Newswise — The American Thyroid Association (ATA) has awarded its 2010 Distinguished Service Award to Charles H. Emerson, MD, professor emeritus of medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and current editor of Thyroid, the journal of the ATA.
The ATA has also awarded its 2010 John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal to Terry F. Davies, MD, the Florence Baumritter Professor of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and director of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center.
Both awards are being presented at the ATA’s 2010 Spring Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Charles H. Emerson, MD, 2010 ATA Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Emerson, an active member of the ATA since 1974, has served on numerous committees, including the Nominating, Program, Bylaws, Membership and Awards committees. He also served on the ATA’s Board of Directors and served as ATA Treasurer from 2003-2007.
“Dr. Emerson kept a close eye on ATA funds, always presented our financial status accurately, and kept calm under fire,” says Lewis E. Braverman, MD. “We knew we had a frugal gentleman at the helm.”
After receiving his MD from the University of Virginia in 1967, Dr. Emerson completed his residency at the University of Pennsylvania in 1970 and a fellowship in endocrinology at the University of Chicago. In 1980, Dr. Emerson joined the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Dr. Emerson retired from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2005 after an active investigative career with research interests in the metabolism of thyroid hormones in the placenta and periphery; maternal and fetal thyroid function during and after pregnancy; TRH and TSH as influenced by age, thyroid and sex status, nutrition and neuropeptides; the physiological effects and clinical utility of recombinant human TSH; and the pathogenesis of thyrotoxicosis.
Dr. Emerson assumed the editorship of Thyroid in 2008.
Terry F. Davies, MD, 2010 John B. Stanbury Medal
Dr. Davies was selected for the John B. Stanbury Medal by virtue of his many years of outstanding research on thyroid autoimmunity.
His research spans six major areas: the TSH receptor; THS receptor antibodies; T-cells and AITD; the genetics of autoimmune thyroid disease; studies on TSH and bone physiology; and the thyroid and pregnancy. Over the years, Dr. Davies’ lab remains a pre-eminent site for autoimmune thyroid disease research with extensive support from the National Institutes of Health.
After receiving his MD from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, National Institutes of Health, UK, and serving a residency and fellowship in endocrinology, Dr. Davies emigrated to the U.S. in 1977, joining the faculty at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Dr. Davies has been elected to many major academic and research societies and was awarded the ATA’s Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Lectureship at the ATA’s Annual Meeting in 2002.
In 2009, Dr. Davies was noted as among the “Best Doctors” in New York Magazine. In 2006, he received the Veterans Affairs Merit Award. He currently serves as president of the ATA. The ATA nominating committee noted as well that Dr. Davies has mentored many researchers who have gone on to have distinguished careers.
About the John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal
The John B. Stanbury Thyroid Pathophysiology Medal is supported by Dr. John B. Stanbury. Dr. Stanbury regularly attends the annual meeting of the ATA. Having joined the ATA in 1950, he received the ATA's award for Distinguished Service in 1963, elected President in 1969, and received the ATA's Paul Starr Award in 1992.
The Pathophysiology Medal recognizes outstanding research contributions, either conceptual or technical, to the understanding of thyroid physiology or the pathophysiology of thyroid disease, as evidenced by having a major impact on research or clinical practice related to thyroid diseases.
Past recipients include: 2003 Lewis Braverman 2007 Jerome Hershman 2004 P. Reed Larsen 2008 E. Chester Ridgway 2005 Samuel Refetoff 2009 Paul Walfish 2006 John Nicoloff
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is the lead organization in promoting thyroid health and understanding thyroid biology. The ATA values scientific inquiry, clinical excellence, public service, education, collaboration, and collegiality.
A non-profit medical society founded in 1923, the ATA fulfills its mission through supporting excellence and innovation in research, clinical care, education, and public health. ATA members are physicians and scientists who work to enhance the understanding of thyroid physiology and pathophysiology, improve the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases, and promote the education of physicians, patients, and the public about thyroid disorders. The official journal “Thyroid” of the ATA is published monthly. “Clinical Thyroidology” is published online monthly for the benefit of clinicians and scientists around the world. To further benefit patients, the ATA publishes an online journal “Clinical Thyroidology for Patients.”
Thyroid diseases are among the most common disorders of the endocrine system, affecting almost 13 million Americans alone. The ATA has extensive online information for patients on thyroid disease (in English and Spanish) serving the clinician as a resource for patients and the public who look for reliable information on the internet. The Alliance for Patient Education was formed in 2002 to offer an exchange of information between the ATA and patient education groups: ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc.; the Light of Life Foundation, and the Graves’ Disease Foundation. A public forum is held each year in conjunction with the ATA annual meeting.
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