The Department of Endocrinology at the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine is a first-class discipline of Jinhua and a key discipline of Yiwu, acting as a backbone force in diabetes health education across the Jinhua region. Its medical team is exclusively composed of doctors with doctoral or master’s degrees.As a national-level standardized internal medicine residency training base, the department undertakes the teaching and training of Zhejiang University’s undergraduate and postgraduate students, integrating high-standard medical services, teaching and talent cultivation.

The department offers standardized, individualized diagnosis and treatment for a full spectrum of endocrine and metabolic disorders. It specializes in the management of diabetes and its complications. The department is wellequipped with a sufficient number of subcutaneous insulin pumps. These therapeutic devices facilitate precise and continuous insulin delivery, contributing to optimized glycemic regulation for patients with poorly-controlled glycemia. This modality provides an individualized therapeutic option to achieve stable long-term glycemic control for diabetic patients.

Meanwhile, it also provides standardized and holistic management for patients with hypertension, hyperuricemia, hyperlipidemia and metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD), covering tailored dietary guidance, exercise intervention and personalized medication regimens. 

To address obesity, a chronic metabolic disorder that bears close correlations with the onset of numerous chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, MAFLD , hypertension and other endocrine diseases, the Department of Endocrinology launches a specialized weight-loss clinic. It provides professional obesity screening, scientific intervention and complication treatment with body composition analyzers, which can comprehensively evaluate multiple physical parameters, including body fat percentage, lean body mass, skeletal muscle mass, visceral fat level and so on. The weight-loss clinic aims to fundamentally preserve long-term physical well-being and mitigate the risk of such chronic diseases.

It also boasts distinctive clinical advantages in the diagnosis and long-term management of various thyroid diseases, such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, subacute thyroiditis, thyroid nodules, and long-term postoperative follow-up care.

At the same time, the department features a dedicated hypertension clinic, proficient in etiological screening, classification and targeted intervention for secondary and refractory hypertension, including hyperaldosteronism and pheochromocytoma. With dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry equipment, it conducts systematic screening, diagnosis and standardized treatment for osteoporosis.

In addition to chronic metabolic disorders, the department provides professional growth assessment and early intervention for children and adolescents with precocious puberty.

Additionally, the department excels in managing complex pituitary, adrenal and gonadal diseases, delivering precise preoperative evaluation, postoperative follow-up and individualized hormone replacement therapy.