Welcome to the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, providing the very best in patient-centered care, in a caring and compassionate environment. Our physicians are faculty members in the Department of Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, applying the newest research and therapies to patients with diabetes, endocrine and metabolic diseases. We continually strive to improve the quality of patient care with our comprehensive approach, teaching the science and best practices of endocrine care.
Our physicians provide outpatient and inpatient consultative care for patients with diagnostic or treatment issues, for endocrine and metabolic diseases. Learn more about the patient care we provide and our clinic.
The Division has a long tradition of excellence in basic science, and translational and clinical research. Faculty research focuses on new modalities for treatment of diabetes and obesity, the factors that are responsible for improving bone mineral density, molecular mechanisms of obesity, and lipid metabolism, particularly as it relates to insulin secretion.
Our greatest teaching efforts focus on clinical training of students (future doctors, nurses, dietitians, physician assistants, and researchers). This includes the interns and residents who will be the primary care doctors and specialists of the future, and in particular, the fellows who are fully trained doctors preparing for a future career in endocrinology. Fellows are also full members of the division, and with support from faculty, fully participate in clinical care, teaching and research. We also provide continuing education for physicians throughout the UNC Health Care System, through national and international programs.
Thank you for your interest in our programs, and please contact us to learn more. We look forward to serving you.
Endocrinology & Metabolism News
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InsideTraCS with Emily Pfaff, PhD
Emily Pfaff, PhD, MS, assistant professor in the division of endocrinology and metabolism, is co-director of Informatics and Data Science at NC TraCS. She has a PhD in Health Informatics and a master’s in Information Science, both from UNC. Her primary expertise and research interests are in “computable phenotyping” and clinical data modeling in support … Continued
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Newsworthy from the Department of Medicine, Week of November 5 – 11
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets and feature Department of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday, November 5, 2021. COVID-19 treatments are not vaccine replacements. Here’s why – Dr. David Wohl (ArcaMax Publishing) Is Type 2 Diabetes Ready for CGM? – Dr. Laura Young (The Journal of Healthcare Contracting) … Continued
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VCAG Project Set Out to Improve Glycemic Control at UNC Medical Center Now, the ‘Insulin Order’, a Subsequent Project, Is Expected to Change Practice Across UNC Health System
Changing practice takes time and careful consideration. Morgan Jones, MD, assistant professor in the division of endocrinology and metabolism, led the development and implementation of specialized diabetes inpatient consultative services in collaboration with multiple hospital services and departments. What started as a VCAG (Value Care Action Group) project in 2018 has evolved to become the … Continued