Those living with diabetes or have family and friends living with diabetes know how it can impact day-to-day life. Our center is focused on providing the tools: treatment, education, support and encouragement to help you live your best life.
Our goal is to have our patients thrive with compassionate, innovative, state-of-the-art care.
Dr. Henry Rodriguez
The USF Diabetes and Endocrinology Center provides continuity of care for all aspects of living with diabetes.
Whether you have been diagnosed for years or recently diagnosed, our center offers care for all aspects of living with diabetes, by taking the multidisciplinary approach.
“Keeping blood sugar as regulated as possible reduces the odds of having complications from diabetes. Many of the therapies that we are focusing on, working on and in the research environment is really targeted not only on improving blood sugar control, but lessoning that burden day to day hour to hour.” — Dr. Henry Rodriguez
Our team of experts include: four pediatric and five adult board-certified endocrinologists, two adult endocrine nurse practitioners, a clinical social worker, and three registered
dietitians as well as two diabetes educators specializing in diabetes technology training; working with a clinical support team to meet the needs of our patients.
Get to know the USF Diabetes and Endocrinology Center
Visit the USF Diabetes and Endocrinology Center and learn how we are making a difference for those living with diabetes.
In collaboration with Tampa General Hospital, our diabetes and endocrinology specialists have been ranked #1 in Florida and #28 in the United States by US News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings.
We are this region’s epicenter for diabetes and endocrinology treatment, research, and education – offering a multidisciplinary team of providers who are specially trained to diagnose, treat, and engage with patients and their families to manage complex diabetes and endocrine disorders
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In addition, our center is recognized worldwide as a premier research center for diabetes.
Our commitment to research is evidenced by our recognition as a global leader in diabetes research. Our center is funded by the National Institutes of Health as one of 20 Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Clinical Centers worldwide. We collaborate with academic and industry partners to advance therapies and technologies to better enable patients to manage their disease and to ultimately prevent and cure diabetes and related endocrine disorders.
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The USF Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, as part of USF Health and Tampa General Hospital, is this region’s only academic medical center, and provides a level of expertise that is unmatched in the Tampa Bay area.
In addition to our multidisciplinary diabetes program, our providers care for a full spectrum of hormone-related conditions including bone and calcium, thyroid, growth, adrenal, pubertal, menopausal concerns that may lead to short stature, early or late puberty, atypical sexual development. pituitary disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome and infertility, and adrenal disorders.