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Check back soon for details on the Foundation's 2012 programming!  Topics for the 2011 Conference in Boston, MA included:

  • Graves’ Disease:  An Overview - Terry J. Smith, MD, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
  • The definitive therapies for Graves’ Disease - Lewis Braverman, MD, Boston University School of Medicine
  • Treatment of Hypothyroidism - Jeffrey M. Korff, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Radioactive Iodine (I-131) – How does it work? - Anca M. Avram, MD, University of Michigan
  • Social, Emotional, & Mental manifestations of Graves’ disease - Nancy Patterson, PhD, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Graves' Disease and Thyroid Foundation
  • Thyroid Disorders and the Relaxation Response - Herbert Benson, MD, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine
  • Yoga:  Peaceful Mind, Any Time - Lori Burgwyn
  • A Review of thyroid and related disorders that may occur in patients with Graves' disease and their families - Lawrence C. Wood, MD, Associate Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital (retired)
  • Treatment and monitoring of childhood Graves' disease-what a parent should know - Scott A. Rivkees, MD, University of Florida
  • Graves’ Disease:  An endocrine surgeon’s perspective - Barbra Sue Miller, MD, University of Michigan
  • Thyroid Surgery:  What Should I Expect & What Should I Ask My Surgeon? - Barbra Sue Miller, MD, University of Michigan
  • My general approach to eyecare in Graves' Disease - Alon Kahana, MD, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
  • How to Manage Dry Eyes in Graves' Disease - Alon Kahana, MD, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
  • What to expect and how to deal with the stress of a child with Graves' disease - Scott A. Rivkees, MD, University of Florida
  • Do Steroids & Radiation work in Graves' Eye Disease? - César A. Briceño, MD, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center
  • Approaches to surgical rehabilitation on Graves’ Ophthalmology - Raymond S. Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center

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