Endocrinology
Endocrinology clinics are held several Tuesdays per month at BCMH Outpatient Specialty clinics. A provider referral is needed to schedule an appointment with Dr. D’Amico.
Meet Endocrinologist Susana D’Amico, M.D., FACE
Susana D’Amico, M.D., FACEBoard Certified – Endocrinology Bates County Memorial Hospital
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Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions know as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental events proliferation, growth, and differentiation, and the psychological or behavioral activities of metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sleep, digestion, respiration, excretion, mood, stress, lactation, movement, reproduction and sensory perception caused by hormones. Specializations include behavioral endocrinology and comparative endocrinology.
The endocrine system consists of several glands, all in different parts of the body, that secrete hormones directly into the blood rather than into a duct system. Hormones have many different functions and modes of action; one hormone may have several effects on different target organs, and conversely one target organ may be affected by more than one hormone.