Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research Clinic

Mineral metabolism is essential to good health. When abnormal levels occur, patients suffer. Specialists at the Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research offer relief from numerous "stones and bone" disorders.

What We Treat

• Calcium disorders
• Chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disease
• Hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism
• Kidney stone disease
• Magnesium disorders
• Osteomalacia
• Osteoporosis/osteopenia
• Paget’s disease of bone
• Phosphate disorders
• Rare skeletal disorders:
  • X-Linked hypophosphatemic rickets
  • Hypophosphatasia
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Osteosclerotic bone disease

For more information about our research efforts or to participate in a clinical trial, visit our academic site.

Specialty Clinics

The Mineral Metabolism Clinic focuses on the treatment of osteoporosis, a wide variety of bone disorders, and kidney stone disease.

Referrals Only

Patients are seen on a referral basis only. Please have your primary care physician contact our clinic at 214-645-2870. You may also contact the Patient and Physician Referral Service at 214-645-8300.

Bone Density Scans

Monday – Friday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(last appointment 3:30 p.m.)

Outside physician referral orders: please fax to 214-645-2871