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Nicholas J Sarlis, MD, PhD, FACP Head of Medical Content, Amplity Health

Nicholas J Sarlis, MD, PhD, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Cancer Research, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American College of Endocrinology, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, American Head and Neck Society, American Medical Association, American Society for Radiation Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Thyroid Association, Association for Psychological Science, Endocrine Society, European Society for Medical Oncology, New York Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Medicine

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Acknowledgments

The author wishes to dedicate this article to the late Jacob Robbins, MD (1922-2008), a leading figure in international thyroidology and a force majeure within the Clinical Endocrinology Branch of NIDDK, National Institutes of Health. His legacy lives on.

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