Members of the media can now register to cover the latest advances in hormone health and science at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting being held on June 11-14 in Atlanta, Ga., as well as virtually in our state-of-the-art digital platform. The Society’s first-ever hybrid annual meeting will give colleagues the option to experience...
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...
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...
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...Endocrine Society Urges Senate to Address Insulin Affordability
The Endocrine Society urges the Senate to protect the insulin affordability provisions included in the Build Back Better Act and move quickly to pass this crucial legislation. We implore all Senators to ensure these provisions are not scaled back. The Build Back Better Act represents the best opportunity to address the price of insulin. Millions...
Endocrine Society Celebrates House Passage of Build Back Better Act
Diabetes experts urge Senate to pass bill and send for President’s signature. The Endocrine Society hailed the House of Representatives for including provisions to improve insulin affordability in its version of the Build Back Better Act. “This bill offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect access to this life-saving medication,” says Society President Carol H. Wysham,...
Endocrine Society Launches Training Program for Minority Clinician Leaders
The Endocrine Society is launching the Excellence in Clinical Endocrinology Leadership (ExCEL) program, a multi-faceted training program offering comprehensive leadership training and mentorship to early career physicians of communities underrepresented in medicine and science. ExCEL is just one of the Society’s many efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the endocrinology field. The initiative is designed to train the next generation of physicians and clinicians to treat individuals with endocrine conditions....
Endocrine Society’s Insulin 2121 Event Kickstarts Diabetes Awareness Month
Throughout 2021, the Endocrine Society has focused on insulin’s past and present. The Society’s Insulin 2121 event highlights insulin’s future. Robots, drones, and artificial intelligence are just a few of the innovative topics being discussed. While the event is pre-recorded, our speakers will be live and available to answer your questions in real time during the Q&A portion. More information on the...
