Dr. James W Chu MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
2 Upper Ragsdale Dr Suite B-200 Monterey CA, 93940Rating
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Dr. James Chu practices Endocrinology in Monterey, CA. Dr. Chu 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. Chu examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Stanford University School of Medicine 1996
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Relative impact of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol concentration and insulin resistance on carotid wall thickening in nondiabetic, normotensive volunteers.
- Effect of metformin treatment on multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Comparative effects of rosuvastatin and gemfibrozil on glucose, insulin, and lipid metabolism in insulin-resistant, nondiabetic patients with combined dyslipidemia.
- Glucose-lowering effects of sulfasalazine in type 2 diabetes.
- Effect of rosiglitazone treatment on circulating vascular and inflammatory markers in insulin-resistant subjects.
- The effect of an inhaled corticosteroid on glucose control in type 2 diabetes.
- A real-world study of treatment patterns and outcomes in US managed-care patients with type 2 Diabetes initiating injectable therapies.
- Personalized Care and the Role of Insulin as a Vehicle to Optimizing Treatments in Diabetes Care.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Osteoporosis
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroiditis
- Goiter
- Graves' Disease
Fellowships
- Stanford University School of Medicine,Stanford, Ca, United States 2002
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