AACE 2019 promises to be chock-full of compelling presentations and dynamic speakers, sure to inspire you!

Keynote Presentation

 

Kevin Pho, MD

Connect and be heard: Make a difference in healthcare with social media

Kevin Pho, MD. is the founder and editor of KevinMD.com, a leading authority on using social media in the health care arena, and author of the book, "Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices."

Dr. Pho will take you through his decade-long social media journey and show how social media can make a profound difference by:

1. Facilitating the connection between health professionals and patients
2. Helping health professionals find new patients online
3. Sharing health care consumers' stories

Not only will you see how social media made a difference in Dr. Pho's life, but you will also be inspired to use social media to make a difference in your life.

 

 

AACE 2019 Plenary Speakers

Shlomo Melmed, MB (international equivalent of MD)

Dr. Melmed is the Helene A. and Philip E. Hixon Distinguished Chair in Investigative Medicine, Executive Vice president of Academic affairs, and Dean of the Medical Faculty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is an international authority on pituitary disorders, having pioneered the discovery and application of novel treatments for endocrine tumors, and has authored more than 350 peer-reviewed articles.

Felicia Cosman, MD

Dr. Cosman is Medical Director of the Clinical Research Center at Helen Hayes Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons in New York. She is renowned in the bone research community, with her major focus over the last decade concentrated on the use of teriparatide – a bone-building medication in combination with antiresorptive agents, and in novel cyclic regimens, for treatment of severe osteoporosis.

Roy Taylor, MD

Dr. Taylor is Professor of Medicine and Metabolism at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. He co-authored a landmark study that showed that a radical low-calorie diet can reverse Type 2 diabetes. This is the third major study of a very low-calorie diet released by Dr. Roy Taylor’s team at the University of Newcastle. The research is part of a growing body of evidence showing that people with Type 2 diabetes who successfully lose weight can reverse their condition because fat is removed from their pancreas, returning insulin production to normal.

George J. Kahaly, MD, PhD

Dr. Kahaly is Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology/Metabolism and Chief of the Endocrine Outpatient Clinic at the Gutenberg University Medical Center in Mainz, Germany.
Dr. Kahaly directs the Molecular Thyroid Research Laboratory and has authored more than 200 original papers and reviews, covering both clinical and experimental aspects of endocrine autoimmunity, immunogenetics of thyroid, and polyglandular autoimmunity, as well as cardiovascular involvement of metabolic disorders.

Kevan C. Herold, MD

Dr. Herold is Professor of Immunobiology and Medicine (Endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine. The primary focus of his research is in translational immunology, understanding the basis for autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, and developing new therapies based on the understanding of disease mechanisms. Dr. Herold will discuss the impact of checkpoint inhibitor therapies on the endocrine systems.

 

Additional Speakers:

AACE continues our tradition of excellence with an impressive lineup of Meet-the-Experts and In-depth Symposia. These practical working sessions are focused on prevalent issues that you face within your practice.

Two sessions of Meet-the-Experts are offered Thursday, April 25 and Saturday, April 27, while In-depth Symposia are offered Friday, April 26.

Meet, learn, consult and Get Inspired.

 

Meet-the-Experts faculty include:

Lewis Blevins, MD

Dr. Blevins will speak about challenges in the management of acromegaly

Bruce W. Bode, MD, FACE

Longtime AACE member, Dr. Bode’s session is entitled Adjuvant Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes

Matthew Budoff, MD

Dr. Budoff discusses the practical use of calcium scores and CVD risk

Blake Cooper, MD

Dr. Cooper gives insight on diabetes-related retinopathy – “see” what you’re missing

Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE

AACE member Dr. Fleseriu will speak about mild Cushing’s syndrome – Does it Matter?

Juan Frias, MD

Dr. Frias discusses the diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and today’s options and a look at what’s coming up

Todd W. Frieze, MD, FACP, CCD, FACE, ECNU and Felice A. Caldarella, MD, FACP, CDE, FACE

These two AACE members will be discussing ways of optimizing procedural billing in 2019

Ken Fujioka, MD

Dr. Fujioka discusses the latest options in medical weight loss

Robert Gagel, MD

Dr. Gagel discusses management and surveillance of MEN1 and MEN2

Abhimanu Garg, MD

Dr. Garg will speak on lipodystrophy syndromes

Andrew G. Gianoukakis, MD

Dr. Gianoukakis will speak on managing radioactive refractory thyroid cancer

Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, FACP, FACE, ECNU

Immediate Past President of AACE, Dr. Leffert will be deciphering how to “debunk Internet myths.”

Mark Lupo, MD

Dr. Lupo offers insight on molecular testing and ultrasound in real-life office practice

Naim Maalouf, MD

Dr. Maalouf will be speaking on secondary hyperparathyroidism: Endocrine Issues and Practical Solutions

Jeffrey Mechanick, MD

Dr. Mechanick offers the latest insight in post-operative management of the bariatric surgery patient

Lisa Nachtigall, MD

Dr. Nachtigall discusses some of the pituitary causes of infertility

Steve Petak, MD

Dr. Petak discusses the hottest bone topics

Jeremy Pettus, MD

Dr. Pettus offers the latest on CGM Interpretation

Carole Spencer, PhD

Dr. Spencer will discuss laboratory pitfalls with endocrine testing

Suvtha Subramaniam, MD

Dr. Subramaniam gives insight on the use of PSK9 inhibitors

Margaret Wierman, MD

Dr. Wierman gives us practical points about PCOS and hyperandrogenism

Michael W. Yeh, MD, FACE and Moderator Brendan C. Stack, Jr., MD, FACS, FACE

AACE member and surgeon Dr. Yeh will discuss calcium conundrums #1, moderated by his fellow surgeon Dr. Stack

