of cancer therapy
- Glycogen storage disease
- Growth disorders
- Hyperthyroidism (graves’ disease)
- Hypo- and hypercalcemia
- Hypopituitarism
- Metabolic bone diseases (rickets, osteoporosis)
- Obesity
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary tumors
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Precocious and delayed puberty
- Premature Adrenarche
- Premature Thelarche
- Syndrome of inappropriate ant diuretic hormone secretion
- Thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer