John D. Carmichael, MD

Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism

John D. Carmichael, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Carmichael is board certified in Internal Medicine and Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism. His clinical and research interests include the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disease.  He has received NIH funding for his research in growth hormone feedback mechanisms in patients with acromegaly and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Dr. Carmichael serves on the CSMC Institutional Review Board for Stem Cell Research Oversight and is a member of the CSMC Biomedical Ethics Committee.

He has written articles for The Journal of
Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Clinical Endocrinology, Pituitary, Endocrine, and Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes. He sits on the editorial board for Pituitary and is a Senior Editorial Board Member for Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports. He is a member of the Endocrine Society, the Pituitary Society, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists where he serves on the Pituitary Scientific Committee.

Dr. Carmichael received his medical degree from The Medical College of Virginia and completed his internal medicine residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He completed both a clinical endocrinology fellowship and an endocrine research fellowship at the New York University School of Medicine focusing on clinical trials in pituitary disease.  He received further training in translational research at UCLA.

Dr. Carmichael sees patients at both the Pituitary Center, where he focuses on patients with pituitary and general endocrine disorders, and at the Diabetes Outpatient Treatment and Educational Center, where he specializes in the care of patients with diabetes and general endocrine disorders.

Appointments can be made by calling the Pituitary Center at (310) 423-2830 or the Diabetes Center at (310) 423-3870.