J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, was named interim president of the University of Pennsylvania in a unanimous motion by the school’s board of trustees last month. Jameson had previously served as dean of Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. “Penn is a remarkable institution that I am honored and humbled to lead and serve,” Jameson says. “Penn, like...
The Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) are delighted to announce that they have awarded the 2024 Transatlantic Alliance Award to Professor Felix Beuschlein, MD. Beuschlein is professor of internal medicine/endocrinology and director of the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Clinical Nutrition at the University Clinic Zurich in Switzerland. He received his...
To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, Endocrine News spoke to an array of our U.S.-based Hispanic members to get their colorful insights on their careers, accomplishments, challenges, and what advice they have for young Hispanic endocrinologists just starting out. In the U.S., Hispanic Heritage Month takes place in the from September 15 to October...
Endocrine Society members Ursula B. Kaiser, MD, Daniel J. Drucker, MD, and Roger J. Davis, PhD, FRS, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Kaiser, Drucker, and Davis are three of the 90 regular members and 10 international members who were announced on October 9. Kaiser, a past president of the Endocrine...
Endocrine Society member Whitney Goldner, MD, has been named the new head of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Currently, Goldner is professor of internal medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of...
On August 14, the Endocrine Society announced the 14 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2024 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field. These professionals have achieved breakthroughs in scientific discoveries and clinical care benefiting people with hundreds of conditions, including diabetes, thyroid disorders, obesity, hormone-related cancers, growth problems, osteoporosis, and infertility. Established...
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Endocrine Society member Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, chair of its Department of Pediatrics and who will serve as physician-in-chief for UVA Health Children’s. Misra comes to UVA from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, where she serves as chief of the Division of...
It is with great sadness that we say farewell to Richard D. Gordon, an Australian pioneer of endocrinology and hypertension research, who recently passed away after a brief illness, aged 89. Born in Brisbane, Gordon’s training as an endocrinologist included research fellowships in Melbourne (Bryan Hudson, The Alfred and Prince Henry’s Hospitals, Monash University), Nashville,...
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, was named interim president of the University of Pennsylvania in a unanimous motion by the school’s board of trustees last month. Jameson had previously served as dean of Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine. “Penn is a remarkable institution that I am honored and humbled to lead and serve,” Jameson says. “Penn, like...
It is with great sadness that we say farewell to Richard D. Gordon, an Australian pioneer of endocrinology and hypertension research, who recently passed away after a brief illness, aged 89. Born in Brisbane, Gordon’s training as an endocrinologist included research fellowships in Melbourne (Bryan Hudson, The Alfred and Prince Henry’s Hospitals, Monash University), Nashville,...
