Endocrinology

Zhejiang Hospital’s Department of Endocrinology was established in 1999 and is a key specialty of the hospital. The department primarily diagnoses and treats diabetes mellitus and its acute and chronic complications, hyperuricemia, gout, osteoporosis, disorders of lipid metabolism, obesity, and other metabolic diseases, as well as electrolyte disorders and endocrine diseases involving the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, and gonads. In recent years, the department has established several specialized endocrine outpatient clinics, including those for osteoporosis, diabetic foot, obesity, emaciation, and diabetic neuropathy. The department has extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of elderly patients with diabetes mellitus complicated by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, other chronic organ lesions, and organ dysfunction.