Dr. Christine Twining, MD
Not yet claimedEndocrinologist, Diabetes doctor · Physician (MD)
Scarborough, ME
Dr. Christine Twining is a board-certified endocrinologist in Scarborough, Maine, with MaineHealth Endocrinology and Diabetes. She cares for people with diabetes and other hormone conditions.
About Dr. Christine Twining, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Christine L. Twining, MD is an endocrinologist in Scarborough, Maine. She treats endocrine conditions including diabetes and metabolism problems and is listed with MaineHealth, where she is described as an internal medicine and endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism provider (mainehealth.org). Her office is listed with the Maine Center for Endocrinology and Diabetes at 175 US Route 1, Scarborough (pro.aace.com).
She trained at Harvard University (undergraduate) and Duke University School of Medicine, completed a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, and finished an endocrinology fellowship at the University of South Carolina (facultyprofiles.tufts.edu; doximity.com). She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism (mainehealth.org).
Beyond seeing patients, she teaches. She is an Associate Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and is faculty for the MaineHealth endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism fellowship (facultyprofiles.tufts.edu; mainehealth.org). She also chairs the American Board of Internal Medicine's Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Board, the group that helps set certification standards for the specialty (blog.abim.org).
Her published work follows mainstream specialty guidance. She co-authored American Association of Clinical Endocrinology documents on type 2 diabetes management and on building a comprehensive diabetes care plan, and a consensus statement on thyroid surgery in children (health.usnews.com; doximity.com). In her own words on her MaineHealth page, she describes partnering with patients on care plans that reflect their goals and values (mainehealth.org). CMS Open Payments records show $0 in industry payments across 0 records for 2021-2025.
- Board certification
- Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism (2008). mainehealth.org
- Chairs national specialty board
- Serves as Chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine's Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Board, named in meeting summaries from fall 2024 through fall 2025. blog.abim.org
- Diabetes guideline author
- Co-authored the AACE consensus statement on the Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm (2023 update) and the AACE guideline on developing a diabetes comprehensive care plan (2022 update). health.usnews.com
- Medical school professor
- Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine since April 2025; she has held Tufts faculty appointments since 2009. facultyprofiles.tufts.edu
- Teaches endocrinology fellows
- Listed as faculty for the MaineHealth Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Fellowship. mainehealth.org
- Training background
- Medical degree from Duke University, bachelor's from Harvard University, medicine-pediatrics residency at Yale, and endocrinology fellowship at University of South Carolina Hospitals. facultyprofiles.tufts.edu
- Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology
- Listed by AACE with the FACE designation at the Maine Center for Endocrinology and Diabetes in Scarborough. pro.aace.com
- Hospital affiliations
- Affiliated with Maine Medical Center and Mid Coast Hospital. health.usnews.com
- Pediatric thyroid surgery statement
- Co-authored an AACE and American Head and Neck Society consensus statement on benign and malignant thyroid surgery in children, published in Endocrine Practice in March 2021. doximity.com
- No industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments shows $0 in reported industry payments across 0 records for 2021-2025. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- A WebMD auto-generated profile lists her practice location as MaineGeneral Medical Center Thayer Center for Health and says she speaks English and Spanish. This conflicts with her MaineHealth and Tufts pages, so patients may want to confirm location and languages directly with the office. doctor.webmd.com
- A LinkedIn profile exists under her name and employer, but it could not be confirmed as maintained by her. No other personal social media, blog, or practice website was found. linkedin.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
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No general payments reported for this NPI from 2021 through 2025.
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Practice location
MaineHealth Endocrinology & Diabetes
175 Us Route 1
Scarborough, ME 04074
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