In addition to your endocrine glands such as the pituitary, thyroid and hypothalamus, other parts of the body release hormones, including the digestive tract, heart, kidneys and liver. At Willis Knighton Health, our care providers use the latest diagnostic tools to assess your entire endocrine system, pinpoint your condition and facilitate the treatment you need.
Endocrinology
Getting your life back in balance
Every day, your body churns out hormones that regulate everything from body temperature to your metabolism and reproduction. When they are in balance, these hormones maintain your energy level, mood and response to stress. But when they’re out of balance, you need the expert care and attention of our endocrinologists at Willis Knighton Health.
Our approach to endocrinology
Our medical professionals focus on the link between nutrition and human disease to help you improve and maintain your health. They offer a wide range of assessment and treatment options to resolve issues with your endocrine system, which includes the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid, parathyroid gland, pancreas, pineal gland, ovaries, testes and adrenal glands.
Conditions we treat
Our board-certified endocrinologists can personalize your treatment to help address several issues, including:
- Addison's disease
- Adrenal tumors
- Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Cancer
- Carcinoid tumors
- Chronic kidney disease
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Cushing syndrome
- Cystic fibrosis
- Diabetes
- Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease)
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Dyslipidemia
- End-stage renal disease
- Erectile dysfunction
- Galactorrhea
- Gestational diabetes
- Goiter
- Graves' disease
- Growth and pubertal disorders
- Hashimoto's disease
- High cholesterol
- High potassium (hyperkalemia)
- Hirsutism
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid)
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
- Infertility
- Inherited metabolic disorders
- Insulinoma
- Klinefelter syndrome
- Low potassium (hypokalemia)
- Male hypogonadism
- Male infertility
- Metabolic bone disease
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia
- Neuroblastoma
- Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Obesity
- Paget's disease
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary tumors
- POEMS syndrome
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Prediabetes
- Prolactinoma
- Sheehan's syndrome
- Thyroid disease
- Thyroid eye disease
- Turner syndrome
- Varicocele
- Whipple's disease
Services
Our medical professionals offer high-quality, patient-centered care as they assess your condition and explore your treatment options. Services include:
- Adrenal vein sampling
- Adrenalectomy
- Bariatric surgery
- Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS)
- Gastric bypass (Roux-en-Y)
- Home enteral nutrition
- Lipid management
- Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP)
- Pancreas transplant
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Thyroid fine needle aspiration
- Thyroidectomy
- Transnasal endoscopic procedures
- Transsphenoidal surgery
- Wound care
Advanced endocrinology technology
At Willis Knighton Health, you'll benefit as we use leading-edge diagnostic tools and technologies to evaluate your condition and develop a care plan that fits your needs. Our endocrinologists offer multiple tests, including the CT scan and the MRI, to provide an accurate diagnosis and effective course of treatment to improve your health and boost your quality of life.





