Dr. Lorraine E Katz M.D.
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Lorraine Katz is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Katz specializes in growth, puberty, diabetes or other disorders related to hormones that produce certain conditions in children and growing young adults. Pediatric endocrinologists possess copious knowledge on hormone chemicals and how they can affect other parts of the body and their functions.
Education and Training
University of Connecticut School of Medicine 1989
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Free and total insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I levels decline during fasting: relationships with insulin and IGF-binding protein-1.
- Parathyroid hormone reserve in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
- Comparison of oral and intravenous glucose tolerance test derived sensitivity and secretory indices in obese adolescents.
Treatments
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Thyroiditis
- Graves' Disease
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