Experienced in Hypercalcemia

Dr. Steven D. Kunkel

Endocrinology
Providence St Joseph Health
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
1135 Jadwin Ave, 
Richland, WA 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Hypercalcemia
Providence St Joseph Health
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
1135 Jadwin Ave, 
Richland, WA 
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Overview

Steven Kunkel is an Endocrinologist in Richland, Washington. Dr. Kunkel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypercalcemia. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Obesity in Children, Hyperthyroidism, and Hyperparathyroidism.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IA
Hospital Affiliations
Grande Ronde Hospital
Prosser Memorial Hospital
Providence St Mary Medical Center
Trios Health
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1135 Jadwin Ave, Richland, WA 99352
Call: 509-942-3300
Other Locations
KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
1100 Goethals Dr, Richland, WA 99352

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Kunkel 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.


6 Total Publications

Spermine oxidase maintains basal skeletal muscle gene expression and fiber size and is strongly repressed by conditions that cause skeletal muscle atrophy.
Spermine oxidase maintains basal skeletal muscle gene expression and fiber size and is strongly repressed by conditions that cause skeletal muscle atrophy.
Journal: American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism
Published: November 20, 2014
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    • Obesity in Children
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    • Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia
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    • Congenital Hypothyroidism
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