Dr. Samuel Taiwo Olatunbosun MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
2200 Bergquist Dr Suite 1 Lackland TX, 78236About
Dr. Samuel Olatunbosun practices Endocrinology in Lackland, TX. Dr. Olatunbosun 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. Olatunbosun examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Univ of Ibadan, Coll of Med, Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria 1986
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in Nigerians, Jamaicans and US blacks.
- Hypertension in a black population: prevalence and biosocial determinants of high blood pressure in a group of urban Nigerians.
- Relationship between height, glucose intolerance, and hypertension in an urban African black adult population: a case for the "thrifty phenotype" hypothesis?
- Prevalence of obesity and overweight in urban adult Nigerians.
- Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in a group of urban adults in Nigeria.
- Diagnosis and follow-up of subjects with impaired glucose tolerance: how reliable is OGTT? Report from a Nigerian survey.
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