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Endocrinology
When a family has concerns about a child’s growth and development, waiting for answers only prolongs the apprehension. Our clinical mission is to provide timely endocrine services to our patients, offering quality treatment and early intervention while minimizing delays.
The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology is dedicated to training future healthcare professionals to properly diagnose and treat children with a wide variety of conditions, including growth, transgender health, diabetes, and disorders of puberty, weight, and of the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.
Under an affiliation agreement with UCI Health and the UCI School of Medicine, our faculty members provide training and clinical services at Gottschalk Medical Plaza on the UCI campus, and at CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County, and a Pediatric Endocrinology clinic in Torrance, the south bay of Los Angeles.
View a list of our division faculty members ›
Learn more about our Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Services ›
Pediatric Endocrine Practice Information
Who We Are
Our accomplished pediatric endocrinology team consists of Board-Certified Pediatric Endocrinologists, Ajanta Naidu, MD Interim Chair - Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrine Division Chief, Clinical Professor, and Marjan (Mary) Haghi, MD Associate Physician, with over 50 years of combined experience caring for pediatric patients with endocrine conditions.
Services
We offer extensive consultation services for children with endocrine disorders at our all-MD specialty clinics located at Gottschalk Medical Center and CHOC, providing services for a wide range of conditions including:
- Adrenal gland disorders, including Cushing syndrome and Addison's disease
- Bone metabolism
- Disorders of glucose metabolism
- Disorders of sexual development, including ambiguous genitalia, precocious or delayed puberty
- Diabetes
- Growth disorders, including Short stature, Turner syndrome, and gigantism
- Obesity
- Parathyroid gland disorders
- Pituitary gland disorders
- Thyroid disorders
- Water and electrolyte imbalance
Management of Gender Incongruence in our UCI Gender Diversity Program
Timely medical intervention is critical to achieving a favorable outcome. We are available for same-day, urgent consultations and have immediate open availability as well as telehealth (audio/video).
How To Refer
- When ordering a referral, Dr. Ajanta Naidu and/or Dr. Marjan Haghi or UCI Pediatric Endocrine must be listed specifically on the form.
- Once the referral is submitted, kindly let Dr. Naidu via cell phone text or email or Dr. Haghi know via email to anticipate a new incoming patient so that we can ensure we follow up with our scheduling team.
- We do not require that any specific evaluation be performed before referral to our office, although we always appreciate patients to bring in their diagnostic records if pertinent.
For new patient referrals, questions, or urgent consultation needs, Dr. Naidu can be reached directly via:
- Email: anaidu@hs.uci.edu
- Cell phone: 310-989-0713
- Tiger Text (UCI)
- Ping MD (CHOC)
Locations
Contact
Please reach out to Dr. Ajanta Naidu or Steven Carter, Division Administrator (scarter3@hs.uci.edu) for any inquiries regarding the services we provide. We are happy to connect and work together to continue to provide the best care for our pediatric patients.
Thank you,
The Endocrinology Team
