79^th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association
October 1 – 5, 2008
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago, Illinois

News Releases

News from the 79^th Annual Meeting of the ATA

• Latest Research In Thyroid Disease and Free Public Health Event at ATA Meeting (Oct 2, 2008)
• Researchers Identify Tumor Marker for Aggressive Thryoid Cancer (Oct 3, 2008)
• Total Or Near Total Thyroidectomy in Patients with Multifocal Micropapillary Cancer May Reduce the Risk of Cancer Recurrence (Oct 3, 2008)
• Study Finds Link Between Thryoid Hormone Insufficiency and Neurocognitive Deficits in Infants (Oct 3, 2008)
• Octogenarians at Increased Risk of Serious Complications Following Thyroid Surgery (Oct 3, 2008)
• Molecular Testing of Thyroid Nodules Offers Novel Diagnostic Tool for Thyroid Cancer (Oct 3, 2008)
• Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunctions Increase Risk of All-Cause Death (Oct 3, 2008)
• Study Finds No Correlation Between Newborn Thryoid Function within Normal Range, Cognitive Development (Oct 3, 2008)
• People with Moderate Subclinical Thyroidism at Increased Risk of Death (Oct 3, 2008)

ATA Awards and Leadership News from the 79^th Annual Meeting

• ATA Awards More than $400,000 in Research Grants; Research Grants Advance Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Disease (Oct 6, 2008)
• Kenneth D. Burman, MD, Installed as American Thyroid Association (ATA) President for 2008-2009 Term (Oct 6, 2008)
• James A. Fagin, MD Elected to Board of Directors of the American Thyroid Association (Oct 6, 2008)
• Carol Greenlee, MD Elected to Board of Directors of the American Thyroid Association (Oct 6, 2008)
• Terry F. Davies, MD, Elected American Thyroid Association (ATA) President for 2009-2010 Term (Oct 6, 2008)

Program Committee Chairs

Welcome to the 79th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association
Thyroid. Supplement 1, 18(s1): S-3-S-8. doi:10.1089/thy.2008.1546.

79th Annual Meeting at a Glance (PDF File, 620 KB)

79th Annual Meeting Program (PDF File, 43.5 KB)

79th Annual Meeting Abstracts – Published in Thyroid