Nursen Gurtunca
Experienced in Follicular Thyroid Cancer

Dr. Nursen Gurtunca

Pediatric Endocrinology
UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave, 
Pittsburgh, PA 

Experienced in Follicular Thyroid Cancer
UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Nursen Gurtunca is a Pediatric Endocrinologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gurtunca is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Follicular Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Intersex, Hypogonadism, Turner Syndrome, and Thyroid Cancer.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Follicular Thyroid Cancer.

Specialties
Pediatric Endocrinology
Licenses
Pediatric Endocrinology in PA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Call: 412-692-7665

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Gurtunca 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.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

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.


7 Total Publications

Novel Inactivating Homozygous PAPSS2 Mutation in Two Siblings With Disproportionate Short Stature.
Novel Inactivating Homozygous PAPSS2 Mutation in Two Siblings With Disproportionate Short Stature.
Journal: AACE clinical case reports
Published: August 23, 2021
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Areas of Expertise

MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.

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      • Intersex
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      • Experienced
      • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
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      • Follicular Thyroid Cancer
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      • Hypogonadism
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      • Short Stature (Growth Disorders)
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      • Thyroid Cancer
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      • Turner Syndrome
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