Dr. Shailja Kaul, M.D.

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Get to know Endocrinologist Dr. Shailja Kaul, who serves patients in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

A board-certified endocrinologist, Dr. Kaul works with patients at her private practice – Endocrine Specialists of Bucks – in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. As an outpatient physician, her clinical expertise involves management of diabetes, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pituitary and other endocrine disorders like PCOS, along with insulin pump/continuous glucose monitoring and FNA thyroid procedures.

Prior to establishing her private practice in September, 2016, she was working for 6 years within the Endocrine Division at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, covering inpatient consultations primarily for diabetes (including glycemic control for kidney/pancreas transplant patients), thyroid, adrenal insufficiency, hyper or hypocalcemia, and other endocrine emergencies.

A native of India, Dr. Kaul graduated with her medical degree from the Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College in 2001. After relocating to the United States, she completed her residency in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital in 2007. She then completed her research fellowship in endocrinology at University of Pennsylvania in 2008 and co-authored a few publications, before completing her fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism at Penn State University in 2010.

Passionate about her profession, the doctor is board-certified in endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

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.

An authority in her field, Dr. Kaul has been the recipient of the Top Doctor Award by Philadelphia Magazine (2019-2021), Exceptional Women in Medicine Award (2020, 2021), Patients’ Choice Award (2018, 2017, 2016, 2009, 2008), On-Time Doctor Award (2018, 2017, 2016, 2009), and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2018, 2017, 2016).

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