Dr. Randall J Urban MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
400 Harborside Dr Galveston TX, 77555About
Dr. Randall Urban practices Endocrinology in Galveston, TX. Dr. Urban specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Urban examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Tx A & M Univ Coll Of Med- College Station Tx 1982
Texas A&M Health Science Center College Of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Testosterone administration to older men improves muscle function: molecular and physiological mechanisms.
- NH2 terminus of PTB-associated splicing factor binds to the porcine P450scc IGF-I response element.
- PTB-associated splicing factor regulates growth factor-stimulated gene expression in mammalian cells.
- Expression of messenger ribonucleic acid encoding steroidogenic enzymes in postmenopausal ovaries.
- Differential anabolic effects of testosterone and amino acid feeding in older men.
- Protein kinase Ciota enhances the transcriptional activity of the porcine P-450 side-chain cleavage insulin-like response element.
- An overview of the endocrinology of skeletal muscle.
- The relationships between testosterone, body composition, and insulin resistance: a lesson from a case of extreme hyperandrogenism.
- Adverse events associated with testosterone replacement in middle-aged and older men: a meta-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled trials.
- Hormonal replacement in patients with brain injury-induced hypopituitarism: who, when and how to treat?
- Hypopituitarism after acute brain injury.
- Androgen therapy induces muscle protein anabolism in older women.
- Effects of raloxifene on insulin sensitivity, beta-cell function, and hepatic insulin extraction in normal postmenopausal women.
- Amino acid metabolism and inflammatory burden in ovarian cancer patients undergoing intense oncological therapy.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hypothyroidism
Dr. Randall J Urban MD's Practice location
Practice At 400 Harborside Dr
400 Harborside Dr -Galveston, TX 77555Get Direction
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