Overview
Fernando Ovalle is an Endocrinologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Ovalle and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Toxic Nodular Goiter. His top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Low Blood Sugar.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 56 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
Locations
2000 6th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
619 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35249
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Ovalle has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
5 Clinical Trials
University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC
Carlos Arguello is an Endocrinologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Arguello and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Toxic Nodular Goiter. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia.
University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC
Richard Rosenthal is an Endocrinologist in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Rosenthal and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Toxic Nodular Goiter. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
Ralph Teague is an Endocrinologist in Homewood, Alabama. Dr. Teague and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Toxic Nodular Goiter. His top areas of expertise are Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypothyroidism, and Obesity in Children.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Distinguished
- Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
- Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
- Experienced
- 2q37 Deletion Syndrome
- 47 XYY Syndrome
- Aase Syndrome
- Abruzzo-Erickson Syndrome
- Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
- Acromegaly