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US Thyroid Educational Webinars
Clinical Overview of Thyroid Function & Thyroid Antibody Testing
J. Woody Sistrunk, MD
Endocrinologist
Jackson Thyroid & Endocrine Clinic, PLLC
Jackson, Mississippi
Advancements in Autoantibody Testing for Thyroid Conditions
Paul D. Olivo, MD, PhD
Immunologist and Molecular Biologist
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Washington University Medical School
St. Louis, Missouri
The Impact of Thyroid Disease on Women’s Health
Shannon K. Idzik, DNP
Professor, Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Associate Dean for the DNP Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland
Mark A. Lupo, MD
Medical Director, Thyroid & Endocrine Center of Florida
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Florida State University, College of Medicine
Sarasota, Florida
GI Manifestations of Thyroid Disease
Jeffrey M. Jacobs, MD
Gastroenterologist
Illinois Gastroenterology Group, LLC
Glenview, IL
Mark A. Lupo, MD
Medical Director, Thyroid & Endocrine Center of Florida
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Florida State University, College of Medicine
Sarasota, Florida
When It’s Your Thyroid & When It’s Not
Mark A. Lupo, MD
Medical Director, Thyroid & Endocrine Center of Florida
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Florida State University, College of Medicine
Sarasota, Florida
Osteoporosis Overview, Incidence and Clinical Risk Factors including Thyroid
Laura E. Ryan, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Center for Women’s Health
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Cardiac Manifestations of Thyroid Disease
Micah J. Eimer, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Division of Cardiology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
George J. Kahaly, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology / Metabolism
Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center
Mainz, Germany
Functional Medicine Approach to Thyroid
John Panopoulos, DC
Doctor of Chiropractic
Active Health Ltd.
Park Ridge, IL
Mark A. Lupo, MD
Medical Director, Thyroid & Endocrine Center of Florida
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Florida State University, College of Medicine
Sarasota, Florida
Jody Abrams, MD
Neuro-Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon
Sarasota Retina Institute
Sarasota, Florida
Mark A. Lupo, MD
Medical Director, Thyroid & Endocrine Center of Florida
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Florida State University, College of Medicine
Sarasota, Florida
Thyroid Disease: Diagnostic Challenges
Gail Devers
Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
Graves’ Disease Patient & Patient Advocate
George J. Kahaly, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology / Metabolism
Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center
Mainz, Germany
Shannon K. Idzik, DNP
Professor, Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Associate Dean for the DNP Program
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland
Thyroid Disease: A Mental Health Perspective
Gail Devers
Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
Graves’ Disease Patient & Patient Advocate
George J. Kahaly, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology / Metabolism
Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center
Mainz, Germany
Deborah Bump, NP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
University of Illinois Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Listening, Communicating & Addressing Healthcare Challenges
Gender Differences in Respiratory Care
MeiLan K. Han, MD MS
Henry Sewall Endowed Professor of Medicine
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care
University of Michigan
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI
Anna R. Hemnes, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Machine Learning, AI, and Health Disparity
Azizi Seixas, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Miami School of Medicine
Director, The Media and Innovation Lab
Director, Population Health Informatics, Institute for Data Science and Computing
Associate Director, Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences
Why You Need a Psychologist in the New Age of Medicine
Mark S. Aloia, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Head of Sleep & Behavioral Science, Sleep Number Corp.
Healthcare Inequity: Nutrition & Sleep – Australian Perspective
Sandro Demaio, MD
Shanthakumar W. Rajaratnam, PhD
Transforming Organizational Paradigms for Inclusive and Diverse Clinical Trial Research
Electra D. Paskett, PhD
Marion N. Rowley Professor of Cancer Research and Director
The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
The College of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Respiratory & Sleep Challenges and Trends
The Mask & Beyond: Personalized and Individualized Approaches to Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Timothy Ian Morgenthaler, MD
Professor Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Director, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN USA
Elisa Perger, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Milan-Bicocca
Milan, Italy
Stefania Redolfi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor in Respiratory Diseases
University of Cagliari
Cagliari CA, Italy
Edilson Zancanella MD, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Campinas
Campinas, Brazil
Pedro Genta, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
University of São Paulo
Jennifer Newitt, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Olivier M. Vanderveken, MD, PhD
Full Professor in Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery & Sleep Surgery
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Michael Arzt, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Sleep and Ventilation
Centre of Sleep Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany
T. Douglas Bradley, MD
Professor of Medicine
University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, ON, Canada
Monitoring and Integration of Cardio, Respiratory and Neural Variables During Sleep
Virend Somers, MD, PhD
Cardiologist, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Erik K. St. Louis, MD
Professor of Neurology and Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Adaptive Servoventilation in Central Sleep Apnoea: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives
Prof. Dr. med. Winfried J. Randerath
Professor of Medicine
Clinic of Pneumology and Allergology, Center for Sleep Medicine and Respiratory Care, Bethanien Hospital
Solingen, Germany
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