Advanced in Acromegaly

Dr. Karen Mccowen

Endocrinology
Office
4168 Front St Ste 1106-UC, 
San Diego, CA 
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Acromegaly
Office
4168 Front St Ste 1106-UC, 
San Diego, CA 
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Overview

Karen Mccowen is an Endocrinologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Mccowen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acromegaly. Her top areas of expertise are Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, and Vertebroplasty.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 19 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
Female

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Locations

Office
4168 Front St Ste 1106-UC, San Diego, CA 92103
Call: 619-543-6303

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Mccowen 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.


19 Total Publications

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
Journal: Current opinion in pulmonary medicine
Published: August 26, 2025
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    • Hyperparathyroidism
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