Thyroid Storm Questions & Answers

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Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH Fritz Bradley Talbot and Nathan Bill Talbot Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Pediatric Society, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Endocrine Society, Pediatric Endocrine Society, Society for Pediatric Research, Women in Endocrinology

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Abhay Singhal, MD, MS Medical Director of NICU, Arnett Hospital, Indiana University Health; Physician in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Director of Quality in NICU, Riley Children's Health, Indiana University Health

Abhay Singhal, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, Indian Academy of Pediatrics

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Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Lynne Lipton Levitsky, MD Chief, Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Lynne Lipton Levitsky, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Diabetes Association, American Pediatric Society, Endocrine Society, Pediatric Endocrine Society, Society for Pediatric Research

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Robert P Hoffman, MD Professor and Program Director, Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine; Pediatric Endocrinologist, Division of Pediatric, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Nationwide Children's Hospital

Robert P Hoffman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Pediatricians, American Diabetes Association, American Pediatric Society, Christian Medical and Dental Associations, Endocrine Society, Midwest Society for Pediatric Research, Pediatric Endocrine Society, Society for Pediatric Research

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Phyllis W Speiser, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York; Professor of Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Phyllis W Speiser, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Endocrine Society, Pediatric Endocrine Society, Society for Pediatric Research

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Deborah E Campbell, MD, FAAP Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Chief, Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Deborah E Campbell, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Academic Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Society, National Perinatal Association, New York Academy of Medicine

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