Background
- MD University of New York, College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY 6/1/77
- Medical Residency:Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY 7/77-6/79
- Medical Residency:Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA 7/79-6/80
- Endocrine Fellowship: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA 7/80-6/83
- Assistant Professor in Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA 1982-89
- Associate Professor in Medicine University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA 1989-1998
- Professor of Clinical Medicine: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA 1998-
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine, 1980
- Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1983
Affiliations
- UMASS Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA
Thyroid Dysfunction
My research efforts are directed towards examining the non-genomic role of thyroid hormone in brain development and vesicle movement and in determining the subunit structure of the 5'deiodinase type II. My clinical interests lie in the area of thyroid dysfunction, in particular thyroid cancer.