Endocrinologist joins IVCH medical staff

PERU — A board-certified endocrinologist is joining the Illinois Valley Community Hospital medical staff.

Babak Pazooki, MD, will begin receiving patients in Suite 212 of the IVCH West Street medical office building in September. He is part of the Premier Endocrine Associates medical practice, which also has offices in Joliet and New Lenox.

Endocrinologists provide care and treatment for diabetes, thyroid disorders including thyroid cancer, parathyroid and calcium abnormalities, obesity, osteoporosis and other metabolic bone disorders, low testosterone and polycystic ovaries, pituitary and adrenal gland disorders and neuroendocrine tumors.

Pazooki is a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology and of the American College of Physicians. He completed a fellowship in endocrinology at the University of  Cincinnati College of Medicine and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Appointments to see Pazooki can be made by calling 888-454-4443. Physician referral is preferred but not mandatory.