Dr. John S. Fuqua MD
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
705 Riley Hospital Dr Ri 5960 Indianapolis IN, 46202About
Dr. John Fuqua is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Fuqua specializes in growth, puberty, diabetes or other disorders related to hormones that produce certain conditions in children and growing young adults. Pediatric endocrinologists possess copious knowledge on hormone chemicals and how they can affect other parts of the body and their functions.
Education and Training
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1986
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Growth after organ transplantation.
- Laboratory assays in pediatric endocrinology: common aspects.
- The impact of assay sensitivity in the assessment of diseases and disorders in children.
- Update from the GHMonitorSM observational registry in children treated with recombinant human growth hormone (Saizen).
- Duration of suppression of adrenal steroids after glucocorticoid administration.
- Identification of a novel heterozygous IGF1 splicing mutation in a large kindred with familial short stature.
- Treatment and outcomes of precocious puberty: an update.
- The testis: developmental, anatomic, and functional considerations.
- Treatment of hypogonadism in males.
- Lawson Wilkins: portrait of a pioneer.
- Lawson Wilkins, MD, 1894-1963: A Founding Father of Pediatric Endocrinology.
- Reproductive Issues in Women with Turner Syndrome.
- Foundations of Pediatrics: Lawson Wilkins, MD (1894-1963).
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Down Syndrome
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Thyroiditis
- Graves' Disease
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