Effective immediately, the Endocrine Division has been renamed to the UAB Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. The change will also encompass the endocrine clinical service and training program. The name change was initiated by Ambika Ashraf M.D., division director for pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. Dr. Ashraf noted, in 1935, the subspecialty started as ‘pediatric endocrinology’ by Lawson Wilkins at the Harriet Lane Home, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. ‘Diabetes’ evolved in parallel as a clinical pediatric discipline from the clinics of Elliott Joslin and Priscilla White in Boston.
 
In 1980, both branches joined together to become pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. Since our division also encompasses both aspects, it is only appropriate to rename the division. Efforts to change references to the division online and in printed material has already begun and we ask that you do the same where appropriate.