Dr. Paul Fitzgerald, M.D.
350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 710
San Francisco, CA 94117
415 665 1136-
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Topics
- Addison Disease
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Diabetes Caused By Protease Inhibitor Therapy for HIV/AIDS
- Hypothyroidism
- Graves Disease Symptoms & Treatment
- Menopause & Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hemoglobin A1c Testing
- Acromegaly & Gigantism
- Hyperparathyroidism therapy with cinacalcet
- Introduction to Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma
- 5 Questions and Answers on Male Hypogonadism and Testosterone Deficiency
- Hypothyroidism: Diagnosis & Treatment
- Telemedicine
- Journal of Clinical Oncology Paper
- Embolization of a large secretory paraganglioma
About
- Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF
- Nationally board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Endocrinology & Metabolism.
- Author of 15 editions of the "Endocrine Disorders" chapter for the textbook Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment (CMDT), and 3 editions of a chapter for Basic and Clinical Endocrinology.
- Editor of two editions of Handbook of Clinical Endocrinology.
Category Archives: Diabetes
Diabetes Caused By Protease Inhibitor Therapy for HIV/AIDS
Protease inhibitors refer to a group of medications used to stop replication of the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) retrovirus. They are very effective medications and remain an essential element in the HIV/AIDS cocktail of drugs, also known as “HAART” (Highly … Continue reading
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Hemoglobin A1c Testing
Hemoglobin A1c: Hemoglobin is composed of a tetramer of globin chains; two of the chains are alpha-globin (chromosome 16). Most adults have hemoglobin that is largely comprised of two alpha chains combined with two beta chains (chromosome 11) (alpha2beta2), called … Continue reading
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