Sperling Pediatric Endocrinology
- 6th Edition - November 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Perrin White, Mark A. Sperling, Adda Grimberg, Ram Menon
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 3 5 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 3 5 6 - 7
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Sperling Pediatric Endocrinology is the most comprehensive reference available to guide specialists on the latest scientific underpinnings as well as evidence-based diagnostic and treatment guidance on an exhaustive list of endocrine disorders, common and rare.
- An emphasis on pedagogical features, such as algorithms, tables and boxes in every chapter, to help readers quickly find the information they need
- Online interactive self-assessment questions for each chapter (currently on Courseware)
- Broad coverage from basic molecular biology to practical considerations in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric endocrine disorders
Pediatricians, endocrinologists, neonatologists
SECTION I Principles and Methods of Pediatric Endocrinology
1. Overview and Principles of Pediatric Endocrinology
2. Molecular Endocrinology, Endocrine Genetics, and Precision Medicine
3. Receptor Transduction Pathways Mediating Hormone Action
4. Endocrinology Laboratory Testing
SECTION II Endocrine Disorders in the Neonate
5. Fetal-Maternal Endocrinology and Parturition
6. Ambiguous Genitalia
7. Hypoglycemia in the Newborn and Infant
8. Disorders of the Thyroid in the Newborn and Infant
9. Disorders of Mineral Metabolism: Normal Homeostasis
10. Monogenic Diabetes Mellitus: Neonatal Diabetes and Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young
SECTION III Childhood and Adolescent Endocrinology
11. Disorders of Childhood Growth
12. Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary
13. Thyroid Disorders in Children and Adolescents
14. The Adrenal Cortex and Its Disorders
15. Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, and Hereditary Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
16. Puberty in the Female and Its Disorders
17. Turner Syndrome
18. Puberty and Its Disorders in the Male
19. Care of Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Youth
20. Disorders of Mineral Metabolism II. Abnormalities of Mineral Homeostasis in the Newborn, Infant, Child, and Adolescent
21. Diabetes Mellitus
22. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes
23. Hypoglycemia in the Toddler and Child
24. Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Disorders of Energy Balance
25. Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents
1. Overview and Principles of Pediatric Endocrinology
2. Molecular Endocrinology, Endocrine Genetics, and Precision Medicine
3. Receptor Transduction Pathways Mediating Hormone Action
4. Endocrinology Laboratory Testing
SECTION II Endocrine Disorders in the Neonate
5. Fetal-Maternal Endocrinology and Parturition
6. Ambiguous Genitalia
7. Hypoglycemia in the Newborn and Infant
8. Disorders of the Thyroid in the Newborn and Infant
9. Disorders of Mineral Metabolism: Normal Homeostasis
10. Monogenic Diabetes Mellitus: Neonatal Diabetes and Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young
SECTION III Childhood and Adolescent Endocrinology
11. Disorders of Childhood Growth
12. Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary
13. Thyroid Disorders in Children and Adolescents
14. The Adrenal Cortex and Its Disorders
15. Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, and Hereditary Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
16. Puberty in the Female and Its Disorders
17. Turner Syndrome
18. Puberty and Its Disorders in the Male
19. Care of Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Youth
20. Disorders of Mineral Metabolism II. Abnormalities of Mineral Homeostasis in the Newborn, Infant, Child, and Adolescent
21. Diabetes Mellitus
22. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes
23. Hypoglycemia in the Toddler and Child
24. Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Disorders of Energy Balance
25. Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents
- Edition: 6
- Latest edition
- Published: November 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Mark A. Sperling
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes Mellitus, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA