Dr. Doris Elizabeth Estrada MD
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
111 MICHIGAN AVE NW WASHINGTON DC, 20010About
Dr. Doris Estrada is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in Hartford, CT. Dr. Estrada 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.
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Early presentation of familial paraganglioma with SDHB mutation in a 13 year old child and its mother.
- Regulation of glucose transport and expression of GLUT3 transporters in human circulating mononuclear cells: studies in cells from insulin-dependent diabetic and nondiabetic individuals.
- Stimulation of glucose uptake by the natural coenzyme alpha-lipoic acid/thioctic acid: participation of elements of the insulin signaling pathway.
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