Conditions

An endocrinologist is a doctor who specializes in diseases that affect your endocrine system. These are the glands and organs that make hormones. Your hormones are chemicals that tell all of your body's systems how to function. Diseases that interfere with your hormones can have serious effects.

Your pineal gland (we also call it the "pineal body") is found deep in your brain. It sits between the brain's two halves.

Your pituitary is a tiny gland deep inside your head. Despite its small size, it plays a big role. It controls many other glands in your body. We often call it the "master gland."

This imaging method lets us view your thyroid. That's a large gland in your neck. With ultrasound, we can see many issues with this gland. And if we need a tissue sample of your thyroid, we may use ultrasound to guide a needle to the area we want to sample.

Your thyroid is a gland at the base of your neck. But what does the thyroid do, exactly? Let's take a moment to learn more about it.