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Kristin Marie Arcara

Kristin Marie Arcara, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology

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Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

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Gender

Female

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

Johns Hopkins Children's Center

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

  1. Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
    • 1708 West Rogers Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209

    Expertise

    Education

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2013

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Residency, Pediatrics, 2009

    SUNY Upstate Medical University

    Medical Education, MD, 2006

    Board Certifications

    Pediatric Endocrinology

    American Board of Pediatrics, 2013

    Insurance

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    • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
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    • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)