Faculty of Medicine

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Research group

Spanish

Endocrinology and Metabolism Group GEM

Academic Unit: Faculty of Medicine

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Medical and health sciences

Subarea

Clinical medicine

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Strategic Focus

To be a clinical research group in endocrinology and metabolism with the support of the basic sciences. This is done to promote research in undergraduate and graduate university programs and to develop reliable information systems that result in the knowledge of the entities in the area of specialization and in the best medical care for patients.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Diabetes Mellitus.
Oncological Endocrinology.
Adult Endocrinology.
Thyroid Diseases.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Carlos Esteban Builes Montaño, MD

Specialization in Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia

Coordinator's Email

esteban.builes@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital.
San Vicente Foundation Hospital.

Highlighted Projects

Endocrine Oncology with emphasis on advanced thyroid cancer and pheochromocytoma.
Mathematical modeling of physiological phenomena with emphasis on endocrine-related systems.

Key Research Findings

Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials Comparing Active Treatment with Placebo in Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0675
Impact of Surgical Resection of the Primary Tumor on Overall Survival in Patients With Metastatic Pheochromocytoma or Sympathetic Paraganglioma. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000002195
Phenomenological-Based model of human stomach and its role in glucose metabolism https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2018.10.024
A phenomenological-based semi-physical model of the kidneys and its role in glucose metabolism. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2020.110489

Services and/or Products Portfolio

Outpatient consultation specialized in endocrinology in the hospitals mentioned above.
Diploma course in diabetes mellitus education in partnership with the Universidad de Antioquia and Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital.
Updated Diploma course in endocrinology for general practitioners with the Universidad de Antioquia.