Ryna Villar

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Ryna

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Villar

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<p>Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University<br />Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital</p>
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<p>Resident advising, medical student supervision, CQI, HIV CQI and care coordination resident teaching, inpatient medicine/resident supervision.</p>

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Bernice M. Vicil

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Bernice

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Vicil

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<p>Bernice M. Vicil, MD, FAAP, is an attending physician and Instructor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Vicil&rsquo;s clinical focus is in pediatric care.</p><p>After receiving her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University in 2000, Dr. Vicil completed the Post Baccalaureate Program at State University of New York at Buffalo in 2001. She then pursued her medical education at Einstein, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2005. In 2008, she completed her pediatric internship and residency at Einstein.</p><p>Dr. Vicil is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>

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Andrew H. Telzak

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Andrew

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Telzak

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<p>Andrew Telzak, MD, MSc, is an attending physician and Director, New York City Research and Improvement Networking Group (NYC RING) at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Family and Social Medicine and Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Telzak&rsquo;s clinical focus is on providing comprehensive, high-quality primary care to families and communities. He has expertise in providing complex care coordination for patients with both medical and social needs.</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in public health studies from The Johns Hopkins University in 2008, Dr. Telzak earned his Doctor of Medicine at Montefiore Einstein in 2016. He remained at this institution to complete his family medicine residency in 2019, where he was a Chief Resident in his final year. Following this, Dr. Telzak earned his Master of Science in clinical research methods at Montefiore Einstein in 2021 and completed a population health fellowship the same year.</p><p>Dr. Telzak&rsquo;s research focuses on the intersection of social determinants of health and clinical outcomes for patients with chronic illnesses. He has been principal investigator and co-investigator on several grant-supported research projects and has shared his work through numerous peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, posters, book chapters and invited presentations. Dr. Telzak is also a reviewer for scientific journals, including <em>Circulation</em>, the <em>Journal of the American Heart Association</em>, <em>BMC Primary Care</em> and the <em>American Journal of Preventive Medicine</em>.</p><p>Dr. Telzak is board certified in Family Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG).</p>

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Allison Taylor

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Allison

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Taylor

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Pediatric Medicine<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Allison Taylor, MD, is an Attending Physician at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical interests focus on General Pediatrics.</p><p>Dr. Taylor received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and her Doctor of Medicine from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her Pediatric residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and has been working and teaching at the Family Care Center at Montefiore for over 25 years.</p><p>Dr. Taylor is co-director of breastfeeding education for pediatric residents at Montefiore and provides breastfeeding education to expectant mothers through the FCC Child Birth Class series.&nbsp; She is also a strong advocate of early childhood literacy.</p><p>She has been on the Castle Connolly Top Doctors list since 2016. &nbsp;Dr. Taylor is board certified in pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>

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Ellen P. Tattelman

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Ellen

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Tattelman

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<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
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<li>Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine</li>
<li>Residency: Residency Program in Social Medicine/Family Medicine, Montefiore</li>
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<p><strong>Interests</strong></p>
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<li>Educational quality</li>
<li>Integrative medicine (complementary and alternative medicine)</li>
<li>Care of HIV + patients</li>
<li>Women&rsquo;s health</li>
<li>Comfort with uncertainty</li>
<li>Maintaining our humanism in medicine</li>
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<li>Educational innovation</li>
<li>HIV and Hepatitis C primary care and QI</li>
<li>Integrative medicine</li>
<li>Healer's Art</li>
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<p><strong>Active Project</strong></p>
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<li>Ongoing HIV continuous quality improvement</li>
<li>Comfort with uncertainty</li>
<li>Teaching in the patient&rsquo;s presence</li>
<li>The Healer&rsquo;s Art</li>
<li>Healing Loss</li>
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<p><strong>Recent Publications and Presentations (selected)</strong></p>
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<li>Fallek R, <strong>Tattelman E</strong>, Browne T, Kaplan R, Selwyn P. Helping Providers and Staff Process Grief through a Hospital-Based Support Program. <a title="The American journal of nursing." href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=fallek+tattelman">Am J Nurs.</a>&nbsp;2019 Jul;119(7):24-33.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Appelbaum, D, Kliger B, Barrett B, Frenkel M, Guerrera MP, Kondwani KA, Lee BB, <strong>Tattelman E</strong>. Natural and traditional medicine in Cuba: Lessons for U.S. medical education. Acad Med, 2006;81:1098-103.</li>
<li>Morrow R, <strong>Tattelman E</strong>, Purcell J, King J, Fordis, M. Academic Peer Detailing&mdash;The Preparation and Experience of Detailers Involved in a Project to Disseminate a Comparative Effectiveness Module. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2016 Spring;36(2):123-6.</li>
<li><strong>Tattelman E</strong>, Purcell J, Morrow R. Academic Detailing: Train-the-Detailer Session. MedEdPORTAL Publications; 2015. Available from: <a href="https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10052&quot; target="_blank">https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10052</a></li&gt;
<li><strong>Tattelman E</strong>, Karnik A, Fornari A. Questioning as a Tool in Teaching. MedEdPORTAL; 2011. Available from: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.mededportal.org/publication/8419">www.mededportal.org/publi…;
<li><strong>RCT Comparing Patient, Intern and Faculty Experience with Teaching in the Patients&rsquo; Presence vs. in the Precepting Room.&nbsp;</strong>Oral Presentation on Completed Research, 47th North American Primary Care Research Group&nbsp;Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, November 2019</li>
<li><strong>Teaching in the Patients&rsquo; Presence (TIPP): Intern, Faculty and Patient Experiences. </strong>Lecture-Discussion, Family Medicine Education Consortium, Northeast Regional Meeting, Lancaster Pennsylvania, November 2019 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>Empowering Family Medicine Residents to Deliver HIV Care in their Communities. </strong>Lecture-Discussion, Family Medicine Education Consortium, Northeast Regional Meeting, Lancaster Pennsylvania, November 2019 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>Dealing with Patients Whose Behavior is Racist. </strong>Workshop, Family Medicine Education Consortium, Northeast Regional Meeting, Lancaster Pennsylvania, November 2019 &nbsp;Seminar, Society of Teachers in Family Medicine, National Conference, Toronto, Ontario, April 2019</li>
<li><strong>Family Doctors as Specialist Consultants: What Does This Mean for Teaching Comprehensive Care of Our Patients.&nbsp;</strong>Seminar, Family Medicine Education Consortium, Northeast Regional Meeting, Rye Brook, NY, November 2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>Co-Location of Team Members in the Medical Home. </strong>Lecture-Discussion, Family Medicine Education Consortium, Northeast Regional Meeting, Rye Brook, NY, November 2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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Vafa Tabatabaie

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Vafa

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<p>Dr. Vafa Tabatabaie received her medical degree from Shahid Beheshti Medical University in Tehran, Iran. After several years of research on thyroid cancer in Toronto, Canada, she came to Montefiore in 2007, initially as a clinical observer and then as a researcher in the Division of Endocrinology under the direction of Drs. Norman Fleischer and Martin Surks. She graduated from the Internal Medicine Residency Program in 2011, during which her enthusiasm and teaching skills were recognized with the Award for Outstanding House Officer in Internal Medicine. She then completed her Endocrinology Fellowship in 2013 and joined the Einstein Montefiore Division of Endocrinology faculty later that year.</p>
<p>Dr. Tabatabaie is the Clinical Director for Division of Endocrinology.&nbsp;She is also the Director of Fracture Liaison Services, a multi-disciplinary team of Endocrinologist, Geriatricians and Orthopedic Surgeons focused on secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. &nbsp;Dr Tabatabaie is one of the founding members of Transgender Interest Group at Montefiore/Einstein. Her clinical research interests include endocrine issues in the elderly, especially metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis, as well as thyroid cancer. She has contributed to the field of endocrinology by writing journal articles, presenting posters at national endocrine meetings, and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows. In recognition of her contributions to medical education, she was accepted into Leo M Davidoff Society in 2019. She also received Department of Medicine's Humanism Award in 2018.</p>

