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The Adrenal Center represents a collaborative clinical and research effort by several departments whose mission is to provide multidisciplinary, comprehensive and timely care to patients with diseases of the adrenal gland.

At the Wellstar MCG Adrenal Center鈥攖he only care center of its kind in the Southeast鈥攐ur specialists provide comprehensive care for patients with adrenal diseases and disorders using the latest diagnostic tests and procedures.

The multidisciplinary team consists of adrenal specialist from diverse disciplines including surgery, endocrinology, cardiology, radiology, pathology and research. The Wellstar MCG Adrenal Center is one of only a few in the country that can provide complete care for patients with all aspects of adrenal disease.

Adrenal glands, which are small triangular glands located on top of both kidneys, produce hormones that control many important body functions, including metabolism and blood pressure. Sometimes these organs do not function properly due to genetics, injury, age or medications. At Wellstar MCG Health Adrenal Center, patients have the opportunity to discuss their condition with our endocrinologists and surgeons to decide on the best treatment options available for their adrenal disorder. The diseases we treat include:

• Adrenal incidentaloma
• Cushing's syndrome
• Pheochromocytoma
• Adrenal cancer
• Hyperaldosteronism
• Hereditary adrenal disorders
• Sex hormone-producing tumors

 

At 麻豆官网首页入口 Adrenal Center, our goals include:

• To provide same day, multidisciplinary (Endocrinologist, Surgeon) evaluation of patients with adrenal disorders. Patients have the opportunity to discuss their condition with one of several endocrinologists and discuss surgical treatment (if needed) with surgeons having expertise in laparoscopic adrenal surgery.

• To provide timely laboratory and radiology evaluation, including CT scan and Adrenal Vein Sampling in order to efficiently characterize the patient's disease and provide timely, appropriate care.

• To provide safe surgical care by surgeons having expertise in robotic, laparoscopic, or open adrenal surgery to patients who need one or both adrenal glands to be removed.

• To perform ongoing investigations to better understand the causes of adrenal disorders in order to develop superior and safer tools for diagnosing and treating adrenal diseases.

What Sets Us Apart?

麻豆官网首页入口 Adrenal Center is able to provide complete care for patients with all aspects of the adrenal disease.

A multidisciplinary team committed to providing comprehensive care

The Adrenal Center at Medical Center at 麻豆官网首页入口 consists of a multidisciplinary team committed to providing comprehensive care for patients with disorders of the adrenal gland(s).

 

For patients requiring surgery, we offer minimally invasive adrenal surgery (and open adrenal surgery if needed).