Dr. Robert Frederick Klein MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland OR, 97239About
Dr. Robert Klein practices Endocrinology in Portland, OR. Dr. Klein 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. Klein examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1980
University of California 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Nonpharmacological approaches to improve bone health and reduce osteoporosis.
- Rare coding variants in ALPL are associated with low serum alkaline phosphatase and low bone mineral density.
- Congenic mice provide in vivo evidence for a genetic locus that modulates intrinsic transforming growth factor β1-mediated signaling and bone acquisition.
- Decreased bone density and bone strength in a mouse model of severe factor VIII deficiency.
- Melanocortin-3 receptor regulates the normal fasting response.
- Distinct actions of akt1 on skeletal architecture and function.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Cystic Fibrosis (cf)
- Vascular Disease
- Graves' Disease
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