ENDOCRINOLOGY (ĕn”dō-krĭn-ŏl’ō-jē) - The science of the endocrine, or ductless, glands and their functions.

In common words, an endocrinologist is a medical scientist or physician who researches and treats patients with diseases relating to the endocrine system, such as diabetes, thyroid disorders, osteoporosis, obesity, and conditions related to numerous glands and hormones in the body, including the reproductive system.

To help prevent endocrine disorders, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and the American College of Endocrinology (ACE) developed the Power of Prevention (POP). The primary focus of POP is to help adults, children, and families live healthy lives without limitations due to endocrine disorders and diseases.

Experts in the diverse specialties of endocrinology and members of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) have developed disease prevention and informative content found on this website. The intended use of these content pages is to provide the user with knowledge to prevent endocrine diseases and disorders as well as give current patients and those interested, accurate easy to read information about endocrine diseases and disorders.

Choose from the following endocrine disease/disorder that interests you:
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The Power of Prevention (POP) and the American College of Endocrinology (ACE) would like to thank the following content authors for their contributions:

Donald A. Bergman, MD, FACE
Rhoda H. Cobin, MD, MACE
Daniel S. Duick, MD, FACP, FACE
Jeffrey R. Garber, MD, FACE
Hossein Gharib, MD, MACP, MACE
J. Michael González-Campoy, MD, PhD, FACE
Daniel L. Hurley, MD, FACE
Lois G. Jovanovic, MD, FACE
Michael Kleerekoper, MD, MACE
Jeffrey I. Mechanick, MD, FACP, FACE, FACN
Richard F. Spark, MD, FACE