I am an adult and pediatric endocrinologist at Memorial Healthcare System. I care for both adults and children/teens with diabetes mellitus, specifically Type 1 diabetes. I also specialize in chronic pediatric endocrine disorders that continue into adulthood such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes, hypopituitarism, hypoparathyroidism and endocrine disorders in survivors of childhood cancer.

I grew up in Florida and attended osteopathic medical school at Nova Southeastern University. Then I moved to Massachusetts where I completed my residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics and a four-year combined fellowship in adult and pediatric endocrinology. I worked at Baystate Medical Center before moving back home to South Florida, where I now get to live closer to my extended family.

I was inspired as a young girl to go into medicine to help others and became fascinated by endocrinology. In this field, every patient is like a puzzle, and I get to help them find the clues, treatments and tools to help them feel their best. Since many of the conditions are chronic, lifelong or long-term, I often work with patients for many years and develop deep relationships with them.

Before joining Memorial, I was the director of inpatient diabetes care at Baystate and was heavily involved with population health initiatives to improve diabetes care across our health system. I was also involved with graduate medical education for University of Massachusetts medical students and residents in internal medicine, pediatrics or a combination of the two, and served as the associate program director for the adult and pediatric endocrine fellowships. I also launched a Pediatric Gender Clinic at my institution in 2014 and served as the director until 2022.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Female

Languages

• Spanish

Education

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteop Med, 2005

Residency

Baystate Medical Center, 2009, Internal Medicine

Fellowships

Baystate Medical Center, 2013, Pediatric Endocrinology

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatric Endocrinology
American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatrics

Publications

Please view Dr. Chelsea Gordner’s publications on PubMed.

Research

My research interests include pediatric gender care and optimizing the transition of care for young adults with diabetes mellitus. I have also been involved with several quality improvement projects in pediatric Type 1 diabetes, optimizing glucose control in pregnancy, use of certified diabetes educators across a large health system and mentoring primary care nurse practitioners to manage diabetes mellitus within the medical home.

Professional Organizations

• New England American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Executive Board Member
• American Diabetes Association
• Endocrine Society
• Pediatric Endocrine Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics

Presentations

National

• “Approach to Adrenal Insufficiency in Primary Care.” The 8th Annual Practical Medicine & Pediatrics Symposium, Hancock, Massachusetts, October 2014.
  
  
• “Cutaneous Manifestations of Endocrine Disease,” The 8th Annual Practical Medicine & Pediatrics Symposium, Hancock, Massachusetts, October 2014.
  
  
• “State of the Art Update in Diabetes Management for Adults and Children.” The 7th Annual Practical Medicine & Pediatrics Symposium, Mystic, Connecticut, October 2013.
  
  
• “What’s New in Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology.” The 7th Annual Practical Medicine & Pediatrics Symposium, Mystic, Connecticut, October 2013.
  
  

Regional

• “Beyond Sugar: Diabetes Solutions.” Health New England Member Symposium, August 2021.
  
  
• “Care of the Pregnant Patient with Diabetes.” American Association of Diabetes Educators, Western New England University, April 2019.
  
  
• Public Forum on Care of Trans Youth. Shriners Hospital for Children, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 2019.
  
  
• “Introduction to the Inpatient Care of Pediatric Patients with Diabetes.” Spring Seminar, Shriners Hospital for Children, Springfield, Massachusetts, May 2018.
  
  
• “Diabetes Technology: An Overview of Pumps, CGMs and Closed Loop Insulin Delivery.” Endocrine Symposium, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 2017.
  
  
• “Basic Diabetes Education and Motivational Interviewing.” Nursing Symposium, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 2017.
  
  
• “Hormones: Do They Define Us?” Women’s Health Forum, Massachusetts Medical Society Symposium, April 2017.
  
  
• “Healthcare in the New Millennium: Addressing Health Disparities and Promoting Equity.” Harvard Health Care Symposium, March 2017.
  
  
• “Adult Considerations in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Management.” New England American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 8th Annual Meeting, Marlborough, Massachusetts, November 2016.
  
  
• “Transgender 101: An Intro to Trans and Gender Nonconforming Youth.” Pediatric Spring Seminar, Shriners Hospital for Children, Springfield, Massachusetts, May 2016.
  
  
• “Transgender Youth: A Primer for the Primary Care Physician.” Keynote speaker, Hamden District Medical Society, Holyoke, Massachusetts, April 2016.
  
  
• “Insulin Pump Therapy: Who, When and How to Start.” Endocrine Symposium, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 2016.
  
  
• “Type 2 Diabetes Management: Metformin and Beyond.” Endocrine Symposium, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 2014.
  
  
• “Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents.” Endocrine Symposium, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 2013.

Awards

• Physician Leadership Academy, Baystate Health, 2020
• Mentors Matters Peer Mentoring Program, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2015
• Nomination for Excellence in Teaching Award, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2014
• Excellence in Primary Care, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2009
• Excellence in Teaching, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2009
• Excellence in Teaching, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2006
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Osteopathic Health Policy Internship, AOA, Washington, D.C., 2004
• Psi Sigma Alpha National Osteopathic Scholastic Honor Society, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2004
• Certificate of Humanitarianism for Missionary Work (Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL), 2002
• American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Leadership Award (Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL), 2002