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Join host Chase Hendrickson, MD, from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in a discussion about a study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism that gives insight into how we should wean patients off long-term glucocorticoid use and how successful that typically is. He talks with Salila Kurra, MD, from Columbia University and guest expert Felix Beuschlein, MD, from University Clinic Zurich in Switzerland. The article featured this month, by Arshad et al, was published in the November 2024 issue of JCEM: “A Retrospective Study on Weaning Glucocorticoids and Recovery of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis.”
Meet the Speakers
Felix Beuschlein, MD, is professor of internal medicine/endocrinology and director of the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition at the University Clinic Zurich in Switzerland. He received his medical degree from School of Medicine at the University of Würzburg and completed his medical training in Freiburg, both in Germany. For postdoctoral studies, he joined the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Following a professorship for endocrine research at the University of Munich, he was elected for a chair position at the University of Zurich in 2017. Dr. Beuschlein has served on several boards, including the executive committee of the Swiss Endocrine Society, and has been the vice president of the German Endocrine Society and the chairman of the Adrenal, Hypertension and Steroid Section. He has been a founding member, steering committee member, and chairman of the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors (ENSAT) and serves as the editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Endocrinology. Dr. Beuschlein’s scientific interests mainly relate to adrenal disorders and endocrine tumors. He has authored more than 500 publications in high-ranking, international journals and has received a number of awards, including the European Journal of Endocrinology Prize, Society for Endocrinology European Medal and Transatlantic Alliance Award. He has organized several scientific meetings and has co-chaired the program organizing committee for a European Congress of Endocrinology meeting and served as head of the annual meeting steering committee of the ENDO 2021 meeting. As a strong believer in the value of scientific and clinical networking, he has been involved in numerous national and international approaches, including coordination of the ENSAT-CANCER consortium and participation in a number of European and international programs.
Salila Kurra, MD, received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and her medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and completed her post-graduate training in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at the Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Kurra is an associate professor of medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she serves as associate dean for student career development. She also serves as clinical chief for the Division of Endocrinology and is the medical director of the Columbia Adrenal Center. She leads the medical student course in endocrinology and is actively involved in curriculum development at the medical school. Dr. Kurra previously served as chair of the Endocrine Society’s In-Training Examination Steering Group.
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Meet the Host
Chase Hendrickson, MD, MPH, practices general endocrinology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he is an associate program director for the endocrinology fellowship program. His interests include endocrine education, teaching inferential methods, and quality improvement.
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