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New York Endocrinology, PC1107 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128 map
Dr. Salas-Whalen is guided by the philosophy that each patient is different and requires personalized care and attention. She believes in physician-patient teamwork
New York Endocrinology, PC
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Accepting New Patients?
Yes, Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen is accepting new patients at this office.
Phone
Fax
(212) 722-3639
Address
1107 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Office Details
Insurance Accepted
No insurance accepted.
Bio
Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen’s passion for medicine and her patients’ well-being fuels the results-driven approach to her practice.
Dr. Salas-Whalen is a triple board-certified physician with broad experience across all facets of endocrinology, with a particular emphasis on obesity, diabetes and thyroid disorders. She believes that every patient is different and that effective care must be customized according to individual needs. She is a strong advocate for prevention rather than treatment – especially in regard to obesity and diabetes. She performs in-office thyroid ultrasonography and fine needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules.
Dr. Salas-Whalen is board-certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and Internal Medicine. She is one of less than 3000 physicians in the United States to be board certified for Obesity Medicine. Dr. Salas-Whalen is an active participant in the continuing advancement of her field and a strong proponent of lifelong career learning. She is a clinical instructor at NYU Langone Hospital.
Dr. Salas-Whalen speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Specialty
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Endocrinology
Endocrinologists are trained to treat patients for a variety of hormonal diseases and disorders, such as diabetes. Dr. Salas-Whalen can diagnose and create treatment plans for conditions like growth disorders, obesity, low testosterone, osteoporosis and various thyroid disorders, among others. Treatments provided by an endocrinologist may include medication management or hormone therapies.
Conditions Treated
- Diabetes
- Diabetes and pre-diabetes
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Management, Hypertension, Depression , COPD, CHF, smoking cessation , pain , lung conditions,
- Gynecomastia (Enlarged Breasts in Men)
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Thyroid & Parathyroid Disease
- Thyroid & Parathyroid Disorders
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
Services & Procedures
- Thyroid Biopsies
- Thyroid ultrasound
Special Interests
- Obesity and diabetes
Education & Training
Medical School
Residency
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Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein School of Medicine • New York City, NY
Residency in Internal Medicine
Fellowships
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Johns Hopkins • Baltimore, Maryland
Fellowship in Endocrinology Research Fellow -
University of Maryland • Baltimore, Maryland
Fellowship in Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- NYU Langone Medical Center
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
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