Experienced in Acromegaly

Dr. Christopher Hupfeld

Endocrinology
UC San Diego Health-Encinitas MIDWIFE
1200 Garden View Rd Ste 100, 
Encinitas, CA 
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Experienced in Acromegaly
UC San Diego Health-Encinitas MIDWIFE
1200 Garden View Rd Ste 100, 
Encinitas, CA 
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Overview

Christopher Hupfeld is an Endocrinologist in Encinitas, California. Dr. Hupfeld is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acromegaly. His top areas of expertise are Prolactinoma, Pituitary Tumor, Triple A Syndrome, and Addison's Disease.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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CareFirst
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Cigna
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Community Health Group
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Medicaid
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Walgreens
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Locations

UC San Diego Health-Encinitas MIDWIFE
1200 Garden View Rd Ste 100, Encinitas, CA 92024
Call: 760-536-7300
Other Locations
Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
3350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92161
Call: 858-552-8585

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Hupfeld has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypoparathyroidism
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


4 Total Publications

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter Type 2 (SGLT-2) Inhibitors and Ketogenesis: the Good and the Bad.
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter Type 2 (SGLT-2) Inhibitors and Ketogenesis: the Good and the Bad.
Journal: Current diabetes reports
Published: October 28, 2020
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Areas of Expertise

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