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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 4, 2003 |
For more information, please contact the ATA at thyroid@thyroid.org. |
Bryan R. Haugen, MD, Named a Director
on the American Thyroid Association Executive Council
(FALLS CHURCH, VA) - Bryan R. Haugen, MD, of Denver, Colo., was recently
named a director on the Executive Council of the American Thyroid Association
(ATA), the leading professional society of physicians and researchers
who specialize in diseases of the thyroid gland. He was elected on Sept.
17, 2003, during the ATA 75th Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., and
will serve a four-year term.
"It is really a privilege to be a part of the leadership of this important organization," said Dr. Haugen. "The American Thyroid Association is the leading voice for patient care, research, education, and public health issues involving thyroid-related disorders. We have a firm commitment to ensure that there is an organization that will continue to encourage the academic development of thyroid specialists, to support research that will lead to improved care, and to educate the public about thyroid disorders."
Dr. Haugen is an associate professor of medicine and pathology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) in Denver. His administrative roles at UCHSC include associate director of the General Clinical Research Center, assistant chief in the Division of Endocrinology, and director of the Thyroid Tumor Program.
His interests and expertise are in the area of thyroid cancer, nuclear hormone receptors, and the effects of retinoids on pituitary-thyroid function. Dr. Haugen has been a member of the ATA since 1994 and recently served as co-chair of the Program Committee for the 2003 ATA Annual Meeting. He is a member of the National Thyroid Cancer Treatment Cooperative Study Group and on the editorial board for the journals Thyroid and Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The American Thyroid Association, www.thyroid.org, is the North
American professional society for physicians and researchers specializing
in diseases of the thyroid gland. The ATA promotes excellence and innovation
in clinical care, research, education, and public advocacy.
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