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Santa Barbara Endocrinologist Doctors for Addison Disease

Type of Physician: Endocrinologist

What is a Endocrinologist?

A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners treat disorders of the internal (endocrine) glands such as the thyroid and adrenal glands. Endocrinology also deals with disorders such as diabetes, metabolic and nutritional disorders, pituitary diseases, and menstrual and sexual problems.

Specialty: Endocrinology

Common Name:

Endocrinologist Doctors in Santa Barbara *

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Lois Jovanovic
2219 Bath St
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 682-7640

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
David J Pettitt
2219 Bath St
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 682-7640

George R Halling MD
George R Halling
504 W Pueblo St
STE 302
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 687-2004

Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic
Charles C Donner
51 Hitchcock Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 687-7111

Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic
Daniel N Berger
215 Pesetas Ln
Endocrinology Dept
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
(805) 681-7820

Sansum Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic
Mark Daniel Wilson
215 Pesetas Ln
Endocrinology Dept
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
(805) 681-7820

Womens Comprehensive Osteoporosis Center
Martha Gonzalez
116 N Brent St
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 656-4311

Ronald Chochinov MD
BARBARA HOLDSWORTH
168 N Brent St
STE STE 405
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 667-3909

Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology
Gulnar Poorsattar
3160 Telegraph Rd
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 482-5550

Richard Brand MD
Richard Brand
2241 Wankel Way
STE B
Oxnard, CA 93030
(805) 983-0425

Santa Rosa Medical Group
Harvey Schneir
3661 Las Posas Rd
STE G162
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 987-5041

Harris L Wasser MD
Harris L Wasser
333 S Moorpark Rd
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
(805) 494-9441

Sarfraz J Zaidi MD
Sarfraz J Zaidi
1429 E Thousand Oaks Blvd
Ste 105 STE 105
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
(805) 495-7143

Michael Lai MD
Michael Lai
116 S Palisade Dr
STE 104
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 739-3964

Sierra Vista Family Care
Lauren Ficks
4531 Alamo St
Simi Valley, CA 93063
(805) 520-3248

Affiliates In Medical Specialties West Hills
Dan Streja
7345 Medical Center Dr
STE 600
West Hills, CA 91307
(818) 347-2921

Diabetes & Endocrinology Clinic
Lawrence Samec
6325 Topanga Canyon Blvd
STE 216
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(818) 347-7703

Robert A Catania MD
Robert A Catania
2201 19 ST
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 322-2413

Dr Alams Pulmonology
Sayed Alam
2901 Sillect Ave
STE 202
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 324-7300

Facey Medical Group Northridge
Narmeen A Nabil
18460 Roscoe Blvd
FL 3
Northridge, CA 91325
(818) 734-3625

Sawson N Barakat MD
Sawson N Barakat
18350 Roscoe Blvd
STE 300
Northridge, CA 91325
(818) 717-3021

Sawson N Barakat MD
Mark A Greenstadt
18350 Roscoe Blvd
STE 300
Northridge, CA 91325
(818) 717-3021

Jean O Partamian MD
Jean O Partamian
18350 Roscoe Blvd
STE 500
Northridge, CA 91325
(818) 886-4028

Tarzana Endocrine & Medical Group
Mark L Geller
18370 Burbank Blvd
STE 601
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 996-5700

Nicholas Panagiotis MD Inc
Nicholas Panagiotis
18370 Burbank Blvd
STE 507
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 774-9200

Ezrin Metabolic Center
Calvin Ezrin
18372 Clark St
Ste 226 STE 226
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 996-3936

Yehuda Handelsman MD
Yehuda Handelsman
18372 Clark St
STE 212
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 708-9942

Kern Faculty Medical Group
Victor G Ettinger
2201 Mount Vernon Ave
STE 211
Bakersfield, CA 93306
(661) 872-7000

Sepulveda Ambulatory Center of the Greater Los Angeles Valley Health Care System
Michael L Tuck
16111 Plummer St
Endocr Diabetes & Metab
North Hills, CA 91343
(818) 891-7711

Edocrinology Center
Moussa Faminini
16661 Ventura Blvd
STE 818
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 501-3320

Ken S Honbo MD & Arash Nourparvar MD Inc
Ken S Honbo
16311 Ventura Blvd
STE 880
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 783-2000

Ken S Honbo MD & Arash Nourparvar MD Inc
Arash Nourparvar
16311 Ventura Blvd
STE 880
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 783-2000

Facey Medical Foundation Mission Hills
Ellen I Tamagna
11211 Sepulveda Blvd
Mission Hills, CA 91345
(818) 837-5770

Center for Interventional Cardiology
Darius Gharib
16133 Ventura Blvd
STE 350
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 501-5201

Medical Group Of Encino
David M Kayne
16030 Ventura Blvd
STE 680
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 990-1067

