Charles Emerson, MD, Takes Office
as Treasurer
of the American Thyroid Association
(FALLS CHURCH, VA) - Charles H. Emerson, MD, of Worcester, Mass.,
is the new treasurer of the American Thyroid Association (ATA),
the leading professional society of physicians and researchers who
specialize in diseases of the thyroid gland. He took office at the
close of the ATA 75th Annual Meeting, Sept. 21, 2003, in Palm Beach,
Fla., and will serve a five-year term.
"I am very enthusiastic about this opportunity to serve the
ATA," said Dr. Emerson. "During the next five years, I
hope we can increase philanthropic support for ATA-sponsored research
in thyroid cancer, autoimmunity, and other thyroid disorders. At
the same time," he added, "it is important to sustain
and expand our efforts in supporting patients and educating the
public about the vital role of the thyroid in optimal health and
childhood development."
Dr. Emerson is a professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts
Medical School in Worcester, where he has practiced since 1980.
He received his medical degree at the University of Virginia in
Charlottesville and completed his medical residency at the Hospital
of the University of Pennsylvania and remained there for a fellowship
in endocrinology. He then went to the University of Illinois in
Chicago to study the metabolism of thyrotropin-releasing hormone
before joining the University of Massachusetts.
An ATA member since 1976, Dr. Emerson has served on the Bylaws,
Awards, Program, and Membership committees.
Dr. Emerson's research and clinical interests have focused on the
metabolism of thyroid hormones in the placenta and periphery; maternal
and fetal thyroid function during and after pregnancy; regulation
of thyrotropin-releasing hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone
(TSH) as a function of age, sex hormone status, and nutrition; and
the physiological effects and clinical utility of recombinant human
TSH.
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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