Pediatric Endocrinology

About Us

The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Weill Cornell Medicine provides state-of-the-art care for children and adolescents with diabetes and pediatric endocrine disorders. Our team is led by Dr. Zoltan Antal and incorporates the expertise of pediatric endocrinologists, certified diabetes educators, nurses, nutritionists, and pediatric nurse practitioners. We provide collaborative care in partnership with child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other subspecialists in the Department of Pediatrics.

What Sets Us Apart

• We are the first nationally recognized comprehensive care center for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
• We offer a comprehensive weight loss management program with accreditation as a bariatric surgery center.
• Our team has extensive experience managing complex metabolic bone diseases in collaboration with colleagues at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
• We provide personalized and individualized care management plans for children with diabetes mellitus.
• We use medical technology and electronic healthcare applications to improve care and communication with patients and families.

Our Services

We provide comprehensive care for a full range of pediatric endocrine disorders, including:

• Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) and other adrenal disorders
• Type I and type II diabetes mellitus (T1D and T2D)
• Dyslipidemia
• Childhood obesity
• Failure to Thrive (FTT)
• Growth disorders
• Pituitary hormone deficiencies (including growth hormone deficiency, diabetes insipidus and hypopituitarism)
• Irregular menses, hyperandrogenemia and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
• Metabolic bone diseases including Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI, brittle bone disease), McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS), low bone mass and frequent fractures
• Calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders, including rickets
• Disorders of puberty (early or delayed)
• Sexual differentiation disorders
• Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
• Thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer
• Turner Syndrome (TS)

Learn more about our location and how to prepare and facilitate the check-in process for your child's visit.

Diagnosis & Treatment

Treatments of endocrine disorders are complex and may include oral medication, daily home injections or specialized in-office injections on a recurring basis.

We also offer more detailed diagnostics if needed, including testing for growth hormone deficiency, early or delayed puberty, or adrenal insufficiency. These specialized tests are scheduled separately.

Research

Our Pediatric Endocrinology researchers engage in a wide range of research activities to expand the understanding of endocrine disorders in children and adolescents, and to innovate more effective strategies for the prevention, management, and resolution of endocrine disease. We continue to break new ground in our understanding of conditions including diabetes, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, pediatric growth, and metabolism.

Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology

For information about our Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, please visit our Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Page.