The Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases of St. Luke's Hospital treats diseases that come from the endocrine glands or are related to metabolism.

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Philosophy of the people of the department

The Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases of St. Luke's Hospital is dedicated to the excellent care of patients, the training of staff and the continuous development in the field of endocrinology and metabolic diseases. Our mission is to treat and guide the patient to come to terms with his disease and to maintain or improve his quality of life.

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Which cases does the Department of Endocrinology cover?

The department covers the entire spectrum of acute and chronic diseases of the endocrine system.

The most common endocrine diseases are related to the thyroid gland. These are:
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• The thyroid nodule
• Multinodular goitre
• Thyroid cancer

From the parathyroid glands, which regulate calcium metabolism, it can be caused:

• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hypoparathyroidism

Diseases from other glands are related to:

• The pituitary gland
• The adrenal glands
• Female genital glands
• Male genital glands

In the Department of Endocrinology, we examine developmental disorders and adolescent development.

Metabolic diseases, such as type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemias and obesity are treated in our department, as well as metabolic bone disorders.

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Integrated diagnosis and treatment program

The Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases collaborates with specialised endocrine surgeons, ophthalmologists, internal medicine doctors, as well as with the Biochemical / Hormone Laboratory and the Radiodiagnostic Department of the Hospital in order to provide integrated and excellent services to patients with endocrine diseases.
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Diagnosis and treatment of endocrine, diabetes and metabolic diseases

The outpatient department of the endocrinology clinic operates on a daily basis and treats all endocrine, diabetes and metabolic diseases, such as:

1. Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases:

• Hypothyroidism (autoimmune thyroiditis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis and other thyroiditis, hypothyroidism of any aetiology)
• Hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease, thyroiditis, thyroid ophthalmopathy)
• Thyroid nodules – nodular goitre
• Thyroid cancer
• Thyroid diseases during pregnancy

2. Diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disorders

• Pituitary adenomas
• Hyperprolactinemia
• Acromegaly

3. Diagnosis and treatment of adrenal gland disorders

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• Adrenal adenomas
• Cushing's syndrome
• Hyperaldosteronism
• Pheochromocytoma

4. Diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disorders

• Hyperlipidaemia
• Obesity
• Metabolic syndrome


5. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis

6. Gynaecological endocrinology

• Menstrual disorders
• Menopause disorders
• Polycystic ovary syndrome

7. Child and adolescent endocrinology (over 10 years old)

• Weight and height disorders
• Early and delayed puberty

8. Treatment of endocrine diseases due to the treatment of malignant diseases

9. Diseases of parathyroid glands

10. Disorders of vitamin D and other vitamins and trace elements

11. Diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus

• Diabetes mellitus type 1 (insulin dependent) and 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus
• Initiation and monitoring of treatment with tablets, insulin and new treatments for type 2 diabetes
• Gestational diabetes
• Annual diabetes checkup

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Useful information

The clinic is open daily, Monday to Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. To make an appointment, please call 0030 2310 390544. The scientific coordinators of the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases of St. Luke's Hospital are:

• Dr Themistoklis Tzotzas
• Dr Konstantinos Gastaris