The Endocrinology department works closely with pediatricians and primary care providers across the Phoenix region to help diagnose, treat and manage a patient’s endocrine disorder. We attempt to schedule nearly all referrals sent to us, for any reason, regardless of what was sent over as part of the referral.
However, to make your patient’s visit most useful, the following information should be included in referrals:
- Patient insurance
- Demographic information
- Reason for referral
- Growth charts, if available
- Most recent clinic notes
- Any relevant imaging in the last two years
- Any relevant labs in the last two years
Please see additional referral guidelines below:
- New patients: must be 18 years or younger
- Follow-up care: available for those 21 or younger
- CARE Clinic: patients must be at least 8 years old
Please mark the following referrals as urgent to ensure we expedite appointments and care for children when needed:
- TSH is greater than 10 or less than 0.01
- Congenital hypothyroidism in a newborn baby
- Abnormal newborn screen
- Newly diagnosed Graves disease (hyperthyroidism)
- Hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia
- Calcium less than 8 or greater than 13
- Tumor, malignancy, cancer, prolactinoma
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Low cortisol
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- A1c greater than 6.5%
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in a child 3 years old or younger
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Diabetes insipidus or any sodium greater than 150
- Hyponatremia or any sodium less than 130
We will see anyone referred into the CARE Program, but we feel our ability to help is highest for patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 85th percentile and who also have one of the following criteria:
- A1c 5.7% or above ( >6.5% please mark as urgent)
- Fasting glucose 100 or above; or non-fasting glucose >140
- Fasting triglycerides 130 or above
- Fasting LDL greater than 130
- Non-HDL >145
Contact
If you have questions, please contact us at 602-933-0935 or fax your referral to 602-933-2436.