Dr. William Kenneth Ward MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd Mailcode Op05dc Portland OR, 97239About
Dr. William Ward practices Endocrinology in Portland, OR. Dr. Ward specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Ward examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
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SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A double-blind comparison of topical capsaicin and oral amitriptyline in painful diabetic neuropathy.
- Assessment of chronically implanted subcutaneous glucose sensors in dogs: the effect of surrounding fluid masses.
- Rise in background current over time in a subcutaneous glucose sensor in the rabbit: relevance to calibration and accuracy.
- Understanding spontaneous output fluctuations of an amperometric glucose sensor: effect of inhalation anesthesia and use of a nonenzyme containing electrode.
- Subcutaneous glucose monitoring: microdialysis vs. intracorporeal.
- A new amperometric glucose microsensor: in vitro and short-term in vivo evaluation.
- Calibration of a subcutaneous amperometric glucose sensor. Part 1. Effect of measurement uncertainties on the determination of sensor sensitivity and background current.
- Calibration of a subcutaneous amperometric glucose sensor implanted for 7 days in diabetic patients. Part 2. Superiority of the one-point calibration method.
- The effect of microgeometry, implant thickness and polyurethane chemistry on the foreign body response to subcutaneous implants.
- Continuous amperometric monitoring of subcutaneous oxygen in rabbit by telemetry.
- Prevention of hypoglycemia using risk assessment with a continuous glucose monitoring system.
- The role of new technology in the early detection of hypoglycemia.
- Induction of type-1 diabetes mellitus in laboratory rats by use of alloxan: route of administration, pitfalls, and insulin treatment.
- A novel insulin delivery algorithm in rats with type 1 diabetes: the fading memory proportional-derivative method.
- Fetal hemoglobin alters hemoglobin A1c measurements.
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- U/WA Affil Hsps, Seattle, WA United States 1981
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