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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2004 |
For more information, please contact the ATA at thyroid@thyroid.org. |
John Nicoloff, MD, Honored With
American Thyroid Association’s Distinguished Service Award
(FALLS CHURCH, VA)—John T. Nicoloff, MD, of Los Angeles, is the
recipient of the American Thyroid Association’s (ATA) 2004 Distinguished
Service Award, which honors important and continuing contributions to
the organization. The award was presented on Oct. 2, 2004, during the
ATA 76th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Dr. Nicoloff is currently a Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Nicoloff has co-authored more than 100 research papers, close to 200 abstracts, and written 46 textbook chapters and reviews.
His major areas of research interest include studying the hormonal factors regulating human pituitary TSH release, the mechanism of nonsuppressible thyroxine secretion, the autoregulation of peripheral thyroxine to triiodothyronine conversion, the alternate routes of T4 and T3 metabolism, and the significance of circulating serum thyroglobulin in the management of neoplastic and other thyroid disease states.
Dr. Nicoloff has held numerous positions at the School since 1967, including the division chief of the Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes and director of the General Clinical Research Center. Before coming to USC, he was a clinical investigator for Metabolic Service at the Wadsworth V.A. Hospital in Los Angeles. Dr. Nicoloff received his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Nicoloff is past president of the ATA and was the recipient of the prestigious Paul Starr Lecture Award in 1984. Widely honored with many national awards, he also has been an invited presenter at numerous medical conferences. In addition, he has been active in other medical organizations.
The American Thyroid Association, www.thyroid.org, is the North
American professional society for physicians and researchers specializing
in diseases of the thyroid gland. The ATA promotes excellence and innovation
in clinical care, research, education, and public advocacy.
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