Saint Anton Endocrinology Center

Saint Anton Endocrinology Center

The Saint Anton Ambulatory Surgery Center Endocrinology Center located in Houston texas City; offers the widest range of services focused on the patient in matters of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all those diseases where there is a hormonal disorder, either due to alterations in the glands in charge of producing the hormones or due to defects in the response that the organs they must have before those hormones. As part of your care, our Hospital’s Endocrinology Physicians work closely with other teams of Specialists to determine the most appropriate treatment for your individual needs.

We have 40 years of experience in the area of ​​Endocrinology; in addition to having more than 40 Medical Specialists and 14 Subspecialists in Endocrinology, 6 Pediatric Endocrinologists, Infrastructure and Cutting-Edge Technology to provide diagnostic certainty, through a comprehensive and multidisciplinary model with personalized and warm attention within our facilities.

During your stay at the Endocrinology Center of Saint Anton Ambulatory Surgery Center you will have 5 Medical Specialists and Subspecialists in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Certified Nutrition Graduates on a permanent basis; assigned to our service, who remain on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

In the hospitalization area of ​​Saint Anton Ambulatory Surgery Center you will have a permanent team of certified health personnel that is made up of: Medical Specialists and Subspecialists in various Areas of Medicine, an Associated Physician in charge of the floor, Resident Physicians, Undergraduate Internal Physicians , Head of Floor Nurses, Graduates in Nursing and General Nurses, Nutrition Staff, Pharmacovigilance and Stretcher-bearers, who remain on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Since 2013 we have been members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, this allows us to work together with the Mayo Clinic, the #1 Hospital in the United States, according to US News & World Report.

Saint Anton Ambulatory Surgery Center was the first hospital outside the United States to affiliate with the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Since June 2018, Saint Anton Ambulatory Surgery Center is the first hospital outside the United States to have a Mayo Clinic office

Areas and Services of the Saint Anton Ambulatory Surgery Center Endocrinology Center

• Obesity and Digestive Diseases Clinic.
• Hospitalization.
• Offices.
• Outpatient surgeries.
• General Surgery.
• Radioactive Iodine Therapy
• Nutritional Support.
• Psychological Support.
• Imaging Studies.
• Nuclear medicine.
• Laboratory.
• Telemedicine.

Most common endocrine system diseases we treat:

Diabetes Mellitus.- Diabetes Mellitus is a disease in which the concentration of sugar (glucose) in the blood is chronically above normal: This is known as chronic hyperglycemia.

Insulin is the main hormone in charge of glucose metabolism, since it allows it to pass from the blood into the cells.

In Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus there is a deficiency (which eventually becomes an absence) in the production of insulin.

In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, the tissues do not respond adequately to insulin, so it cannot exert its action of allowing glucose to enter the cells. This failure to respond to insulin is known as insulin resistance.

These two types of diabetes are the most common in the world, however there are other types, such as:

• Gestational diabetes
• Adult Autoimmune Diabetes (or LADA)
• Diabetes due to pancreas removal surgery, among others.

Dyslipidemia.- We call Dyslipidemia the disease in which:

• LDL cholesterol is above recommended levels (recommended levels are generally less than 130 but it depends on each person)
• HDL cholesterol is below the recommended levels (for men the recommended levels are above 40 and for women above 50)
• Triglycerides are elevated (ideally below 150).

LDL cholesterol easily sticks to the walls of the arteries, accumulates there and can be the cause of a heart attack, a stroke, or some other problem where blood does not circulate properly to the body. That’s why having high LDL cholesterol is dangerous, and the goal is to keep it low.

HDL cholesterol results from the collection of cholesterol from the blood vessels to be later absorbed in the liver and reused. In other words, this type of cholesterol is made up of what is “cleansed” from the blood vessels, so having high HDL levels protects against heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases and our goal will be to keep it as high as possible.

Triglycerides are molecules that easily break down and stick to the proteins that make up cells and tissues, damaging them. The ideal is to keep triglycerides low.

Dyslipidemia is the result of a genetic predisposition (that is, it can run in the family) together with a diet that favors the accumulation of fat in the body.

Hyperthyroidism.- Hyperthyroidism is a disease in which the thyroid gland produces an excess of hormones, so its effects on the body increase considerably.

The thyroid gland can produce excess thyroid hormones in the following circumstances:

• Due to inflammation due to a bacterial or viral infection (it is called Infectious Thyroiditis)
• Due to inflammation due to antibodies against the thyroid (known as Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis depending on the type of antibodies, it is of autoimmune origin)
• Due to excess iodine in the body (known as the Jod-Basedow phenomenon)
• Some alteration in the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid gland axis, that is, the problem lies in the regulation of the thyroid from the brain.

Hypothyroidism.- Contrary to Hyperthyroidism, in Hypothyroidism there is a deficiency in the production of thyroid hormones, which is reflected in a deficient metabolism and with it the symptoms contrary to those found in Hyperthyroidism:

• Sudden weight gain (5 to 10 kg in 2 months or more).
• Fatigue, drowsiness, difficulty concentrating.
• Hair loss, thinning and brittle nails.
• Constipation and upset stomach.
• Cold intolerance.
• Cold and dry skin.
• There may be changes in blood lipids (high cholesterol and triglycerides).

Some causes of hypothyroidism can be:

• After Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis there is a total destruction of the gland tissue, with which there are no longer cells capable of producing thyroid hormones (it is autoimmune) after surgery to remove the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy) and when it no longer exists There is no tissue in the gland capable of producing these hormones.
• Some alteration in the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid gland axis, that is, the problem lies in the regulation of the thyroid from the brain.

Osteoporosis.- Osteoporosis is a disease in which the mineral density of the bones is very low and makes them susceptible to fractures, even in the event of minor trauma.

This happens because bone tissue is reabsorbed faster than it is synthesized, causing bone degeneration.

Our Team of Medical Specialists.

Our Medical Specialists at the Saint Anton Ambulatory Surgery Center Endocrinology Center have extensive knowledge, experience and are nationally and internationally recognized in the treatment of all those diseases where there is a hormonal disorder, either due to alterations in the glands responsible for producing hormones or defects in the response that the organs must have before those hormones.

Saint Anton Ambulatory Surgery Center Specialist and Subspecialist Physicians work together to provide you with comprehensive care while taking the time to listen to you, answer your questions, and address your needs as a whole person.

At the Endocrinology Center we have the following health personnel:

• Medical Specialists and Subspecialists in Endocrinology.
• Pediatric endocrinologists.
• Graduates in Nursing and General Nurses.
• Internal Medicine Specialists.
• Graduates in Nutrition.
• Graduates in Psychology.

At Saint Anton Ambulatory Surgery Center, the patient is the center of all our efforts, therefore they will receive the best care through a multidisciplinary team, valuing their time, the results of their studies are available quickly and appointments are scheduled in conjunction with our International Medicine staff.