Overview
Darshana Purohit is an Endocrinologist in Suitland, Maryland. Dr. Purohit is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperthyroidism. Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Graves Disease, Thyroid Storm, and Obesity in Children.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5801 Allentown Rd Ste 500, Suitland, MD 20746
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Purohit 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.
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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Henry Burch is an Endocrinologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Burch is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperthyroidism. His top areas of expertise are Hyperthyroidism, Graves Disease, Thyroid Eye Disease, Thyroid Nodule, and Thyroidectomy.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
David S. Cooper, MD, MACP is a graduate of the Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his endocrinology training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He is currently Professor of Medicine and Radiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Professor of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is one of the editors of the iconic textbook on thyroid disease, Werner and Ingbar’s The Thyroid, and he co-edits two other textbooks: Medical Management of Thyroid Disease and Thyroid Cancer. He is also the co-author of a book for patients with thyroid disease entitled Your Thyroid: A Home Reference. He is the past Chair of the Subspecialty Board for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is an Editor-in-Chief for Endocrinology at Up-to-Date, and he has served as the Chair of the Endocrine Society’s annual Board Review Course. Dr. Cooper was the Chair of the American Thyroid Association’s (ATA) 2006 and 2009 task forces that first drafted clinical practice guidelines for the management of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. He also served on ATA sponsored task forces that promulgated guidelines for the management of hypothyroidism and for the management of hyperthyroidism. He is the past Treasurer and past President of the ATA, and the recipient of the ATA’s Distinguished Service Award, its Paul Starr Award, and the Lewis Braverman Lectureship Award. He is also the recipient of the Distinction in Endocrinology Award given by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, as well as the Endocrine Society’s Outstanding Scholarly Physician Laureate Award and the Outstanding Educator Laureate Award. Dr. Cooper is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperthyroidism. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Graves Disease, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Thyroidectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
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Marvin Gershengorn is an Endocrinologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Gershengorn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperthyroidism. His top areas of expertise are Graves Disease, Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroid Eye Disease.
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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- Addison's DiseaseDr. Purohit isAdvanced. Learn about Addison's Disease.
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Type 1
- Graves DiseaseDr. Purohit isAdvanced. Learn about Graves Disease.
- Hereditary Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Syndrome
- HypercalcemiaDr. Purohit isAdvanced. Learn about Hypercalcemia.
- HypothyroidismDr. Purohit isAdvanced. Learn about Hypothyroidism.
- Experienced
- Adrenal Insufficiency PediatricDr. Purohit isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Insufficiency Pediatric.
- AmenorrheaDr. Purohit isExperienced. Learn about Amenorrhea.
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Purohit isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Autosomal Dominant HypocalcemiaDr. Purohit isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia.
- Diabetic NephropathyDr. Purohit isExperienced. Learn about Diabetic Nephropathy.
- Follicular Thyroid CancerDr. Purohit isExperienced. Learn about Follicular Thyroid Cancer.