Valley Endocrine & Diabetes Consultants Inc
Minh Q Mach
11550 Indian Hills Rd
STE 381
Mission Hills, CA 91345
(818) 408-2888

Valley Endocrine & Diabetes Consultants Inc
Shawna L Weisler
11550 Indian Hills Rd
STE 381
Mission Hills, CA 91345
(818) 408-2888

Internal Medicine Associates
Joshua A Rokaw
15211 Vanowen St
STE 100
Van Nuys, CA 91405
(818) 778-1920

Internal Medicine Associates
Linda J Sevilla
15211 Vanowen St
STE 100
Van Nuys, CA 91405
(818) 778-1920

Internal Medicine Associates
Sylvain S Silberstein
15211 Vanowen St
STE 100
Van Nuys, CA 91405
(818) 778-1920

UCLA Santa Monica Specialists
Susan Davis
1304 15th St
STE 213
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 828-7172

Peter P Koenig MD
Peter P Koenig
4940 Van Nuys Blvd
STE 200
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 528-1222

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
David L Geffner
2020 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 828-1050

Linda Glaser MD PhD
Linda Glaser
2001 Santa Monica Blvd
STE 390W
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 828-2878

Gerald A Levine MD
Gerald A Levine
2001 Santa Monica Blvd
STE 390W
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-0559

Lisa Moore MD
Lisa Moore
2021 Santa Monica Blvd
STE 212E
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 829-4528

Janet Winikoff MD
Janet Winikoff
2021 Santa Monica Blvd
STE 325E
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 828-5337

Frederick R Singer MD
Frederick R Singer
2200 Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 582-7117

Jeanne D Bernard DO
Jeanne D Bernard
2074 Parker St
STE STE 120
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 546-9911

Flor Geola MD
Flor Geola
11600 Wilshire Blvd
STE 210
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 477-0501

Roger B Steele MD
Roger B Steele
1250 Peach St
STE H
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 541-1671

Amir Azarnivar MD
Amir Azarnivar
100 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE 522
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 824-0556

Harry Weissman MD
Harry Weisman
100 UCLA Medical Plaza Dr
STE 220
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 824-0760

Ian Yip MD
Ian Yip
100 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE 522
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 267-2788

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Shelia H A Ahmadi
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Archana S Bindra
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Peter Butler
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Inder Chopra
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

Christine H Darwin MD
Christine H Darwin
200 UCLA Medical Plz
Gonda Diabetes Ctr STE 365A
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 794-5584

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Andrew J Drexler
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Theodore Hahn
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Anthony P Heaney
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Jerome M Hershman
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Stanley Korenman
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Seymour R Levin
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Archana Sadhu
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Dorothy Santos-Martinez
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

UCLA Dept of Medicine Practice Group
Masahiro Sugawara
200 UCLA Medical Plaza
STE STE 530
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 825-7922

Karlis C Ullis MD
Karlis C Ullis
2701 Ocean Park Blvd
STE 101
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 452-1990

John P O'Dea MD
John P O'Dea
1950 Sawtelle Blvd
STE 145
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 481-2245

Thomas G Ahn MD
Thomas G Ahn
2080 Century Park E
STE 1410
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 277-7600

Mitchell E Cohen MD
Mitchell E Cohen
2080 Century Park E
STE 1609
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 203-8664

Howard M Moss MD
Howard M Moss
2080 Century Park E
Century City Medical Plaza STE 1703
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 553-2080

Boris Catz MD
Boris Catz
435 N Roxbury Dr
STE 102
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 273-1766

Eva B Cwynar MD
Eva B Cwynar
465 N Roxbury Dr
STE 733
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 271-5438

Morton Field MD
Morton Field
300 S Beverly Dr
STE 407
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 277-6222

Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Genetic Test
Peyman Saadat
9301 Wilshire Blvd
Tyler Medical Clinic STE 208
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 278-7590

Margaret England MD
Margaret L England
1125 S Beverly Dr
STE 401
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 277-9301

Theodore C Friedman MD
Theodore C Friedman
1125 S Beverly Dr
STE 730
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 335-0327

Dr Rudnick & Associates
Michael A Bush
8920 Wilshire Blvd
STE STE 635
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-3870

Dr Rudnick & Associates
Jordan Geller
8920 Wilshire Blvd
STE STE 635
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-3870

Dr Rudnick & Associates
Michelle Israel
8920 Wilshire Blvd
STE STE 635
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-3870

Dr Rudnick & Associates
Paul A Rudnick
8920 Wilshire Blvd
STE STE 635
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-3870

Julia Sladek MD
Julia Sladek
8920 Wilshire Blvd
STE 326
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 657-1780

Cedar Sinai Medical Center
Anat Ben-Shlomo
8700 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 967-1884

Glenn D Braunstein MD
Glenn D Braunstein
8700 Beverly Blvd
STE STE 2119
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 423-5140

Michael B Kamiel MD
Michael B Kamiel
3831 Hughes Ave
STE 606
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 559-3663

