University Hospital Leuven

The departement of pediatric endocrinology of UZ leuven examines and treats children and adolescents with problems related to

  • stature
  • pubertal development
  • hypothalamo-pituitary function
  • adrenal-thyroid and parathyroid function
  • gonadal function and sexual differentiation
  • disturbance in body composition (fatexcess without obesity)
  • obesity in children and adolescents

The departement of pediatric endocrinology of UZ leuven collaborates closely wiht other disciplines for the follow up of children and adolescents with general disorders influencing the hormonal system in the field of oncology, neurology, cardiology, neonatology, rheumatology, metabolic disease, gastro-enterology, nephrology and transplantation.

There are multidisciplinary consultations for children with a (neuro)oncological condition,prader Willi syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Williams Beuren syndrome,… in collaboration with paramedical professionals and the center for Human Genetics.

The departement of pediatric endocrinology actively collaborates with the adult departement of endocrinology on organised transition consultations, to facilitate the transition from padiatric to adult care.

The multidisciplinary pediatric diabetes team is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in children and adolescents up to the age of 18 years https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/kindergeneeskunde/kinderdiabetes.

The medical team is active in medical research, in the area of diabetes in children (http://www.gppad.org/ and http://www.innodia.eu/), obesity, growth , prader willi syndrome and search for the genetic origine of several endocrinological conditions.

The groep is a reference center in the European Reference Network (https://endo-ern.eu/) and SWEET (https://www.sweet-project.org/). The groep is involved in the Belgian Society for pediatric Endocriology and Diabetes (BESPEED)

Nom Hôpital URL Hôpital Ville
Dr Nele Reynaert University Hospital Leuven https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging Leuven
Dr. An Jacobs University Hospital Leuven https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging Leuven
Dr. Dominique Beckers University Hospital Leuven https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging Leuven
prof. Dr. Anne Rochtus University Hospital Leuven https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging Leuven
Prof. Dr. Kristina Casteels University Hospital Leuven https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging Leuven
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Dr Nele Reynaert
University Hospital Leuven
Leuven
https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging
Dr. An Jacobs
University Hospital Leuven
Leuven
https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging
Dr. Dominique Beckers
University Hospital Leuven
Leuven
https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging
prof. Dr. Anne Rochtus
University Hospital Leuven
Leuven
https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging
Prof. Dr. Kristina Casteels
University Hospital Leuven
Leuven
https://www.uzleuven.be/nl/raadplegingen/endocrinologie-kinderraadpleging

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