Dr. Craig R Sussman MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
6000 Medical Center East North Tower Nashville TN, 37232Rating
4/5
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Dr. Craig Sussman practices Endocrinology in Nashville, TN. Dr. Sussman 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. Sussman examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1976
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism- 1979
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Mechanisms of oligodendrocyte commitment in the vertebrate CNS.
- Local control of oligodendrocyte development in isolated dorsal mouse spinal cord.
- Blood pressure after recent stroke: baseline findings from the secondary
- Primary hyperaldosteronism caused by adrenocortical carcinoma.
- Circulating levels of angiotensin I measured by radioimmunoassay in hypertensive subjects.
- Circulating levels of angiotensin I measured by radioimmunoassay in hypertensive subjects.
- Renin exists in human adrenal tissue.
- Heat shock-induced protection and enhancement of Na+-glucose cotransport by LLC-PK1 monolayers.
- Protein kinase C regulation of p-glycoprotein-mediated xenobiotic secretion in renal proximal tubule.
Fellowships
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1979
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