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October 2, 2009 |
Contact: Randolph Fillmore (813) 850-7614 rfillmore@nasw.org
Matthew D. Ringel, MD receives ATA’s 2009 Van Meter Award
Falls Church, Va. (October 2, 2009) - Matthew D. Ringel, MD, a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, has been awarded the American Thyroid Association’s 2009 Van Meter Award. The Van Meter Award is the association’s oldest award, established in 1930, and presented to an investigator who has made outstanding contributions to thyroid disease research.
Dr. Ringel, whose research interests are in thyroid cancer, focuses on the pathways in the development and spread of thyroid and endocrine tumors.
According to Kenneth Burman, MD, chief of the Endocrine Section at the Washington Hospital Center and professor in the Department of Medicine at Georgetown University, Dr. Ringel’s investigations have been “extremely innovative, focused, detailed and meticulously performed, and his work has enhanced our understanding of the mechanisms of thyroid cancer and beneficially impacted on patient care.”
Dr. Ringel is author of over 100 papers, book chapters and review articles. Currently, he is a member of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Ohio State University with joint appointments in the Division of Medical Oncology and the Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Genetics. He received his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 1991 and completed his Internal Medicine and Endocrinology training at Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University, respectively.
Dr. Ringel’s past honors include an “Outstanding Reviewer Award: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism” in 2005. He has served or is currently serving on the editorial boards of Thyroid, Endocrine Reviews, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology, and Endocrine-Related Cancer.
He received the Van Meter Award at the 80th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (www.thyroid.org) held in Palm Beach, Florida September 23-27, 2009.
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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.
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. To further benefit patients, the ATA publishes an online journal “Clinical Thyroidology for Patients.” 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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The 80th Annual Meeting of the ATA will be in Palm Beach, Florida, from September 23-27, 2009 at The Breakers Hotel. All registration and program information is available at www.thyroid.org. We welcome your participation.
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