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(504) 896-9441 |
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8 am to 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday |
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Children's Hospital, Main Campus
Children's Hospital, Metairie Center |
Physicians:
Stuart Chalew, MD, Director
Michelle Genet, MD
Ricardo Gomez, MD
Sarah Stender, MD
Alfonso Vargas, MD |
The Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes provides state-of-the-art diagnostic evaluation and treatment for children and adolescents with hormonal disorders. The faculty has particular interest and experience in disorders of growth and development as well as diabetes. The department maintains the only facility in the Gulf South for determination of integrated hormonal concentration, which is particularly useful in the diagnosis of growth hormone and adrenal hormone disorders.
The endocrine faculty also has extensive expertise and experience in the diagnosis and therapy of disorders of puberty, hypoglycemia, genital abnormalities, bone mineral disorders, adrenal and thyroid abnormalities, and disorders of the anterior and posterior pituitary.
The staff also has a masters-level endocrine nurse coordinator who rounds out the endocrine team. The endocrine nurse coordinator arranges diagnostic procedures and provides educational support to patients and families in administration of endocrine therapies and home management.
The department maintains a specialized multidisciplinary team for comprehensive management of childhood diabetes. In addition to the endocrinologists, the team includes a masters-level CDE diabetes nurse educator, a CDE pediatric nutritionist, a pediatric psychologist, a pediatric exercise specialist and social worker. The team is dedicated to prevention of the long-term complications of diabetes and enhancing the quality of life for the patient and his/her family.
Management expertise includes, but is not limited to: diabetes growth disorders early or delayed puberty
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Stuart Chalew, MD
Director, Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Specialty Training:
Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology
Special Interests:
Diabetes, growth disorders |
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Michelle Genet, MD
Pediatrician, Children's Hospital
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans
Specialty Training:
Pediatrics
Special Interests:
Diabetes prevention and pediatric obesity
In Area Since: 2000
In Practice Since: 2000 |
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Ricardo Gomez, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor in Clinical Pediatrics Division of Endocrinology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
Pontificia Univ Javeriana, Fac De Med, Bogata, Columbia
Specialty Training:
Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology |
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Sarah Stender, MD
Pediatric Endocringologist, Children's Hospital
Professional School:
Medical University of South Carolina
Specialty Training:
Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology |
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Alfonso Vargas, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Children's Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogata, Columbia
Specialty Training:
Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology
Special Interests:
Type-1 diabetes |
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