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<p><strong>Thyroid Dysfunction in Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs): Outcomes in a Multiethnic Urban Cohort</strong></p>
<p>Cancers,&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: #5b616b; color: #5b616b; font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">2021 Mar 23;13(6):1464</span></p>
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<p><strong>Are We Responding Effectively to Bone Mineral Density Loss and Fracture Risk in People with Epilepsy?</strong></p>
<p>Epilepsia Open, 2020 Apr 14;5(2): 240-247</p>
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<p><strong>Changes in Bone Mineral Density During 5 Years of Adjuvant Treatment in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients</strong></p>
<p>Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 2020 Feb 19</p>
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<p><strong>Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and The Weekend Effect at an Urban Tertiary-Care Center</strong></p>
<p>Endocrine Practice,&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: #5b616b; color: #5b616b; font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">2020 Jun 2;26(6):634-641</span></p>
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<p><strong>Thyroid Storm Presenting as Psychosis</strong></p>
<p>Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, May 2018</p>
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<p><strong>Medical Optimization of Lumbar Fusion in the Osteoporotic Patient</strong></p>
<p>Archives of Osteoporosis, 2018 March 14: 13 (1): 26</p>
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<p><strong>Testosterone Treatment and Sexual Function in Older Men With Low Testosterone Levels</strong></p>
<p>Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2016 Aug; 101 (8): 3096-104</p>
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<p><strong>Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Older Men</strong></p>
<p>New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 Feb 18: 374 (7): 611-24</p>
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<p><strong>Recruitment and Screening for the Testosterone Trials</strong></p>
<p>The Journals of Gerontology, 2015 Sep, 70(9): 1105-11</p>
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<p><strong>Association of Sex Hormones with Sexual Function, Vitality, and Physical Function of Symptomatic Older Men with Low Testosterone Levels at Baseline in the Testosterone Trials</strong></p>
<p>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015 Mar, 100(3):1146-55</p>
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<p><strong>Exceptional Longevity is Associated with Decreased Reproduction</strong></p>
<p>Aging, 2011 Dec, 3(12):1202-5</p>
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<p><strong>Influence of Age and Primary Tumor Size on the Risk for Residual/Recurrent Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma</strong></p>
<p>Head and Neck, 2009 Jun; 31(6):782-8</p>
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<p><strong>Post-Challenge Hyperglycemia in Older Adults is Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Risk Profile</strong></p>
<p>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2009 May, 94(5):1595-601</p>
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<p><strong>Prognostic Value of Postsurgical Stimulated Thyroglobulin Levels after Initial Radioactive Iodine Therapy in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma</strong></p>
<p>Head and Neck, 2008 Jun; 30(6):693-700</p>

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<p>Dr. Vafa Tabatabaie received her medical degree from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran. After several years of research on thyroid cancer in Toronto, Canada, she came to Montefiore in 2007 as a researcher in the Division of Endocrinology under the direction of Drs. Norman Fleischer and Martin Surks. She graduated from the Internal Medicine Residency Program in 2011, during which her enthusiasm and teaching skills were recognized with the Award for Outstanding House Officer in Internal Medicine, and she completed the Endocrinology Fellowship Program in 2013. She joined the Einstein Montefiore Division of Endocrinology faculty later that year.</p><p>Dr. Tabatabaie is Director of the Fracture Liaison Service at Montefiore Medical Center. Her clinical research interests include endocrine issues in the elderly, especially metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis, as well as thyroid cancer.</p>

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Deborah M. Swiderski

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<p>Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons <br />Residency: Montefiore Health System (Internal Medicine)</p>
<p><strong>Professional Activity</strong></p>
<p>Dr. Deborah Swiderski co-leads the psychosocial curriculum for residents in the Social Medicine Program (with Dr. Jennifer Egert of the Psychosocial Unit).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Swiderski has been a clinician-educator for over twenty-five years with a teaching and research focus on the patient-physician relationship, bioethics and the professional development of physicians. Her other areas of interest include spirituality in medicine and the role of women in medicine. She is a member of the Ethics Committee for the Montefiore Medical Center, and an active member of the Society of General Internal Medicine, The American Academy of Communication in Health Care, and American Society of Bioethics and Humanities.</p>
<p>In addition to leading the psychosocial curriculum for Social Medicine residents, Dr. Swiderski precepts Primary Care and Social Internal Medicine residents and sees patients in her continuity practice at the Comprehensive Health Care Center (CHCC).</p>

