Overview
Jennifer has been been practicing in endocrinology at Swedish since 2009, initially within the Swedish Pituitary Center for 8 years, and subsequently in General Endocrinology. She has been a yearly Seattle Met Top Nurse Practitioner Award winner for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism since 2019. She is dedicated to life-long learning in order to provide the safest and most up-to-date care as possible. Jennifer strives to engage and empower her patients by listening intently, helping them to understand their diagnosis, and encouraging participation in the medical decision making. Jennifer thrives on helping people to better health and quality of life.
Dr. Mercado is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short Stature (Growth Disorders). Her top areas of expertise are Sheehan Syndrome, Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency, Short Stature (Growth Disorders), and Rathke Cleft Cyst.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1124 Columbia Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104
Additional Areas of Focus
Mercado 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.
Franciscan Endocrine Associates At St. Joseph
Dali Chen, MD, PhD, FACE, is a board-certified endocrinologist specializing in diabetes, thyroiddiseases, pituitary diseases, adrenal diseases, osteoporosis, male hypogonadism and lipid disorders. Dr. Chen strives to provide the best endocrine care for his patients with thorough endocrine evaluation, in-depth counseling, appropriate treatment and adequate follow-up. Dr. Chen likes to discuss with his patients their options and welcomes their participation in their own care management. He is fluent in English and Chinese.Dr. Chen is a member of the American Medical Association (AMA), American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (ACE). Dr. Chen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short Stature (Growth Disorders). His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Neuropathy, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Thyroid Cancer, and Follicular Thyroid Cancer.
Swedish Endocrinology-First Hill
Frances Broyles is an Endocrinologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Broyles is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short Stature (Growth Disorders). Her top areas of expertise are Hypogonadism, Isolated Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, and Panhypopituitarism.
Franciscan Endocrine Associates At St. Michael
Zinnia San Juan, MD, treats general endocrine and diabetes issues. She has special interest in thyroid and calcium disorders, and is certified in bone density interpretation and ultrasound-guided thyroid biopsies. She sees patients age 16 and older.Dr. San Juan believes most endocrine conditions can be managed through collaboration between physician and patient. As such, she invests the time necessary to develop meaningful, productive relationships with her patients and always keeps her patients' best interests in mind.Dr. San Juan is a member of the Endocrine Society, American Thyroid Association and American Diabetes Association. Dr. Juan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short Stature (Growth Disorders). Her top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Thyroid Storm, Toxic Nodular Goiter, and Osteitis Fibrosa.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Pediatric Growth Hormone DeficiencyMs. Mercado isAdvanced. Learn about Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency.
- Rathke Cleft CystMs. Mercado isAdvanced. Learn about Rathke Cleft Cyst.
- Sheehan SyndromeMs. Mercado isAdvanced. Learn about Sheehan Syndrome.
- Short Stature (Growth Disorders)Ms. Mercado isAdvanced. Learn about Short Stature (Growth Disorders).
- Experienced
- Cushing's diseaseMs. Mercado isExperienced. Learn about Cushing's disease.
- Secondary Adrenal InsufficiencyMs. Mercado isExperienced. Learn about Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency.