Dr. Elias Stephan MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
15200 Southwest Fwy 270 Sugar Land TX, 77478About
Dr. Elias Stephan practices Endocrinology in Sugar Land, TX. Dr. Stephan 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. Stephan examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Govt. Dental College, Bangalore University, India 1995
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Treatments
- Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroiditis
- Vascular Disease
- Goiter
- Graves' Disease
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