Kevin Yuen, MD

Dr. Yuen offers a webinar on the newest testing and replacement growth hormone

 

In-depth Symposia Speakers include:

Transgender Medicine

Chair: Vin Tangpricha, MD, PhD, FACE, is the current President of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and is an authority on transgender medicine. Dr. Tangpricha will be chairing a discussion on latest in the growing area of endocrinology with an impressive panel of speakers:

• Caroline Davidge Pitts, MD – Hormone Therapy for Youth and Adults with Gender Dysphoria
• Marci Bowers, MD – Gender Affirming Surgery
• Aydin Olson-Kennedy, MSW, LCSW – Social Role Transition

Adrenal Update

Chair: Irina Bancos, MD, oversees a panel who will discuss the latest in adrenal disorders. Panelists include:

• William Young, Jr., MD – Primary Hyperaldosteronism
• Camilo Jimenez, MD – Pheochromocytoma Management
• Irina Bancos, MD – Adrenal Incidentaloma and New Diagnostics

The Jovanovic Memorial Symposium: Endocrinology and Pregnancy

Chair: Greg Brent, MD, created in memory of the late, longtime AACE member Dr. Lois Jovanovic, an endocrine pioneer who made a significant impact on women in endocrinology.

• Thomas Buchanan, Md – Gestational Diabetes
• John Carmichael, MD – Hypopituitarism and Pregnancy
• Greg Brent, MD – Management of Thyroid Disease

Cardiovascular Outcome Trials in Diabetes

Chair: Janet B. McGill, MD, FACE, understanding the latest science in CVD and diabetes

• George Bakris, MD – Diabetes CVOT: Renal Perspective
• Janet McGill, MD, FACE – Diabetes Treatment and the Heart: A Class Effect?
• Richard Pratley, MD – Potential Mechanisms of CV Risk Reductions

Evolving Concepts in the Management of Chronic Hyperthyroidism

Chair: R. Mack Harrell, MD, will try to understand if our treatment paradigms are shifting with regards to hyperthyroidism

• Marius Stan, MD – Medical Treatment Trends
• Sareh Parangi, MD – Surgical Treatment Trends
• Greg Randolph, MD – Thyroidectomy: From Crile to 2019, a 30,000 ft. View

Neuroendocrine Tumors

Chair: Richard Auchus, DO, who will lead a panel on the newest imaging technologies and therapies for NETs

• Karel Pacek, MD – Update on Theranostics
• Anthony Hearney, MD – Challenging NET Cases
• Richard Auchus, DO – Ectopic Cushings

The Great Debate: Whose Guidelines are Best

Chair: Irl B. Hirsch, MD – guaranteed to be entertaining and informative

• David D’Alessio, MD – ADA Guidelines
• Yehuda Handelsman, MD – AACE Guidelines

FIT and Young Physician Symposium – Part 1

Chair: Jad Sfeir, MD

Discussions will focus on the economics of endocrine practice and finding the best practice fit for you

Diabetes and Obesity Conundrums

Chair: Dace Trence, MD, will lead a discussion on the efficacy of different approaches to treating obesity

• Karen Foster-Schubert, MD – Role of Bariatric Surgery in Pre-Diabetes and T2DM
• Tim Garvey, MD – Role of Medical Pharmacologic Approaches for T2DM
• Dace Trence, MD – Lifestyles for Treatment of Pre-Diabetes and T2DM

Andrology/Male Reproduction

Chair: Michael Irwig, MD, will lead discussions on the varied causes of hypogonadism and the risks and benefits of androgen therapy

• Bradley Anawalt, MD – Hypogonadism Due to Causes Other than Sellar Pathology or Congenital Syndromes
• Ron Swerdloff, MD – Update from Testosterone Trials
• Michael Irwig, MD – Post-Finasteride Syndrome

Challenges in the Management of Pituitary Disorders

Chair: Susan Samson, MD, will lead a panel about the updates on the challenges in the management of pituitary dysfunction

• Diane Donegan, MD – Opiate Induced Endocrinopathies
• Laurence Katznelson, MD – Treatment Resistant Giant Prolactinomas
• Alexander Faje, MD – Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Hypophysitis

Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

Chair: Mark Lupo, MD, leads a session of renowned experts in the field of endocrinology

• George Kahaly, MD – Overview of AITD – Hashimoto’s Graves disease
• Trevor Angel, MD – Controversies in Management of AITD
• Mark Lupo, MD – Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Ultrasound

Endocrinology in Older Patients: Matching Targets to Outcomes

Chair: Art Vinik, MD, will lead a discussion about a our goals for better health in older patients

• Richard Pratley, MD –What are the Diabetes Targets in the Elderly
• Art Vinik, MD -- Prevent Falls and Fractures in Older Patient with Diabetes
• Jeffrey Halter, MD – Management of Hypertension and Lipid Disorders in the Elderly

Fracture Symposium

Chair: Robert Wermers, MD, leads discussion on how to use available bone therapies during fracture healing and in patients with cancer

• Susan Bukata, MD – Fracture Healing and Osteoporosis Therapies
• Robert Wermers, MD – Clinical Management of Fractures While on Osteoporosis Therapy
• Azeez Farooki, MD – Fracture Prevention in Cancer

FIT and Young Physician Symposium – Part 2
Chair: Jad Sfeir, MD

Education for Educators
Co-Chairs: Vin Tangpricha, MD and Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD