{"id":7154,"date":"2023-02-08T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weightlossclinic.eu\/kristina-isand\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T13:38:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T11:38:19","slug":"kristina-isand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weightlossclinic.eu\/en\/team\/kristina-isand\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Kristina Isand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dr Kristina Isand<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr Kristina Isand is a highly knowledgeable and recognised endocrinologist. She has completed numerous training and refresher courses and has been published in various publications. Throughout her career, Dr Isand has practiced in some of Estonia\u2019s largest hospitals, including: North Estonia Medical Centre, Tartu University Hospital, and East Tallinn Central Hospital. Dr Kristina Isand also has a year of experience at Oxford University Hospital in England.<\/p>

Dr Kristina Isand works as an endocrinologist consultant at the Health Clinic Weight Loss Clinic. As an endocrinologist and a valued specialist, she helps treat and monitor patients with hormonal imbalances and endocrine diseases.<\/p>

Since 2021, Dr Isand has been pursuing a PhD at the University of Tartu. Dr Isand is also a member of the board of the Estonian Endocrine Society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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2023 – …<\/td>Health Clinic Weight Loss Clinic<\/td><\/tr>
2018 – …<\/td>East Tallinn Central Hospital<\/td><\/tr>
2016 – 2020<\/td>City Health Clinic<\/td><\/tr>
2015 – 2020<\/td>

North Estonia Medical Centre<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2020 – 2021<\/td>Oxford University Hospitals<\/td><\/tr>
2013 – 2015<\/td>East Tallinn Central Hospital<\/td><\/tr>
2014 – 2015<\/td>North Estonia Medical Centre<\/td><\/tr>
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Tartu University Hospital<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2008<\/td>Alatskivi Family Medical Centre<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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2021 – …<\/td>University of Tartu, PhD<\/td><\/tr>
2015 – 2022<\/td>University of Tartu, endocrinology residency<\/td><\/tr>
2008 – 2022<\/td>University of Tartu, Faculty of Medicine<\/td><\/tr>
2005 – 2008<\/td>N\u00f5o Secondary School<\/td><\/tr>
2004 – 2005\u00a0<\/td>Tartu Mart Reiniku School<\/td><\/tr>
1996 – 2003\u00a0<\/td>\u00dclenurme Gymnasium<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Further training<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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2023.\u00a0 \u00a0 Pituitary Society Master Course, Online
2022.\u00a0 \u00a0 Society for Endocrinology BES 2022, Harrogate, England
2022.\u00a0 \u00a0 Clinical challenges of Cushing’s syndrome across the lifespan. The long-lasting problems, Munich, Germany
2022.\u00a0 \u00a0 Pituitary Update Course, Tallinn
2022.\u00a0 \u00a0 EASD, Stocholm, Sweden (online)
2022.\u00a0 \u00a0 Marstrad Course 2022, Sweden
2022.\u00a0 \u00a0 European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting ECE 2022, Milan
2022.\u00a0 \u00a0 Pituitary Society Master Course, Online
2021.\u00a0 \u00a0 Society for Endocrinology BES 2021, Edinburgh, Scotland
2021.\u00a0 \u00a0 Rudolf Buchheim 200: New Essays on the Doctrine of Drugs, Tartu, Estonia
2021.\u00a0 \u00a0 European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE), Online
2021.\u00a0 \u00a0 e-ENDO, Endocrine Society, Online \u00a0\u00a0
2021.\u00a0 \u00a0 17th<\/sup> International Workshop on Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia and Other Rare Endocrine Tumors, Online
2021.\u00a0 \u00a0 Pituitary Society Master Course, Online
2021.\u00a0 \u00a0 27th ESE Postgraduate Training Course on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Online
2021.\u00a0 \u00a0 ESE Clinical update on Cushing\u2019s syndrome, Online
2020.\u00a0 \u00a0 ESE Clinical update on acromegaly, Online
2020.\u00a0 \u00a0 26th ESE Postgraduate Training Course in Clinical Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Online
2020.\u00a0 \u00a0 Society for Endocrinology BES, Online
2020.\u00a0 \u00a0 Endocrine Broad Review, Online, Endocrine Society
2020.\u00a0 \u00a0 Clinical Endocrinology Update, Online, Endocrine Society
2018.\u00a0 \u00a0 1st Nordic and Baltic Case Meeting on Acromegaly, Riga, Latvia
2018.\u00a0 \u00a0 9th Alice and Albert Netter Days of the European Society of Gynaecology, Riga, Latvia
2018.\u00a0 \u00a0 Good Clinical Practice GCP, online
2018.\u00a0 \u00a0 European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) Postgraduate Course, Budapest, Hungary
2016.\u00a0 \u00a0 European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE), Munich, Germany
2015.\u00a0 \u00a0 European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) Postgraduate Course on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tirana, Albania
2015.\u00a0 \u00a0 European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Postgraduate Course, Tirana, Albania
2014.\u00a0 \u00a0 Current\u00a0 Annual Meetings of the Estonian Endocrine Society, Estonia
2014.\u00a0 \u00a0 Annual Meeting of the Finnish Endocrine Society, Helsinki, Finland
1998 \u2013 2008\u00a0 \u00dclenurme Music School, \u00dclenurme, Estonia, Piano and Jazz Singing, graduated Magna Cum Laude<\/p>

Publications<\/strong><\/p>

  1. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand, J. Wass, J. Norris. I. Noor. Graves orbitopathy – Metastatic breast cancer presenting as orbitopathy, not previously recorded in the endocrine literature, case report, Endocrine Abstracts, 2021<\/li>
  2. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand, J.Wass. \u201cHow frequent is Cushing\u2019s syndrome?\u201d ESE Clinical update on Cushing\u2019s syndrome, ESE reports, 2021<\/li>
  3. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand. Metaboolne s\u00fcndroom: mitte ainult v\u00f6\u00f6koha rasvumus. Perearst, January 2019<\/li>
  4. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand. Metaboolne s\u00fcndroom: Mitte ainult v\u00f6\u00f6koha rasvumus. Lege Artis, April 2019<\/li>
  5. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand. Delikaatne mure-liigne higistamine. TervisPluss, Aprill 2019<\/li>
  6. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand \u00dclevaade enimkasutatud diabeediravimitest. Apteeker, September 2019<\/li>
  7. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand. Kilpn\u00e4\u00e4re ja rasedus. Pere ja Kodu, October 2019<\/li>
  8. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand.Mida v\u00f5tta, mida j\u00e4tta? Diabeediravimite kirju maailm. Lege Artis, November 2019<\/li>
  9. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand. \u00c4gedate suhkruainevahetuse h\u00e4irete korrigeerimine. Lege Artis, November 2018<\/li><\/ol>

    Accepted manuscripts<\/strong><\/p>

    1. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand, J. Wass \u201cThyroid testing and dysfunction post treatment for head and neck cancers\u201d, chapter for the 6th edition of the Multi-disciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Guidelines, The Journal of Laryngology and Otology<\/em><\/li><\/ol>

      Abstracts<\/strong><\/p>

      1. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand, Z. Plummer, V.Volke, J.Newell-Price, J.A.H. Wass, A. Pal \u201cAnticoagulation practice in patients with Cushing’s Syndrome – an SFE audit across centres in the UK\u201d SfE 2022, Harrogate<\/li>
      2. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand, V.Volke, S.Webb, A. Santos, J.Wass, E. Valassi \u201eHigh Prevalence of Venous Thrombotic Events in Cushing\u02bcs Syndrome: Data From ERCUSYN \u201e ENDO 2023, Chicago<\/li>
      3. \u00a0 \u00a0Isand, V.Volke, S.Webb, A. Santos, J.Wass, E. Valassi \u201e Venous Thrombotic Events (VTE) across ERCUSYN: do centres anticoagulate on a routine bases and details of these VTE events\u201d, ECE 2023, Istanbul<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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