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<p>Deborah M. Swiderski, MD, is an attending physician and Professor, Medicine and Family and Social Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on primary care internal medicine.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College, Dr. Swiderski attended Columbia University, earning her Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Pre-Medical Studies followed by her Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Swiderski came to Einstein to complete her internship and residency in internal medicine. She continued her medical education, completing a certificate in Bioethics at New York University/Montefiore Medical Center, as well as a certificate as a Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Trainer from Northwestern University.</p><p>Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Swiderski&rsquo;s research interests include communication skills, end-of-life care, health disparities and Bioethics. These are synthesized in her work leading the Serious Illness Conversation Project at Montefiore. She has been Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on a number of funded research projects, and she has given invited presentations nationally and internationally. Dr. Swiderski&rsquo;s work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and abstracts. She has been a peer reviewer for scientific journals, including the <em>Journal of General Internal Medicine</em> and <em>Annals of Internal Medicine</em>.</p><p>Dr. Swiderski is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a member of the Society of General Internal Medicine, the American Academy of Physician and Patient, the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In 2007, Dr. Swiderski won the Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Teaching Excellence.</p>

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Martin I. Surks

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Martin

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<p><strong>Current Activities:</strong>&nbsp;</p>
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<li>Program Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Albert Einstein College of Medicine</li>
<li>Director of the Endocrinology Clinic, Montefiore Medical Center</li>
<li>Consultant in thyroid disease and general endocrinology</li>
<li>Research Mentor</li>
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<p>&nbsp;<strong>Clinical Practice:</strong></p>
<p>Dr. Surks restricts his consultative practice to disorders of the thyroid gland, and to other disorders of general endocrinology such as diseases of the pituitary, parathyroid glands, gonads, adrenal glands, and to metabolic bone disease.</p>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>Research Interests:</strong></p>
<p>Historical Summary:&nbsp;Major contributions from thyroid research at Montefiore Medical Center began nearly 100 years ago with findings of Dr. David Marine, Chairman of Pathology, that deficiency of iodine was associated with development of goiter and iodine deficiency diseases that affected hundreds of millions of people around the world His studies initiated iodine supplementation to salt in the US, and elimination of this major health problem. A Medical Physics laboratory, the progenitor of Nuclear Medicine Departments, was established in 1945 and was widely known for the earliest studies of radioactive iodine use to treat hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer. From 1960 to 1976, Dr. Jack Oppenheimer published widely on thyroid hormone measurements and metabolism, discovered the nuclear receptor for thyroid hormone and studied its effects on different gene products</p>
<p>Most of Dr. Surks&rsquo; research has focused on thyroid physiology, pathophysiology and diseases. For the last five years, he has studied subclinical thyroid diseases, and the characterization of the reference range for serum TSH in human beings.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Dr. Surks is a thyroid disease expert with 40 years of experience in basic and clinical research, education and patient care. In addition to thyroid disorders, his clinical practice focuses on conditions of the pituitary, parathyroid and adrenal glands and on metabolic bone disease. His recent research has involved subclinical thyroid diseases and determining a reference range for TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) levels in people.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A noted educator, Dr. Surks led a collaborative project that culminated in a generic &ldquo;gold standard&rdquo; curriculum for endocrinology training programs that is used nationwide. He is author of <em>The Thyroid Book</em> and editor of the <em>Atlas of Clinical Endocrinology Volume I: Thyroid Diseases</em>. He has served on the editorial boards of several journals, including <em>Endocrinology</em> and the<em> Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism</em>, and currently is on the editorial board of <em>Thyroid</em>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Surks is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. He is a former president of the American Thyroid Association and the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. His awards include the American Thyroid Association&rsquo;s Distinguished Service Award and the Van Meter Award, and the Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Award of the Endocrine Society. He was also awarded a Mastership by the American College of Physicians in recognition of his contributions to research, education, and teaching.</p>

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<li>Cases, J.A., Wenig, B.M., Silver, C.E., Surks, M.I. Recurrent acute suppurative thyroiditis in an adult due to a pyriform-sinus (4th branchial pouch) fistula. J Clin Endocrinol &amp; Metab 85:953-956, 2000.</li>
<li>Cases, J.A., Surks, M.I. Changing role of scintigraphy in the evaluation of thyroid nodules; Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, Volume 30:81-87, 2000.</li>
<li>Surks, M.I., &lsquo;Hyperthyroidism&rsquo;; &lsquo;Hypothyroidism&rsquo;; &lsquo;Goiter&rsquo;; &lsquo;Iodine&rsquo;;;Thyroid Disorders&rsquo;; &lsquo;Thyroid Function Tests&rsquo;; in Encyclopedia of Public Health; Editor-in-Chief, Breslow, L., McMillan Reference USA, New York, 2002</li>
<li>Surks, M.I., Hyperthyroidism, Conn&rsquo;s Current Therapy, 2003 Eds Rakel and Bope; Elsevier Science (USA) 717-720.</li>
<li>Dubenko, M., Breining, W., Surks, M.I. &nbsp; Sclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis of the breast &nbsp; in a patient with Graves&rsquo; disease. &nbsp;2003 &nbsp;THYROID 13:309-311.</li>
<li>Rizza RA, Vigersky RA, Rodbard HW, Ladenson PW, Young WF Jr, Surks MI, Kahn R, Hogan PF. 2003. A model to determine workforce needs for endocrinologists in the United &nbsp;States until 2020. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88: 1979-1987.</li>
<li>Surks MI, Ortiz E, Daniels GH, Sawin CT, Col NF, Cobin RH, Franklyn JA, Hershman JM, Burman KD, Denke MA, Gorman C, Cooper RS, Weissman NJ. &nbsp;Subclinical thyroid disease: Scientific Review and Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management. JAMA, 2004; 291: 228-238.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Col, NF, Surks MI. and Daniels GH: Subclinical thyroid disease: Clinical Applications. &nbsp; JAMA &nbsp;2004; 291: 239 &ndash; 243.</li>
<li>Senzel L, Surks MI, and Buettner C: Polyuria and abdominal pain in a &nbsp; young &nbsp; Jamaican woman. Laboratory Medicine, 2004; 35: 100 &ndash; 103.</li>
<li>Surks MI: Response: to &lsquo;Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: A joint statement on management from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American Thyroid Association and The Endocrine Society&rsquo; THYROID, 2005,15:32-33. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Surks MI: COMMENTARY: Subclinical Thyroid dysfunction: A joint statement on Management from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American &nbsp;Thyroid &nbsp; &nbsp;Association, and The Endocrine society. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005, 90: 586-. 588</li>
<li>Surks, MI, Goswami G, Daniels GH: &nbsp;CONTROVERSY IN CLINICAL &nbsp;ENDOCRINOLOGY: The thyrotropin reference range should remain unchanged. J ClinEndcrinol Metab 2005; 5489 &ndash; 5496.</li>
<li>Surks, MI &nbsp;Hypothyroidism: New issues and controversies. The Endocrinologist. 2006.16: 203-208.</li>
<li>Meyerovitch J, Rotman-Pikiely P, Sherf M, Battat E, Levy Y, Surks MI: Serum &nbsp; &nbsp;thyrotropin (TSH) measurements in the community: 5-year follow-up in a large network of primary care physicians. Archives Internal Med &nbsp; 2007; 167: 1533 &ndash; 1538</li>
<li>Surks MI, Hollowell JG. &nbsp;Age-specific distribution of serum TSH and antithyroid antibodies in the United States population; Implications for the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol &amp; Metab &nbsp;2007; 92: 4575-4582</li>
<li>Surks MI, Hollowell JG: &nbsp;Age-specific distribution of serum TSH and antithyroid antibodies in the United States Population; Implications for the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol and Metab 2007; 92: 4575-4582.</li>
<li>Surks, MI. 2008. Should the upper limit of the normal reference range for TSH be lowered? Nature Clinical Practice: Endocrinology and Metabolism 4: 370-371</li>
<li>Surks MI &nbsp;2008 Concise Review: TSH reference limits: Emerging concepts and implications for the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism. Clin Thyroidology 20:4-5.</li>
<li>Atzmon G, Barzilai N, Hollowell JG, Surks MI, Gabriely I: 2009 Extreme longevity is associated with increased serum thyrotropin. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:1251-1254.</li>
<li>Atzmon G, Barzilai N, Surks MI, Gabriely I &nbsp;2009 &nbsp; Genetic Predisposition to Elevated &nbsp;Serum Thyrotropin is Associated with Exceptional Longevity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab &nbsp;94: 4768-4775</li>
<li>Surks MI &nbsp; &nbsp;2011 &nbsp; Milestones in Thyroid Research at Montefiore Medical Center: 1920 &ndash; 2011: History and Personal Reflections--in press</li>
<li>Cases, J.A., Wenig, B.M., Silver, C.E., Surks, M.I. Recurrent acute suppurative thyroiditis in an adult due to a pyriform-sinus (4th branchial pouch) fistula. J Clin Endocrinol &amp; Metab 85:953-956, 2000.</li>
<li>Cases, J.A., Surks, M.I. Changing role of scintigraphy in the evaluation of thyroid nodules; Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, Volume 30:81-87, 2000.</li>
<li>Surks, M.I., &lsquo;Hyperthyroidism&rsquo;; &lsquo;Hypothyroidism&rsquo;; &lsquo;Goiter&rsquo;; &lsquo;Iodine&rsquo;;;Thyroid Disorders&rsquo;; &lsquo;Thyroid Function Tests&rsquo;; in Encyclopedia of Public Health; Editor-in-Chief, Breslow, L., McMillan Reference USA, New York, 2002</li>
<li>Surks, M.I., Hyperthyroidism, Conn&rsquo;s Current Therapy, 2003 Eds Rakel and Bope; Elsevier Science (USA) 717-720.</li>
<li>Dubenko, M., Breining, W., Surks, M.I. &nbsp; Sclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis of the breast &nbsp; in a patient with Graves&rsquo; disease. &nbsp;2003 &nbsp;THYROID 13:309-311.</li>
