Leonard Wartofsky, MD, MPH, MACP

Clinical Expertise

Leonard Wartofsky, MD, MPH, MACP, is chairman of the Department of Medicine at Washington Hospital Center.  He is professor of medicine, anatomy, physiology and genetics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., and professor of medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.  He is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Maryland, Howard University and the George Washington University School of Medicine.  Dr. Wartofsky is board certified in Internal Medicine, and Endocrinology and Metabolism

Practice Focus

• thyroid cancer

Education

• BS and MS from George Washington University in Washington, D.C
• MD from George Washington University in Washington, D.C
• MPH from George Washington University in Washington, D.C

Residency

• Ward Medicine, Barnes Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
• Albert Einstein University, Bronx Municipal Hospital, New York, NY

Fellowship

• Harvard Medical Unit, Thorndike Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA

Credentialed Areas

• Internal Medicine
• Endocrinology

Honors, Awards & Society Memberships

• Member, American Society of Clinical Investigation
• Member, Association of American Physicians
• Member, The American Federation of Clinical Research
• Member, Endocrine Society
• Member, Society of General Internal Medicine
• Member, American College of Physicians
• Member, American Thyroid Association
• Past president , American Thyroid Association
• Past President, Endocrine Society
• Distinguished Educator Award , Endocrine Society
• Among 300 out of more than 100,000 members chosen to have been honored with the title of Master of the American College of Physicians
• Presented with numerous military and civilian awards
• Honorary member of European Thyroid Association, Chilean Societies of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Endocrine Society of Dominican Republic

Additional Training, Education & Research

• Internationally known authority on thyroid disorders
• Authored or coauthored over 300 articles or book chapters in the medical literature
• Edited books on thyroid cancer for both physicians and patients
• Served on active duty at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, held the positions of director of the Endocrinology Division and chief of the Department of Medicine 
• Served as consultant in medicine to the Surgeon General of the United States while at Walter Reed

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