Elite in Gestational Diabetes

Dr. Thomas Buchanan

Endocrinology
Keck Hospital Of USC
1500 San Pablo St, 
Los Angeles, CA 
Elite in Gestational Diabetes
Keck Hospital Of USC
1500 San Pablo St, 
Los Angeles, CA 
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Overview

Thomas Buchanan is an Endocrinologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Buchanan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gestational Diabetes. His top areas of expertise are Gestational Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Obesity, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 104 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 25 articles in the study of Gestational Diabetes.

Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Keck Hospital of USC
1500 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Call: 323-442-9576

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.

1 Clinical Trials

The Use of Social Media Listening for Targeted Recruitment of Twitter Users in LA County in Cancer Trials Compared to Historic Recruitment Data: A Mixed-Methods Study
The Use of Social Media Listening for Targeted Recruitment of Twitter Users in LA County in Cancer Trials Compared to Historic Recruitment Data: A Mixed-Methods Study
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: September 17, 2019
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable

104 Total Publications

Multi-ancestry polygenic risk scores for the prediction of type 2 diabetes and complications in diverse ancestries.
Multi-ancestry polygenic risk scores for the prediction of type 2 diabetes and complications in diverse ancestries.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: August 08, 2025
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  • Obesity
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  • Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
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  • Congenital Hyperinsulinism
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