Dr. Issam Cheikh, MD, FACE, FACP
Endocrinology, Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
1401 Autumn Leaf Road Towson MD, 21286About
Dr. Issam Cheikh practices Endocrinology in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Cheikh 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. Cheikh examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Univ of Damascus, Fac of Med, Damascus, Syria 1968
University Of Damascus Faculty Of Med Damascus Syria Medicine
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 2011
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Dr. Issam Cheikh, MD, FACE, FACP's Expert Contributions
What causes a child to become prediabetic?
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Can having diabetes lead to a heart attack?
Diabetes does not cause heart attacks. Uncontrolled diabetes predisposes one for increased possibility of having a heart attack. If diabetes is CONTROLLED always, the incidence of heart attack should be the same or minimally increased. READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Attempted treatment of inoperable pheochromocytoma with streptozocin.
- Attempted treatment of inoperable pheochromocytoma with streptozocin.
- Camurati-Engelmann disease in conjunction with hypogonadism.
- History of current non-insulin medications for diabetes mellitus.
- Studies using releasing factors in Klinefelter's syndrome: the responses of LH and FSH to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone and of prolactin and TSH to thyrotropin-releasing hormone before and after testosterone.
Treatments
- Infections
Fellowships
- Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital GME 2011
- University of Maryland Medical Center 1975
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