The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Miami Children's Hospital offers a complete array of diagnostic, treatment and consulting services for infants, children and adolescents with endocrine disorders. The division evaluates and treats all types of endocrine disorders, including diabetes, growth, abnormal pituitary, sexual development (puberty), and thyroid disorders. The division is committed to meeting the needs of the children and their families through a multidisciplinary medical approach that has helped children from around the world.

The Pediatric Diabetes Treatment Center at Miami Children's Hospital consists of board certified pediatric endocrinologists and a multi-specialty trained pediatric staff (certified diabetes nurse educator, registered dietician, child life specialist, pharmacist, social worker and psychologist). Together they will treat your child with a tailored program that fits the needs of the child and family, and promotes the outcomes desired of the medical team. The division is supported by a full-service on site laboratory and outpatient center for your convenience. The division sponsors a Diabetes Summer Camp, and Youth and Teen Support Groups for all patients with diabetes, including those with insulin pumps.

In April 1999, two-year-old Samantha Perez was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Today, thanks to Miami Children's Hospital physicians, nurses and clinical team, she is learning how to manage her illness at an early age. Samantha follows a healthy diet, knows when she needs insulin injections, and even helps measure her blood sugar by pricking her fingers four times a day.

Diabetes affects 123,000 children or one in 500 in the United States. The Pediatric Diabetes Treatment Center at Miami Children's Hospital treats 100 new children annually on an inpatient basis and treats several hundred children in our outpatient center. Due to the complexity of diabetes in children, the child, family, and medical team create a plan for living, eating, learning, exercising, and playing that promotes wellness, monitors the disease, and provides support. Each child is treated individually and personally. Many of our staff members are bilingual and ready to assist patients and their families at all times.

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call (305) 662-8398.

The Physicians

Samuel Richton, M.D. - Division of Pediatric
Endocrinology Director

Luis E. Gonzalez-Mendoza, M.D.