Dr. Steven A. Dowshen MD
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
A. I. Dupont Hospital For Children 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington DE, 19803About
Dr. Steven Dowshen is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in Wilmington, DE. Dr. Dowshen 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
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1972
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Endocrinology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Utilization of dental services and preventive oral health behaviors among preschool-aged children from Delaware.
- The impact of a pediatric medical home on immunization coverage.
- Perceived access to pediatric primary care by insurance status and race.
- 'Beeper obliterans': clinical staging and natural history.
- Public understanding of growth charts: a review of the literature.
- Assessing inter-rater reliability (IRR) of Tanner staging and orchidometer use with boys: a study from PROS.
- Do parents understand growth charts? A national, Internet-based survey.
- Consideration of Insulin Pumps or Continuous Glucose Monitors by Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents: Stakeholder Engagement in the Design of Web-Based Decision Aids.
- Action of human growth hormone (hGH) on extrathyroidal conversion of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3) in children with hypopituitarism.
- Facial trauma from a rigid infant pacifier face shield. A patient report and review of pacifier safety.
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