Leonard Wartofsky's guest appearances

Leonard Wartofsky

Doctor Thyroid

Elle Russ

Johns Hopkins

Amanda Laird

Karen Smyers

Gerard Doherty

Danielle Ofri

Michael Tuttle

Elizabeth Pearce

Gilbert Welch

Bridget Brady

Martin Milner

Allen Ho

Bryan McIver

Victor Bernet

Antonio Bianco

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Dr. Wartofsky is Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center.  He trained in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital, Washington University and in endocrinology with Dr. Sidney Ingbar, Harvard University Service, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston.   Dr. Wartofsky is past President of both the American Thyroid Association and The Endocrine Society.  He is the editor of books on thyroid cancer for both physicians and for patients, and thyroid cancer is his primary clinical focus.   He is the author or coauthor of over 350 articles and book chapters in the medical literature, is recent past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, and is the current Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Reviews. In this episode, Dr. Wartofsky discusses the following:  Hypothyroidism causes When is replacement thyroid hormone necessary? The history of replacement thyroid hormone going back to 1891 The early treatment included a chopped up sheep thyroid and served as a ‘tartar’, often resulting in vomiting Myxedema coma The danger of taking generic T4; are cheaper, larger profit margin, but the content varies. Synthroid versus generic Manufacturing plants in Italy, India, Puerto Rico are known to produce generics Content versus absorption when taking generic T4 An explanation of TSH 1.39 is a healthy TSH level for women in the U.S. Symptoms of hypothyroidism, such as a slow mind, poor memory, dry skin, brittle hair, slow heart rate, problems with pregnancy, miscarriage, and hypertension. Screening TSH levels if contemplating pregnancy T4 is the most prescribed drug in the U.S. Hypothyroidism is common when there is a family history Auto-immune disease is often associated with hypothyroidism An explanation of T3 An explanation of desiccated thyroid The T3 ‘buzz’ Muhammed Ali’s overdose of T3 Dangers of too much T3 When to take T4 medication, and caution toward taking mediations that interfere with absorption Coffee and thyroid hormone absorption Losing muscle and bone by taking too much thyroid hormone Taking ownership of your disease  Related episodes: 37: Adding T3 to T4 Will Make You Feel Better? For Some the Answer is ‘Yes’ with Dr. Antonio Bianco from Rush University NOTES  Leonard Wartofsky American Thyroid Association

Dr. Wartofsky is Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center.  He trained in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital, Washington University and in endocrinology with Dr. Sidney Ingbar, Harvard University Service, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston.   Dr. Wartofsky is past President of both the American Thyroid Association and The Endocrine Society.  He is the editor of books on thyroid cancer for both physicians and for patients, and thyroid cancer is his primary clinical focus.   He is the author or coauthor of over 350 articles and book chapters in the medical literature, is recent past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, and is the current Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Reviews. In this episode, Dr. Wartofsky discusses the following: <ul> <li>Hypothyroidism causes</li> <li>When is replacement thyroid hormone necessary?</li> <li>The history of replacement thyroid hormone going back to 1891</li> <li>The early treatment included a chopped up sheep thyroid and served as a ‘tartar’, often resulting in vomiting</li> <li>Myxedema coma</li> <li>The danger of taking generic T4; are cheaper, larger profit margin, but the content varies.</li> <li>Synthroid versus generic</li> <li>Manufacturing plants in Italy, India, Puerto Rico are known to produce generics</li> <li>Content versus absorption when taking generic T4</li> <li>An explanation of TSH</li> <li>1.39 is a healthy TSH level for women in the U.S.</li> <li>Symptoms of hypothyroidism, such as a slow mind, poor memory, dry skin, brittle hair, slow heart rate, problems with pregnancy, miscarriage, and hypertension.</li> <li>Screening TSH levels if contemplating pregnancy</li> <li>T4 is the most prescribed drug in the U.S.</li> <li>Hypothyroidism is common when there is a family history</li> <li>Auto-immune disease is often associated with hypothyroidism</li> <li>An explanation of T3</li> <li>An explanation of desiccated thyroid</li> <li>The T3 ‘buzz’</li> <li>Muhammed Ali’s overdose of T3</li> <li>Dangers of too much T3</li> <li>When to take T4 medication, and caution toward taking mediations that interfere with absorption</li> <li>Coffee and thyroid hormone absorption</li> <li>Losing muscle and bone by taking too much thyroid hormone</li> <li>Taking ownership of your disease</li> </ul> Related episodes: <a href="http://docthyroid.com/antonio_bianco_hypothyroid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">37: Adding T3 to T4 Will Make You Feel Better? For Some the Answer is ‘Yes’ with Dr. Antonio Bianco from Rush University</a> NOTES <a href="https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctor/dr-leonard-wartofsky-md/#q={}" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Leonard Wartofsky</a> <a href="http://www.thyroid.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Thyroid Association</a>

Hypothyroidism — Diagnosis, Treatment, and Medication with Dr. Leonard Wartofsky from MedStar

