Overview
Dr. Allen Root is a pediatric endocrinologist at JHACH. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Root completed his internship at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY and his pediatric residency at University of Pennsylvania, followed by a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania. After serving on the medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University, Dr. Root joined the University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1973, serving as professor of pediatrics, associate and vice-chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and director of the pediatric residency program. He received the Distinguished Service Award, the Professorial Excellence Award and the Joanne and Charles Fishel Distinguished Scientist Award from USF as well as the Council C. Rudolph Award at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. Dr. Root has served as president of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society and chaired the Florida Infant/Newborn Screening Advisory Council. He has been listed in Best Doctors in America for the past 20 years and authored more than 270 articles.
Dr. Root is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypercalcemia. His top areas of expertise are Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia, Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1, Hypercalcemia, and Milk-Alkali Syndrome.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hypercalcemia.
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Locations
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
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.
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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.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Autosomal Dominant HypocalcemiaDr. Root isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia.
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1
- HypercalcemiaDr. Root isExperienced. Learn about Hypercalcemia.
- Hypophosphatasia (HPP)Dr. Root isExperienced. Learn about Hypophosphatasia (HPP).
- Milk-Alkali SyndromeDr. Root isExperienced. Learn about Milk-Alkali Syndrome.
- Osteogenesis ImperfectaDr. Root isExperienced. Learn about Osteogenesis Imperfecta.