ATA News Release 2003

Paul W. Ladenson, MD, Named President-Elect
of the American Thyroid Association

(FALLS CHURCH, VA) - Paul W. Ladenson, MD, of Baltimore, is the 2003-2004 president-elect 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 one-year term, at which time he will become ATA president.

"I am deeply honored to have been chosen president-elect by my ATA colleagues," said Dr. Ladenson."I look forward to working with our current president, Clark Sawin, to make certain that the organization maintains its remarkable momentum in promoting thyroid health."

Dr. Ladenson is director of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, where he is the John Eager Howard Professor of Endocrinology and professor of medicine, pathology, oncology, and international health. Dr. Ladenson was raised in Missouri and educated at Dartmouth College, Oxford University, and Harvard Medical School before training in Internal Medicine and in endocrinology and metabolism at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

An active member of the ATA, Dr. Ladenson just completed a five-year term as the organization's secretary. In addition, he has served the ATA on the Education Committee, Development Committee, Ad Hoc Standards of Care Committee, and on the Awards Committee as a member and chair. His other professional leadership experience includes president of the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology and Metabolism, president of the Association of Subspecialty Professors, and president of the Maryland Endocrine and Metabolism Society. He also served on The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting Program Steering Committee and as associate editor of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Dr. Ladenson is a past recipient of the Robert Graves' Award of the Thyroid Society and the Distinction in Clinical Endocrinology Award of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

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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