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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2006 |
For more information, please contact the ATA at thyroid@thyroid.org. |
John T. Nicoloff, MD, Receives American Thyroid Association’s
2006 Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal
(PHOENIX)— John T. Nicoloff, MD, of Los Angeles, was honored with the American Thyroid Association’s (ATA) Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal on Oct. 14, 2006, during the ATA 77th Annual Meeting in Phoenix.
The award recognizes outstanding research contributions to the understanding of thyroid physiology or the pathophysiology of thyroid disease. Dr. Nicoloff was honored with this award for the impact his research in thyroid physiology and pathophysiology has had on subsequent research and clinical practice in thyroid disorders.
Currently, Dr. Nicoloff is a Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean
for Research at the University
of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Nicoloff has
held numerous positions at the USC since 1967, including the Chief of
the Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes and Director of the General
Clinical Research Center.
His major areas of research interest include studying the hormonal factors regulating human pituitary TSH release, the mechanism of nonsuppressible thyroxine secretion, the autoregulation of peripheral thyroxine to triiodothyronine conversion, the alternate routes of T4 and T3 metabolism, and the significance of circulating serum thyroglobulin in the management of neoplastic and other thyroid disease states.
Before coming to USC, he was a clinical investigator for Metabolic Service
at the Wadsworth V.A. Hospital in Los Angeles. He has co-authored more
than several hundred research papers and abstracts, and written more than
50 textbook chapters and reviews.
Dr. Nicoloff is a past president of the ATA and was the recipient of the
prestigious Paul Starr Lecture Award in 1984 and the 1994 Distinguished
Service Award.
The American Thyroid Association, www.thyroid.org, is a nonprofit professional medical society composed of physicians and scientists dedicated to enhancing the understanding of thyroid physiology and pathophysiology, improving diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases, and promoting the education of physicians, patients, and the public about thyroid disorders.
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