Dr. Terry Meriden is a Board Certified Internist and an Endocrinologist. He is a consultant in Diabetes and Metabolism and is a specialist in the diseases of the internal glands and hormones such as Thyroid, Adrenal, Pancreas, female and male glands, obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol and others.

25 years of experience, service, and dedication

After his training at the University of London, England, he took his Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University of Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Meriden is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois. He was honored and became a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. More recently his achievements were recognized and he became a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology. He received many awards from the American Diabetes Association, the American Medical Association and the American Cancer Society. Dr. Meriden is active in teaching and research. He has published a number of articles in national and international medical journals. In 1985, he was President of the American Diabetes Association, Downstate Illinois. In 1986, he was elected as a member of the National Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association based in Washington D.C. and he also received the outstanding diabetes educator award. Later he was elected to the Editorial Board of the National Diabetes Forecast magazine and Clinical Diabetes.

Dr. Meriden served as consultant on the Diabetes Advisory Board to the Governor of Illinois.

Dr. Meriden is married and his wife, Lena, is an Interior Designer. They have two daughters, Zina and Lana. Dr. Meriden has special interest in music and sports. He enjoys classical music, jazz, as well as playing piano and tennis.