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Meet the 2022 Endocrine Society Laureates: Ken K.Y. Ho, MD, FRACP, FRCP, FAHMS

Ho_Laureate2022 Ken K.Y. Ho, MD, FRACP, FRCP, FAHMS  Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award Ken K.Y. Ho, MD, FRACP, FRCP, FAHMS, is emeritus professor at the Garvan Institute, University of New South Wales, and honorary consultant endocrinologist, St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia.  As a globally recognized pituitary medicine expert and a leader in academic clinical endocrinology, he’s developed therapeutic guidelines and...
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Meet the 2022 Laureates: David W. Harris, MD

Harris_Laureate2022 David W. Harris, MD  Vigersky Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award David W. Harris, MD, is a full-time practicing endocrinologist at the Warren Clinic Diabetes Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he’s provided exemplary care for over 30 years. A tireless advocate for equal access to care and affordable diabetes medications, Harris led the glycemic management committee at Saint Francis Hospital to ensure consistent treatment protocols for hospitalized patients.  Harris has been instrumental in providing scholarships for medical and high school students in need and is a member of the Endocrine Society’s Hormone Health Network...
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Meet the 2022 Laureates: Terry J. Smith, MD

Smith_Laureate2022 Terry J. Smith, MD Gerald D. Aurbach Award for Outstanding Translational Research Terry J. Smith, MD, is the Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Mich.  He’s studied Graves’ disease, its ocular manifestations, and related autoimmune diseases for over 35 years, and his laboratory...
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Meet the 2022 Laureates: Henry M. Kronenberg, MD

Kronenberg, Henry (PE 2015) Henry M. Kronenberg, MD Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award Henry M. Kronenberg, MD, has been chief of the Endocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass., for over 32 years and is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.  His research group studies the actions of parathyroid hormone and parathyroid hormone-related protein, with a particular emphasis on bone development, bone...
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Abnormal Thyroid Hormone Levels During Pregnancy May Increase the Risk of Preschool Boys’ Behavioral Problems

Thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may predict preschool boys’ emotional and behavioral problems, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Thyroid hormones are crucial for normal development of a baby’s brain and nervous system. During the first trimester — the first three months of pregnancy — a baby depends on its...
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Awards Abound for Our Early-Career Endocrinologists

Version 2 As president of the Endocrine Society, I understand the challenges in career advancement faced by medical and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, junior faculty, or early-career investigators, especially as you consider a future in endocrinology. No matter your future position (i.e., basic or clinical research, clinical practice, etc.), funding and recognition are critical to...