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
Read Online: The American Thyroid Association 1923–2023: Honoring Our Past, Embracing Our Future by David S. Cooper and Peter A. Kopp
| 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 | Read Online:Laboratory Thyroid Tests – A Historical Perspective | Carole Spencer |
| May | Read Online:Landmark Discoveries In Maternal-Fetal Thyroid Disease Over The Past Century | Angela Leung |
| June | Read Online: Radioactive Iodine: A Living History | Douglas Ross and Gilbert Daniels |
| July | Read Online: Discoveries Around The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis | Paolo Beck-Peccoz and Jerry Hershman (deceased in July 2022) |
| August | Read Online: History of Thyroid Ultrasound | Robert Levine |
| September | Read Online: History of Thyroid Surgery In The Last Century | Lisa Orloff and Sareh Parangi |
| October | Read Online: A Historical Reflection on Scientific Advances in Understanding Thyroid Hormone Action | Gregory A. Brent |
| November | Thyroid Cancer Molecular Genetics | James Fagin |
| December | Read Online: The Origin of Antithyroid Drugs | Clark T. Sawin & David S. 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 | View Video: 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 |
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