Dr. Kolo Nicholas Ediale

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Get to know Endocrinologist Dr. Kolo Nicholas Ediale, who serves patients in Middletown, New York.

A fellowship-trained endocrinologist, Dr. Ediale treats patients with hormonal imbalances and endocrine system disorders, including diabetes patients. He joined the endocrinology team at Middletown Medical in Middletown, New York, after spending several years at Catskill Regional Medical Center.

Founded in 1984 and based in the Hudson Valley, Middletown Medical is an award-winning multi-specialty physicians’ group dedicated to providing patients with top quality, comprehensive care in a warm and caring environment. Its team of dedicated endocrinologists evaluates the relationship between nutrition and human disease to improve and maintain a person’s health and are trained to treat a large range of endocrine disorders and dysfunctions. 

Academically, Dr. Ediale earned his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from the College of Medicine at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria in 1980. He started his medical career in Nigeria as a primary health care provider and as a general medical practitioner, following a medical internship at Jos University Teaching Hospital. After completing his residency at BronxCare Lebanon Hospital Center in the Bronx, New York in 1997, he completed his endocrine fellowship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey in 2000.

An expert in his field, the doctor is an active member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. It is a professional community of physicians specializing in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism committed to enhancing the ability of its members to provide the highest quality of patient care.

Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. Endocrinologists have the training to diagnose and treat hormone imbalances and problems by helping to restore the normal balance of hormones in the body. The common diseases and disorders of the endocrine system that endocrinologists deal with include diabetes mellitus, as well as adrenal, pituitary, and thyroid disorders, among others. 

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