Dr David Kim is an Auckland trained Endocrinologist. He has been working as an endocrinologist at Health New Zealand Waitemata (ex-Waitemata DHB) since 2011, and offers private consultations based at the Cardiology Institute clinic rooms situated in Apollo Health & Wellness Centre in Albany. He leads the Fracture Liaison Service and DXA Service teams at Waitemata.
Dr Kim welcomes referrals for patients needing specialist care for diabetes and endocrine disorders. Dr Kim is an affiliated provider for Southern Cross.
Dr Kim's special interests include:
- Diabetes
- Thyroid disorders
- Osteoporosis, calcium/parathyroid disorders
- Pituitary and adrenal disorders
- Obesity/bariatric medicine
What is Endocrinology?
Endocrinology is the science of hormones. Hormones are chemicals produced by one part of the body and act upon another part.
Your endocrinologist is a specialist doctor interested in diseases that affect your hormones. The major areas endocrinologists work in are:
- diabetes
- thyroid diseases
- osteoporosis & Paget’s Disease
- parathyroid diseases/ calcium disorders
- sex hormone imbalances
- disorders of the adrenal gland
- disorders of the pituitary gland.
