Diabetes and Kidney Disease Center - Lubbock, TX
Lubbock Endocrinologist Doctors for Diabetes and Kidney DiseaseType 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, Diabetes & Metabolism Common Name: Endocrinologist Doctors in Lubbock * Texas Tech Univ Hlth Sci OBG  Texas Tech Physcns Intrnl Mdcn  Grace Clinic Lubbock  Southwest Diagnostic Clinic  Covenant Medical Group  Southwest Diagnostic Clinic  Michael R Macadams MD Lubbock, TexasLubbock is an American city in the state of Texas. Located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, it is the county seat of Lubbock County, and the home of Texas Tech University.
Lubbock's nickname is the "Hub City" which derives from being the economic, education, and health care hub of a multi-county region commonly called the South Plains. The area is the largest contiguous cotton-growing region in the world and is heavily dependent on irrigation water drawn from the Ogallala Aquifer.
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