Dr. Leonard Wartofsky is Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center.  He trained in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital, Washington University and in endocrinology with Dr. Sidney Ingbar, Harvard University Service, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston.   Dr. Wartofsky is past President of both the American Thyroid Association and The Endocrine Society.  He is the editor of books on thyroid cancer for both physicians and for patients, and thyroid cancer is his primary clinical focus.   He is the author or coauthor of over 350 articles and book chapters in the medical literature, is recent past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, and is the current Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Reviews. In this episode, Dr. Wartofsky discusses the following:  Bioavailability versus content of a thyroid replacement tablet, and how it is absorbed. Hypothyroidism causes When is replacement thyroid replacement hormone necessary? The history of replacement thyroid hormone going back to 1891 The early treatment included a chopped up sheep thyroid and served as a ‘tartar’, often resulting in vomiting Myxedema coma The danger of taking generic T4; are cheaper, larger profit margin, but the content varies. Synthroid versus generic Manufacturing plants in Italy, India, Puerto Rico are known to produce generics Content versus absorption when taking generic T4 An explanation of TSH 1.39 is a healthy TSH level for women in the U.S. Symptoms of hypothyroidism, such as a slow mind, poor memory, dry skin, brittle hair, slow heart rate, problems with pregnancy, miscarriage, and hypertension. Screening TSH levels if contemplating pregnancy T4 is the most prescribed drug in the U.S. Hypothyroidism is common when there is a family history Auto-immune disease is often associated with hypothyroidism An explanation of T3 An explanation of desiccated thyroid The T3 ‘buzz’ Muhammed Ali’s overdose of T3 Dangers of too much T3 When to take T4 medication, and caution toward taking mediations that interfere with absorption Coffee and thyroid hormone absorption Losing muscle and bone by taking too much thyroid hormone Taking ownership of your disease  NOTES  Listen to Doctor Thyroid Related Episode : 37: Adding T3 to T4 Will Make You Feel Better? For Some the Answer is ‘Yes’ with Dr. Antonio Bianco from Rush University  American Thyroid Association   Leonard Wartofsky

Dr. Leonard Wartofsky is Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center.  He trained in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital, Washington University and in endocrinology with Dr. Sidney Ingbar, Harvard University Service, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston.   Dr. Wartofsky is past President of both the American Thyroid Association and The Endocrine Society.  He is the editor of books on thyroid cancer for both physicians and for patients, and thyroid cancer is his primary clinical focus.   He is the author or coauthor of over 350 articles and book chapters in the medical literature, is recent past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, and is the current Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Reviews. In this episode, Dr. Wartofsky discusses the following: <ul> <li>Bioavailability versus content of a thyroid replacement tablet, and how it is absorbed.</li> <li>Hypothyroidism causes</li> <li>When is replacement thyroid replacement hormone necessary?</li> <li>The history of replacement thyroid hormone going back to 1891</li> <li>The early treatment included a chopped up sheep thyroid and served as a ‘tartar’, often resulting in vomiting</li> <li>Myxedema coma</li> <li>The danger of taking generic T4; are cheaper, larger profit margin, but the content varies.</li> <li>Synthroid versus generic</li> <li>Manufacturing plants in Italy, India, Puerto Rico are known to produce generics</li> <li>Content versus absorption when taking generic T4</li> <li>An explanation of TSH</li> <li>1.39 is a healthy TSH level for women in the U.S.</li> <li>Symptoms of hypothyroidism, such as a slow mind, poor memory, dry skin, brittle hair, slow heart rate, problems with pregnancy, miscarriage, and hypertension.</li> <li>Screening TSH levels if contemplating pregnancy T4 is the most prescribed drug in the U.S.</li> <li>Hypothyroidism is common when there is a family history</li> <li>Auto-immune disease is often associated with hypothyroidism</li> <li>An explanation of T3</li> <li>An explanation of desiccated thyroid</li> <li>The T3 ‘buzz’</li> <li>Muhammed Ali’s overdose of T3</li> <li>Dangers of too much T3</li> <li>When to take T4 medication, and caution toward taking mediations that interfere with absorption</li> <li>Coffee and thyroid hormone absorption</li> <li>Losing muscle and bone by taking too much thyroid hormone</li> <li>Taking ownership of your disease</li> </ul> NOTES <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/docthyroid/Dr._Leonard_Wartofsky.mp3?dest-id=437121" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Listen to Doctor Thyroid</a><a href="http://docthyroid.com/antonio_bianco_hypothyroid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Related Episode : 37: Adding T3 to T4 Will Make You Feel Better? For Some the Answer is ‘Yes’ with Dr. Antonio Bianco from Rush University</a> <a href="https://www.thyroid.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> American Thyroid Association</a> <a href="https://www.medstarhealth.org/doctor/dr-leonard-wartofsky-md/#q=%7B%7D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Leonard Wartofsky</a>

93: Has anything changed in the past 50 years of treating thyroid disease?  (including thyroid cancer)   The answer is yes.  → Dr. Leonard Wartofsky from MedStar