
Kristin Marie Arcara, MD
Pediatric Endocrinology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Kristin Marie Arcara
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Background
Dr. Kristin M. Arcara completed her undergraduate studies at SUNY Buffalo, and received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University.
She then completed her residency in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, spending an additional year serving as Chief Resident. She also completed a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Arcara has been a faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins since 2014. After her fellowship, Dr. Arcara spent one year as a Pediatric Endocrinologist at Children’s National Medical Center before returning to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Arcara’s clinical activities include heading a multidisciplinary Pediatric Diabetes clinic at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, consisting of certified diabetes educators, registered dietitian and a team of psychologists with extensive training and expertise in the unique issues surrounding management of diabetes in children. She also has general pediatric endocrine clinics in which she evaluates and treats a variety of disorders including short stature, abnormal pubertal development, thyroid disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome, hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, pituitary adenoma, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and disorders of sexual differentiation, Turner syndrome and Prader Willi syndrome among others.
Dr. Arcara is a member of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital’s multidisciplinary Prader Willi Syndrome clinic.
Centers and Institutes
Research Interests
Abnormal pubertal development, Cushing’s Disease, Diabetes insipidus, Diabetes mellitus – type 1 and type 2, Disorders of sexual differentiation, Hypopituitarism, Pituitary Adenoma, Polycystic ovarian syndrome, Prader Willi Syndrome, Short stature, Thyroid disorders, Turner Syndrome
Locations
- Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
- 1708 West Rogers Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209
- phone: 443-997-5437
- fax: 410-500-4276
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2013Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics, 2009SUNY Upstate Medical University
Medical Education, MD, 2006Board Certifications
Pediatric Endocrinology
American Board of Pediatrics, 2013Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)