
Endocrinology (hormones)
The department provides a comprehensive specialist endocrinology service for patients with conditions caused by hormonal problems, including outpatient clinics at both St Helier and Epsom hospitals.
We carry out a full range of dynamic and other complex investigations on a day-case or outpatient basis at a dedicated medical investigation unit at St Helier Hospital.
This is supported by our chemical pathology and immunology services; we also have excellent endocrine imaging services including ultrasound, CT and MRI scanning, and nuclear medicine. We work closely with surgical colleagues within out hospitals, the department of neurosurgery at St George's Hospital and the Royal Marsden Hospital.
We manage inpatients who are admitted because of endocrine emergencies or who are found to have new endocrine problems. We also provide a consultation service for other inpatients with endocrine disorders.
We deal with a wide range of endocrine and metabolic disorders, including:
- Thyroid diseases
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Hirsutism
- Virilisation
- Male and female hypogonadism
- Calcium disorders
- Disorders of the adrenal glands
- Endocrine hypertension
- Hypoglycaemia
- Obesity
- Pituitary tumours
- Genetic endocrine conditions.
Key staff
- Dr Andrew Rodin, clinical lead, Consultant and Endocrinologist
- Dr Steve Hyer, consultant
- Dr Ratnasingam Nithiyananthan, Consultant
Opening hours
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Contact details
St Helier Hospital
Tel: 020 8296 2563
Fax: 020 8644 4377
Epsom Hospital
Tel: 01372 735 030
Fax: 01372 73 5952
For urgent advice
Call 020 8296 2000 and ask for the specialist registrar in endocrinology
(Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm)
Out of hours
Call 020 8296 2000 and ask for the duty medical registrar
Referrals
eReferral or by letter.
For urgent advice
Call 020 8296 2000 and ask for the specialist registrar in endocrinology (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm).