Endocrinologists
              for a

healthier you 

As a multi-specialty clinic, Riverside Medical Clinic opened its Endocrinology Department in 1991. Today, Dr. Suvesh Chandiok cares for our adult patients. An Internal Medicine physician specializing in the anatomy of the endocrine system, Dr. Chandiok has made it his mission to help patients live a better life. Dr. Chandiok also oversees the Comprehensive Diabetes Center located in our Main Clinic.

Dr. Donald R. Childs, a pediatrician and Endocrinology specialist is located in our main clinic Pediatrics Department. Dr. Childs helps our childhood diabetes patients manage their disorder and improve their quality of life.

Patients may think an endocrinologist is a diabetic physician when, in fact, an endocrinologist deals with the entire endocrine system. The endocrine (endocrine glands or hormones) affects all parts of the body, but a patient may only be affected with one disorder. The systems of the body that may be affected are the cardiovascular, GI, GU, neurology, musculoskeletal, respiratory and many others.

Patients wanting to see an endocrinologist must first obtain a referral from their primary care physician. Once a referral has been obtained your PCP will then contact you with an appointment date and time. After you are established with the endocrinologist, patients with diabetes may be referred to our Comprehensive Diabetes Center for further education and monitoring by a Certified Diabetic Nurse Educator.

Patients seeking additional information about Endocrinology can visit our medical library located in the Main Clinic near the Urgent Care Center. For additional informational inquiries patients may want to visit the Endocrinology website.