Endocrinology

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Brief Introduction:

Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology was established in 1992 in Hayatabad Medical Complex. Previously a 20 bedded unit later on upgraded to 35 beds & presently the largest Endocrine Unit of the Province.
Being the largest & first Endocrine Unit in the Province we deal with high patient burden of Diabetes & its complications, thyroid disease, adrenal & ovarian disease, testicular & pituitary disease. There are only five units in the country for Diabetes & Endocrinology. This is the first Department approved by the CPSP for Postgraduate Training in the specialty of Endocrinology & Metabolism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
We provide 24 hours emergency service for Endocrine emergencies which are referred from the whole province.

Services / Procedures:

  • Monday: Academic Ward Round & Round Discussion
  • Tuesday: Journal Club, Growth Clinic/Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Clinic (latest articles from renowned journals are discussed)
  • Wednesday: Out-Patient Department
  • Thursday: Academic Ward Round, Discussion, High Risk Foot Clinic (Plasthysmography)
  • Friday: Table round, Discussion, Mortality/Morbidity Meeting

 

Services:

  • Comprehensive Care for Diabetes & Complications
  • Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Clinic
  • Mobile Diabetes Clinic Van
  • Head Office Extension of D-Talk & Insulin for Life Project Govt. of KPK
  • Diabetic Foot Clinic (for in-patient care only)
  • Growth Hormone Provocative Test & Growth Clinic
  • Oral Glucose Tolerance Test & Glucose Suppression Test
  • Tests for Adrenal Insufficiency & Hypercortisolism
  • DSD (Disorders of Sexual Differentiation) & Management
  • DKA & other Diabetic Emergencies Cover
  • CGMS Procedure
  • Thyroid Disorder Management
  • Pituitary Disorder Management
  • Infertility, Hirsutism & Pubertal Disorders Management (Delayed & Precocious Puberty)
  • Electrolytes & Bone Disorders Management (Osteoporosis/Osteomalasia & Risks) Management
  • Short Stature & Tall Stature Disorders Management
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy & Contraceptive
  • Management of Chromosomal Disorders (like Turner’s, Klinefeltor, Syndromes)
  • Obesity Management
  • Dietician’s Clinic (dealing with diabetes, obesity & other non-communicable diseases through dietary therapy)

 

Prof. Aziz-Ul-Hassan Aamir - Professor & Chairman Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology an ...

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Dr. Khalid Usman - Associate Professor

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Dr. Muhammad Hussain Afridi - Assistant Professor

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Dr. Tahir Ghaffar - Assistant Professor Endocrinology

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