The Child's Doctor articles

The Child’s Doctor, Journal of Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago

The Child’s Doctor is published by Children’s Memorial Hospital twice a year for community-based physicians. The journal offers continuing medical education (CME) through articles authored by Children’s Memorial’s physicians. It also includes news articles on research at Children’s Memorial. Read the latest issue of The Child’s Doctor here.

Articles on topics in pediatric endocrinology:

Evaluation of Short Stature by Donald Zimmerman, MD  Published Spring 2007

Short stature in children calls for a careful assessment of growth patterns to evaluate whether the cause is a health-threatening condition or only a variant of normal growth and development. During the evaluation, the pediatrician should determine whether short stature is producing psychosocial stress. This article reviews the conditions associated with distinct patterns of delayed growth, discusses imaging and laboratory studies used to confirm underlying pathology, and presents treatment options.

Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism byDonald Zimmerman, MD  Published Spring 2004

Congenital hypothyroidism occurs in 1:4000 to 1:3000 newborns and is one of the most easily treated causes of developmental delay. In fact, developmental delay due to low thyroid function can be completely prevented with early start of therapy. The following review provides basic strategies for interpreting test results, initiating therapy, monitoring response to medication, and determining whether lifelong therapy is necessary.

Research: Searching for Genetic Causes of Congenital Hypothyroidism by Vita Lerman  Published Spring 2004

Donald Zimmerman, MD, and other Children’s Memorial investigators are helping to unravel the molecular genetics of congenital hypothyroidism, as part of an ongoing world-wide research collaboration led by Peter Kopp, MD, at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Characterizing the numerous genetic factors involved in congenital hypothyroidism may help future genetic counseling and offer insights into various postnatal thyroid diseases, such as thyroid cancer.

Subscribe here to The Child's Doctor to receive regular e-mail updates and to be notified when new issues are posted online.