DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY

Faculty

Photo of Dr. Daniel HaleDaniel E. Hale, M.D.

Professor of pediatrics

Division chief

Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes

210-567-5284

Education:
M.D., Univ. TX Medical School, Houston, TX, 1977
B.S. Biochemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 1974

Training:
Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1980-83
Residency, pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, 1977-80

Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1984; Pediatric Endocrinology, 1986

Recent Publications:
Cody JD, Sebold C, Malik A, Heard P, Carter E, Crandall A, Soileau B, Semrud-Clikeman M, Cody CM, Hardies LJ, Li J, Lancaster J, Fox PT, Stratton RF, Perry B, Hale DE. Recurrent Interstitial Deletions of Proximal 18q: A New Syndrome Involving Expressive Speech Delay Am. J Med Genet 2007;143A:1181-1190.
Hale DE, Rupert GA. The Changing Spectrum of Diabetes in Mexican American Youth Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2006 Dec;7:163-170.
Riojas AL, Rupert DC, Garza MO, Smith PB, Hale DE. Diabetes Risk Reduction Via Community-Based Telemedicine (Project DiRReCT) 2006. (American Diabetes Association (Late Breaking Abstracts)).

Research interests:
Prevalence and progression of diabetes risk factors in children and youth; diagnosis and treatment of children with type 2 diabetes; primary prevention programs for type 2 diabetes in children; growth and endocrine characterization and treatment of children with chromosome 18 abnormalities; pharmaceutical treatment of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and growth disorders.

Current Projects:
TODAY Study
TODAY, which is the acronym for Treatment Options for Diabetes Type 2 in Adolescents and Youth, is a nationwide research study that provides participants with state-of-the-art education materials and medical care for type 2 diabetes.

TrialNet
Researchers in the Department of Pediatrics have recently been chosen to become a major affiliate of TrialNet, a national NIH-sponsored study to understand and prevent type 1 diabetes.


Photo of Dr. LynchJane Lynch, M.D.

Associate professor of pediatrics

Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes

210-567-5283

Education:
M.D. Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH 1984
B.S. Microbiology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1980

Training:
Fellowship, pediatric endocrine/child psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1989-90
Fellowship, genetics, edocrinology and metabolism, Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, 1987-89
Residency, pediatrics, Southwest Children's Medical Center, Dallas, 1985-87
Internship, pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1984-85

Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1988; Pediatric Endocrinology, 1991

Recent Publications:
Lynch JL, Lawlor MT, Benoit CB, Smith J, Yeager S. Caregivers Course: A resource guide to caring for Children with Diabetes Massachusetts ADA Publication; 1991

The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group. The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. New England Journal of Medicine 1993 Sep; 329(14):977-986

Mullins LL, Lynch JL, Orten J, Youli LK. Developing a program to assist Turner's Syndrome patients and families Social Work in Healthcare 1991; 17

Clinical Research Interests:
Childhood Diabetes - insulin combination therapies, insulin pumps, Chronic Disease in Children - behavioral and emotional aspects of chronic disease with an understanding of the impact on the family unit, type 2 diabetes in youth Growth in children with chronic illness, impact of medications on growth


Photo of Dr. William RogersWilliam Rogers, M.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics

Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes

210-358-7550

Education:
M.D., University of Maryland, 1980
B.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1976

Training:
Fellowship, pediatric endocrinology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 1987-89
Residency, pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1981-83
Internship, pediatrics, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1980-81

Board Certification:
Pediatrics, 1985

Recent Publications:
Oberlin JM, Rogers WM, Fenton CL. Endocrine emergencies: recognizing signs and symptoms Pediatr Ann 2005 Nov;34(11):870-877.

LaGatta LM & Rogers WM,. Precocious puberty in a 4-year old male secondary to a functional adrenal adenoma Endo Trends 2002;9(2):11-13

Research Interests:
Type 2 diabetes, growth hormone and IGF-1. In addition to his position at UTHSCSA, Dr. Rogers serves as a pediatric endocrinologist at Texas Diabetes Institute.

Instructor of pediatrics

Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes

210-562-5844

Education:
B.S., nursing, Texas Woman' s University, Denton, TX, 1978

Current Research Projects:

Education Committee for TODAY Study

TODAY Education Committee Manual

Camp Independence Planning Committee