Refer a Patient to Harold Hamm Diabetes Center in Tulsa

• Direct
  (918) 619-4803
• Medical
  (918) 493-6000
• Fax
  (918) 619-4801

Prompt Response Always Available for Your Patients

When endocrine emergencies happen, you and your patients can count on us to be always available for prompt endocrine consultation.

Consider us as your partner in serving your patient’s needs with the greatest efficiency and care. We welcome your phone calls to discuss each situation and will expedite contact to the physician on call if you feel the matter is urgent.

Guidelines for Referral

Follow the guidelines below to determine whether your patient needs urgent care or a routine appointment or evaluation.

Urgent Diagnoses / Problems

• Newly diagnosed diabetes

• Hyperthyroidism / Graves’ disease

• Diabetes insipidus

• Thyroid cancer

• Pituitary tumor

• Adrenal insufficiency or mass

• Pheochromocytoma

• Ambiguous genitalia

• Abnormal newborn thyroid or congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) screen

• Prepubertal vaginal bleeding in a girl or precocious puberty in a boy

Non-Urgent Diagnoses

• Short stature, poor growth

• Delayed or precocious puberty

• Premature adrenarche

• Hypothyroidism / Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

• Undescended testes

• Cushing syndrome

• Tall stature

• Failure to thrive (may also require referral to dietitian)

• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or irregular menstrual cycles (may also require referral to dietitian)

• Diabetes Type 1 or Type 2 previously diagnosed, stable

• Calcium dysregulation – Hyper-/hypo- or abnormal parathyroid hormone [PTH] or diminished bone mineral density

Referral Information Required

Include the following information with your referral to help us quickly schedule an appointment for your patient:

• Most recent office note or hospital discharge summary

• Copy of all labs and radiology reports

• Growth chart

Instruct your patient to bring bone-age disk or film (not a report) to the appointment for all growth or puberty diagnoses.

Printable Referral Guide for HHDC-Tulsa (pdf)