<li>Rizza RA, Vigersky RA, Rodbard HW, Ladenson PW, Young WF Jr, Surks MI, Kahn R, Hogan PF. 2003. A model to determine workforce needs for endocrinologists in the United &nbsp;States until 2020. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88: 1979-1987.</li>
<li>Surks MI, Ortiz E, Daniels GH, Sawin CT, Col NF, Cobin RH, Franklyn JA, Hershman JM, Burman KD, Denke MA, Gorman C, Cooper RS, Weissman NJ. &nbsp;Subclinical thyroid disease: Scientific Review and Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management. JAMA, 2004; 291: 228-238.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Col, NF, Surks MI. and Daniels GH: Subclinical thyroid disease: Clinical Applications. &nbsp; JAMA &nbsp;2004; 291: 239 &ndash; 243.</li>
<li>Senzel L, Surks MI, and Buettner C: Polyuria and abdominal pain in a &nbsp; young &nbsp; Jamaican woman. Laboratory Medicine, 2004; 35: 100 &ndash; 103.</li>
<li>Surks MI: Response: to &lsquo;Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: A joint statement on management from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American Thyroid Association and The Endocrine Society&rsquo; THYROID, 2005,15:32-33. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Surks MI: COMMENTARY: Subclinical Thyroid dysfunction: A joint statement on Management from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American &nbsp;Thyroid &nbsp; &nbsp;Association, and The Endocrine society. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005, 90: 586-. 588</li>
<li>Surks, MI, Goswami G, Daniels GH: &nbsp;CONTROVERSY IN CLINICAL &nbsp;ENDOCRINOLOGY: The thyrotropin reference range should remain unchanged. J ClinEndcrinol Metab 2005; 5489 &ndash; 5496.</li>
<li>Surks, MI &nbsp;Hypothyroidism: New issues and controversies. The Endocrinologist. 2006.16: 203-208.</li>
<li>Meyerovitch J, Rotman-Pikiely P, Sherf M, Battat E, Levy Y, Surks MI: Serum &nbsp; &nbsp;thyrotropin (TSH) measurements in the community: 5-year follow-up in a large network of primary care physicians. Archives Internal Med &nbsp; 2007; 167: 1533 &ndash; 1538</li>
<li>Surks MI, Hollowell JG. &nbsp;Age-specific distribution of serum TSH and antithyroid antibodies in the United States population; Implications for the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol &amp; Metab &nbsp;2007; 92: 4575-4582</li>
<li>Surks MI, Hollowell JG: &nbsp;Age-specific distribution of serum TSH and antithyroid antibodies in the United States Population; Implications for the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol and Metab 2007; 92: 4575-4582.</li>
<li>Surks, MI. 2008. Should the upper limit of the normal reference range for TSH be lowered? Nature Clinical Practice: Endocrinology and Metabolism 4: 370-371</li>
<li>Surks MI. 2008 Editorial: New evidence against lowering the thyrotropin reference limits. Clin Thyroidology 20: 8</li>
<li>Surks MI &nbsp;2008 Concise Review: TSH reference limits: Emerging concepts and implications for the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism. Clin Thyroidology 20:4-5.</li>
<li>Atzmon G, Barzilai N, Hollowell JG, Surks MI, Gabriely I: 2009 Extreme longevity is associated with increased serum thyrotropin. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:1251-1254.</li>
<li>Atzmon G, Barzilai N, Surks MI, Gabriely I &nbsp;2009 &nbsp; Genetic Predisposition to Elevated &nbsp;Serum Thyrotropin is Associated with Exceptional Longevity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab &nbsp;94: 4768-4775</li>
<li>Surks MI &nbsp; &nbsp;2011 &nbsp; Milestones in Thyroid Research at Montefiore Medical Center: 1920 &ndash; 2011: History and Personal Reflections--in press</li>
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<p>Martin I. Surks, MD, MACP, is an attending physician, Professor, Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Program Director Emeritus, Endocrines Clinic (1976-2018) at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Surks&rsquo; clinical practice focuses on disorders of the thyroid gland and other disorders of general endocrinology such as diseases of the pituitary, parathyroid glands, gonads and adrenal glands, and metabolic bone disease.</p><p>After completing his Bachelor of Arts at Columbia College in 1956, Dr. Surks pursued his medical education at New York University - Bellevue College, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1960. He began his postdoctoral training at Montefiore and completed it at Veterans Administration Hospital in 1963. Dr. Surks then returned to Montefiore to complete a postdoctoral research fellowship in arthritis and metabolic diseases in 1964.</p><p>The majority of Dr. Surks&rsquo; research focuses on thyroid physiology, pathophysiology and diseases. Most recently, he has studied subclinical thyroid diseases and the characterization of the reference range for serum TSH in human beings. He has shared his research in major peer-reviewed journals, and through editorials, abstracts, books and letters, having published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and 2 books. He has also served on the editorial boards of several medical journals including <em>Endocrine Research, Thyroid</em> and the <em>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism</em>.</p><p>Dr. Surks is a Master of the American College of Physicians, a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. He is past President of the American Thyroid Association and the Association of Program Directors of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Surks has earned many accolades throughout his career, including the Distinguished Service Award from the American Thyroid Association, the Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Award from the Endocrine Society and the Physician Recognition Award from the American Medical Association.</p>

