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Thyroid Cancer: A Guide for Patients
Authors

Joanne F. Allegra, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Silver Spring, Maryland
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Frank Atkins, Ph.D.
Nuclear Medicine Physicist
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Andrew J. Bauer, M.D.
Major, MC, USA
Pediatric Endocrinology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

Gary Bloom
Chair, Board of Directors
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.

Lisa Boyle, M.D.
Director, Thyroid Cancer Surgery
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Robert Birdwell, M.D.
Nuclear Medicine
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C.

James D. Brierley, BSc, M.B., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.R., F.R.C.P.C.
Associate Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Princess Margaret Hospital
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Kenneth D. Burman, M.D.
Chief, Endocrine Section
Washington Hospital Center
Professor, Department of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
Georgetown and George Washington Universities
Washington, D.C.

Dianne Dodd, Ph.D.
Historian, Parks Canada
Past President
Canadian Thyroid Cancer Support Group (Thry'vors), Inc.

James John Figge, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences School of Public Health
State University of New York
Albany, New York

Gary L. Francis, M.D., Ph.D.
Col., MC, USA
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship
Associate Chair of Research Operations
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

John E. Glenn, Ph.D.
Director of Radiation Safety
Georgetown University Hospital
Former Chief, Radiation Protection and Health Effects Branch of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, D.C.

James Jelinek, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Chair, Department of Radiology
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Alexander Mark, M.D.
Director, NeuroRadiology
Department of Radiology
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Ernest L. Mazzaferri, M.D., M.A.C.P.
Emeritus Professor and Chair of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University, Ohio
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
2004: President-Elect, American Thyroid Association
2005: President, American Thyroid Association

Yolanda C. Oertel, M.D.
Director, Fine Needle Aspiration Service
Washington Hospital Center
Professor Emerita of Pathology
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, D.C.
Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Yasser H. Ousman, M.D.
Associate Director, Diabetes Team
Section of Endocrinology
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Diane Patching
Director, Canadian Thyroid Cancer Support Group (Thry'vors), Inc.
Member, Thyroid Foundation of Canada
Dundalk, Ontario

Stephen Peterson, M.D.
Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Washington Hospital Center
Preceptor, Consultation – Liaison for St. Elizabeths Hospital
Washington, D.C.

Howard M. Richard III, M.D.
Interventional Radiologist
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Matthew D. Ringel, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Divisions of Endocrinology and Hematology / Oncology
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Ron Sall, C.P.A.
Area Director
Professional Recruiting Group
Spherion Corporation
Washington, D.C.

Lalitha Shankar, M.D.
Program Director
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland

Joan Shey
President and Founder, The Light of Life Foundation
Englishtown, New Jersey

Nikolaos Stathatos, M.D.
Division of Endocrinology
Washington Hospital Center
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.

Shari Thomas, C.R.C.
Nuclear Medicine Research Coordinator
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Douglas Van Nostrand, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.N.P.
Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

Leonard Wartofsky, M.D., M.A.C.P.
Chair, Department of Medicine
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.
Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University
Professor of Medicine, Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
2005: President-Elect, The Endocrine Society

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