Background
As part of our Centennial, a series of articles and videos were created to celebrate the past contributions of the ATA membership, look back on the advances in thyroid research and care over the past 100 years, and look into the future for what’s next. Bookmark this page to view new content as it is posted online.
Additionally, the Clark T Sawin History Resource Center has detailed resources on the ATA’s history.
Special thanks to
- David S. Cooper, MD, Elizabeth Pearce, MD, and the late Jerry Hershman, MD for working with Anna Sawka, MD and the Thyroid journal leadership to invite these manuscripts.
- Sara Ahmadi, MD Victor Bernet, MD and Michael Yeh, MD for working with Catherine Sinclair, MD and the VideoEndocrinology leadership to invite these videos.
- Anna Sawka, MD and Catherine Sinclair, MD for working with Angela Leung, MD and the Clinical Thyroidology leadership to promote these historical resources.
Thyroid
MONTH (2023) | TITLE | AUTHORS |
January | Read Online: Thyroid Hormone Metabolism: A Historical Perspective | Valerie Anne Galton and Arturo Hernandez |
February | Read Online: The Prevention of Iodine Deficiency: A History | Elizabeth Pearce and Michael Zimmerman |
March | Read Online: Discoveries In Thyroid Autoimmunity In The Past Century
View Interview with Sandra McLachlan, Basil Rapoport and Gregory A. Brent |
Sandra McLachlan and Basil Rapoport |
April | Laboratory Thyroid Tests – A Historical Perspective
Interview Coming June 2023 |
Carole Spencer |
May | Landmark Discoveries In Maternal-Fetal Thyroid Disease Over The Past Century
Interview Coming June 2023 |
Angela Leung |
June | Radioactive Iodine: A Living History
Interview Coming June 2023 |
Douglas Ross and Gilbert Daniels |
July | Discoveries Around The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis | Paolo Beck-Peccoz and Jerry Hershman (deceased in July 2022) |
August | History of Thyroid Ultrasound | Robert Levine |
September | History of Thyroid Surgery In The Last Century | Lisa Orloff and Sareh Parangi |
October | Thyroid Hormone Action | Gregory A. Brent |
November | Thyroid Cancer Molecular Genetics
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James Fagin |
December | The Origin of Antithyroid Drugs | David Cooper |
VideoEndocrinology
MONTH 2023 | FIRESIDE CHAT EXPERT REVIEW TOPIC | FEATURED EXPERTS |
March | View Video: Personal Reflections on the History of Graves’ Disease Treatment | Terry Davies and Dawn Elfenbein |
June | History Of Thyroid Cancer Surgical Pathology | Ronald Ghossein and Sara Jiang |
September | The Use And Abuse Of Thyroid Hormone Replacement | Victor Bernet and Anne Cappola |
December | Treatment De-Escalation Focusing On The Extent Of Thyroid Surgery And Active Surveillance And Non-Surgical Treatment Of Thyroid Nodules | Louise Davies and Megan Haymart |