Carmen Mironovici, MD, PhD

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Get to know Pediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Carmen Mironovici, who serves patients in Jefferson, Louisiana.

Dr. Mironovici is a highly trained pediatric endocrinologist who specializes in growth, puberty, diabetes or other disorders related to hormones that produce certain conditions in children and growing young adults. She works at Ochsner Hospital for Children in Jefferson, Louisiana. 

“I am passionate about my work. I am committed to delivering considerate medical care to my patients and their families, and to help them achieve their best outcomes” expressed the doctor.

Originally from Constanta, Romania, Dr. Mironovici received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila in Bucharest, and completed her Ph.D. thesis in Endocrinology at Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Iasi. She then performed her internship in medicine and pediatrics at the University Hospital in Constanta, Romania, and went on to complete her residency and fellowship at Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa and Sf. Spiridon Hospital in Iasi.

To further her training in pediatric endocrinology, Dr. Mironovici decided to move to the United States. She completed her fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Louisiana State University Health Science Center and Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. She also completed her internship and residency in general pediatrics at Rutgers University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey. 

Dedicated to clinical excellence, she is board-certified in both pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Pediatric endocrinology is a medical subspecialty dealing with disorders of the endocrine glands, such as variations of physical growth and sexual development in childhood, diabetes, and many more. Pediatric endocrinologists, depending upon the age range of the patients they treat, care for patients from infancy to late adolescence and young adulthood. They treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes, growth disorders, pubertal abnormalities, obesity, differences of sex development, bone and mineral disturbances, hypoglycemia, and other disorders relating to the adrenal, parathyroid, thyroid, and pituitary glands.

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