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<p>Christina K. Sullivan, MD, is Medical Director, Comprehensive Family Care Center, Pediatric Practice at Montefiore and Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on general pediatrics and the education of medical students and residents.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry at Brown University in 1984, Dr. Sullivan attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1990. She pursued her postdoctoral training at Mount Sinai Medical Center, completing an internship and residency in Pediatrics in 1993.</p><p>Dr. Sullivan&rsquo;s research is varied, investigating areas of general pediatrics, resident education, smoking cessation and narrative medicine.</p><p>In 1998, Dr. Sullivan was awarded the William Obrinsky Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for excellence in student teaching. In 2003, she was inducted into the Leo Davidoff Society for excellence in medical student education. She is board certified and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>

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<p>Nisha Suda, MD, MHA, is an Attending Physician at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team in 2018, her clinical focus has been on the treatment of patients with metabolic dysfunctions, including pituitary and neuroendocrine disorders, osteoporosis and metabolic calcium and phosphate diseases, diabetes, weight management, thyroid hormone dysfunction, infertility, hypogonadism, and polycystic ovary syndrome.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Suda received her Bachelor of Arts in biology at Cornell University College of Arts &amp; Sciences. She continued her education at Cornell University and received her Master of Health Administration in 2009. Following this, she attended the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where she received her Doctor of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Suda began her postgraduate training at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School with a residency in internal medicine, which she completed in 2016. From 2016 to 2018, Dr. Suda completed a fellowship in clinical endocrinology and metabolism at Yale University.</p><p>As a researcher, Dr. Suda focuses on quality improvement projects that relate to glycemic management in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Suda is an experienced researcher, having worked with a number of teams at Cornell and Yale. Her work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, articles, and books.</p><p>Dr. Suda is board certified in internal medicine and endocrinology and metabolism, and is also a member of the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists&rsquo;, and the American Thyroid Association.</p>

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