Specialized Endocrine Care Center
Pejman Cohan
150 N Robertson Blvd
STE 210
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 657-3030

Shlomo Melmed MD
John Carmichael
8631 W 3rd St Ste 121e
Pltuitary Center STE 121E
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 423-2830

Shlomo Melmed MD
Vivien S Herman-Bonert
8631 W 3rd St Ste 121e
Pltuitary Center STE 121E
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 423-2830

Shlomo Melmed MD
Ning-Ai Liu
8631 W 3rd St Ste 121e
Pltuitary Center STE 121E
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 423-2830

Shlomo Melmed MD
Shlomo Melmed
8631 W 3rd St Ste 121e
Pltuitary Center STE 121E
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 423-2830

Shlomo Melmed MD
Run Yu
8631 W 3rd St Ste 121e
Pltuitary Center STE 121E
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 423-2830

David E Aftergood MD
David E Aftergood
99 N La Cienega Blvd
STE 107
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 659-8824

Paul Azer MD
Paul C Azer
99 N La Cienega Blvd
STE 107
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-4743

Reza Nazemi MD Endocrinology
Reza Nazemi
99 N La Cienega Blvd
STE 107
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 659-8824

Conrad Tseng MD
Conrad Tseng
99 N La Cienega Blvd
STE 107
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-3000

Eli Ginsburg MD
Eli Ginsburg
8501 Wilshire Blvd
STE STE 200
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 276-9588

Delight Medical & Wellness Center
Payam E Kerendian
8484 Wilshire Blvd
STE 670
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 859-1077

Genekh Iofel MD
Genekh Iofel
7779 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046
(323) 876-1762

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Addison's Disease

What is Addison's disease?

Addison's disease is an endocrine or hormonal disorder that occurs in all age groups and afflicts men and women equally. The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and nonexposed parts of the body.

How does Addison's disease occur?

Addison's disease occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone cortisol and, in some cases, the hormone aldosterone. The disease is also called adrenal insufficiency, or hypocortisolism.

What is cortisol?

Cortisol is normally produced by the adrenal glands, located just above the kidneys. It belongs to a class of hormones called glucocorticoids, which affect almost every organ and tissue in the body. Scientists think that cortisol has possibly hundreds of effects in the body. Cortisol's most important job is to help the body respond to stress. Among its other vital tasks, cortisol:

  • helps maintain blood pressure and heart function
  • helps slow the immune system's inflammation response
  • helps balance the effects of insulin in breaking down sugar for energy
  • helps regulate the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats
  • helps maintain proper arousal and sense of well-being

How is cortisol regulated?

Because cortisol is so vital to health, the amount of cortisol produced by the adrenals is precisely balanced. Like many other hormones, cortisol is regulated by the brain's hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, a bean-sized organ at the base of the brain. First, the hypothalamus sends "releasing hormones" to the pituitary gland. The pituitary responds by secreting hormones that regulate growth and thyroid and adrenal function, and sex hormones such as estrogen and testosterone. One of the...

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Hyperkalemia (High Blood Potassium) »

What is hyperkalemia?

Hyperkalemia is common; it is diagnosed in up to 8% of hospitalized patients in the U.S. Fortunately, most patients have mild hyperkalemia (which is usually well tolerated). However, any condition causing even mild hyperkalemia should be treated to prevent progression into more severe hyperkalemia. Extremely high levels of potassium in the blood (severe hyperkalemia) can lead to cardiac arrest and death. When not recognized and treated properly, severe hyperkalemia results in a mortality rate of about 67%.

Technically, hyperkalemia means an abnormally elevated level of potassium in the blood. The normal potassium level in the blood is 3.5-5.0 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L). Potassium levels between 5.1 mEq/L to 6.0 mEq/L reflect mild hyperkalemia. Potassium levels of 6.1 mEq/L to 7.0 mEq/L are moderate hyperkalemia, and levels above 7 mEq/L are severe hyperkalemia.

How does hyperkalemia affect t...

Emergency Contact for Santa Barbara

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Santa Barbara Hospitals *

Cottage Rehabilitation Institute
2415 De La Vina St
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805)687-7444

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
351 S Patterson Ave
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
(805)967-3411

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Pueblo at Bath St
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805)682-7111

Ojai Valley Community Hospital
1306 Maricopa Hwy
Ojai, CA 93023
(805)646-1401

Aurora Vista Del Mar Hospital
801 Seneca St
Ventura, CA 93001
(805)653-6434

Community Memorial Hospital
147 N Brent St
Ventura, CA 93003
(805)652-5011

Ventura County Medical Center
3291 Loma Vista Rd
Ventura, CA 93003
(805)652-6000

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital
2050 Viborg Rd
Solvang, CA 93463
(805)688-6431

St John's Regional Medical Center
1600 N Rose Ave
Oxnard, CA 93030
(805)988-2500

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