Dr. David P Dempsher MD
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
1465 S Grand Saint Louis MO, 63104About
Dr. David Dempsher is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Dempsher 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
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1982
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Endocrinology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Low prevalence of insulin-like growth factor-I gene mutations in human growth disorders.
- Increased cortisol secretion after small hemorrhage is not attributable to changes in adrenocorticotropin.
- A mechanistic model of ACTH-stimulated cortisol secretion.
- The adrenal medullary response to graded hemorrhage in awake dogs.
Treatments
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Thyroiditis
- Graves' Disease
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