Endocrinology

On your way to clinic with the wonderful endocrine team? Check out your Goals and Objectives and prepare with this schedule overview (updated August 2024!):

Names to know:

• Attendings: Drs. Leslie Soyka, Amanda Angelescu, Penny Feldman, Ruby Batajoo
• Nurse Practitioner: Chrystina Soloperto (clinic all day on Fridays)
• Social Worker: Mary Ann Franco
• Nutritionist: Jody Fleshman
• Nurses/Diabetes Educators: Colleen Kerrissey, Lyndsay Bates 
• Administrative Assistants: Tara Molinari, Jennifer Porter, Myrna Sanchez

Learning resources while on this rotation include:

• General
  • Check out the endocrinology lectures found on CHOP Open's website
  • There are some helpful guidelines, including a few specific to pediatrics, found on the Endocrine Society webpage
• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
  • The endocrine team has a patient-facing site with educational videos that you can find here 
  • Core conference lecture on Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Dr. Soyka
  • Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children in the Outpatient Setting. Pediatrics in Review. Pediatr Rev (2022) 43 (3): 160–170.
  • Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: A Position Statement by the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care. 2018 Sep; 41(9): 2026–2044.
  • Children and Adolescent: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes- 2021. Diabetes Care 2021;44(Suppl. 1): S180–S199.
•  Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Childhood and Adolescence. Pediatr Rev (2021) 42 (4): 167–179.
  • ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Type 2 Diabetes in children and adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes. 2022;23:872–902.
•  DKA
  • Diabetes Ketoacidosis. Pediatr Rev (2019) 40 (8): 412–420.
•  Hypoglycemia
  • Neonatal hypoglycemia. Pediatr Rev (2017) 38 (4): 147–157.
  • Recommendations from the Pediatric Endocrine Society for Evaluation and Management of Persistent Hypoglycemia in Neonates, Infants, and Children. J Pediatr, 167 (2015), pp. 238-245.
  • An Overview of Hypoglycemia in Children Including a Comprehensive Practical Diagnostic flowchart for Clinical Use. Front. Endocrinol., 02 August 2021.
• Obesity/Metabolic syndrome
  • Obesity in Children. Pediatric in Review. Pediatr Rev (2022) 43 (11): 601–617.
  • Pediatric Obesity—Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (2017) 102 (3): 709–757.
  • Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: A Review. Front Pediatr, 12 January 2021.
  • Childhood obesity: A review of current and future management options. Clinical Endocrinology. 2022;96:288–301.
  • Evaluation and Treatment of Prediabetes in Youth. J Pediatr (2020);219:11-22.
• PCOS
  • The Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescents. Pediatrics (2015) 136 (6): 1154–1165.
  • Adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome according to the international evidence-based guideline. BMC Medicine. (2020) 18:72
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Presentation, and Treatment With Emphasis on Adolescent Girls. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2019; 3(8): 1545-1573.
• Pituitary
  • Evaluation and Initial Management of Hypopituitarism. Pediatr Rev (2016) 37 (9): 370–376.
  • Hypothalamic-Pituitary and Growth Disorders in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Aug 1;103(8):2761-2784.
  • Diabetes Insipidus. Pediatr Rev (2020) 41 (2): 96–99.
• Thyroid
  • Hypothyroidism. Pediatr Rev (2014) 35 (8): 336–349.
  • Thyroid disorders. Pediatr Rev (2021) 42 (11): 604–618.
  • Thyroid Disorders in Children and Adolescents A Review.  JAMA Pediatr. 2016;170(10):1008-1019.
  • Hyperthyroidism in children. Pediatr Rev (2015) 36 (6): 239–248.
  • Management of Pediatric Graves Disease: A review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1110-1118.
  • Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Hypothyroidism. JCEM (2011) 96(10):2959-2967.
• Adrenal
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia: diagnosis, evaluation and management. Pediatrics in Review (2009) 30 (7), 49-57.
  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline. JCEM (2018) 103(11):4043-4088.
  • Adrenal insufficiency. Pediatr Rev (2015) 36 (3): 92–103.
  • Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency: Diagnosis, Management, and New Therapies. Int J Pediatr. 2018 Nov 1;2018:1739831.
  • Emergency management of adrenal insufficiency in children: advocating for treatment options in outpatient and field settings. Journal of Investigative Medicine 2020;68:16-25.
• Growth
  • A general pediatric approach to evaluating a short child. Pediatr Rev. 2005 Nov;26(11):410-20.
  • Evaluation of Short and Tall Stature in Children. Am Fam Physician. 2015;92(1):43-50. PMID: 26132126.
• Puberty
  • Precocious Puberty. Pediatr Rev (2015) 36 (7): 319–321.
  • Normal and Premature Adrenarche. Endocrine Reviews, Volume 42, Issue 6, December 2021, Pages 783–814.
  • Delayed Puberty. Pediatr Rev (2022) 43 (8): 426–435.
  • Puberty in Children Born Small for Gestational Age. Horm Res Paediatr. 2013; 80(2):69-77.
• X Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets
  • Therapeutic management of hypophosphatemic rickets from infancy to adulthood. Endocr Connect. 2014;3(1):R13-30.
  • A Clinician’s guide to X-linked hypophosphatemia. J Bone Miner Res. 2011; 26(7): 1381-1388.
  • Burosumab Therapy in Children with X-Linked Hypophosphatemia. N Enlg J Med. 2018; 378: 1987-1998.
• Transgender care
  • Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics (2018) 142 (4): e20182162.
  • Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Nov 1;102(11):3869-3903.
  • Advances in the Care of Transgender Children and Adolescents. Adv Pediatri. 2016; 63(1): 79-102.
• Syndromes
  • Health Supervision for Children with Down Syndrome. Pediatrics (2011) 128 (2): 393–406.
  • Turner Syndrome. Pediatr Rev (2008) 29 (7): 219–227.
  • Clinical practice guidelines for the care of girls and women with Turner syndrome: proceeding from the 2016 Cincinnati International Turner Syndrome Meeting.  Eur J Endocrinol. 2017 Sep;177(3):G1-G70.

If you would like to update the information on this page, email kathryn.wynne@umassmemorial.org