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Leonard Wartofsky is affiliated with MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong specialization in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Wartofsky's contributions span related subfields including surgery, molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and genetics.

The main topics addressed in Wartofsky's research include thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment, thyroid disorders and treatments, as well as thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Additional topics explored involve head and neck anomalies, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, ion channel regulation and function, and genetic factors in colorectal cancer.

Wartofsky's frequent coauthors consist of Kenneth D. Burman, Joanna Kłubo-Gwieździńska, Dorina Ylli, Leila Shobab, and Cristiane Gomes-Lima. Their collaborative work often appears in several scientific journals. Notable venues where Wartofsky has published multiple papers include:

  • Thyroid
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • The American Journal of Surgery
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Cancers

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Wartofsky include:

  • "Hashimoto thyroiditis: an evidence-based guide: etiology, diagnosis and treatment," published in 2022 in Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
  • "Sex Differences in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer," published in 2021 in Thyroid
  • "Evaluation and Treatment of Amiodarone-Induced Thyroid Disorders," published in 2020 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • "Biotin Interference in Assays for Thyroid Hormones, Thyrotropin and Thyroglobulin," published in 2021 in Thyroid
  • "Detection of BRAFV600E in Liquid Biopsy from Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer Is Associated with Tumor Aggressiveness and Response to Therapy," published in 2020 in Journal of Clinical Medicine

The breadth of Wartofsky's research output reflects a sustained focus on thyroid-related diseases and cancer, addressed through clinical and molecular perspectives. Their work in surgery and imaging also extends their impact into relevant diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. Wartofsky continues active contributions in scientific literature related to these medical areas.

Best Publications

  • 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.

    Bryan R. Haugen;Erik K. Alexander;Keith C. Bible;Gerard M. Doherty

  • Alterations in Thyroid Function in Patients with Systemic Illness: The “Euthyroid Sick Syndrome”*

    Leonard Wartofsky;Kenneth D. Burman

  • Life-Threatening Thyrotoxicosis: Thyroid Storm

    Henry B. Burch;Leonard Wartofsky;Leonard Wartofsky

  • A consensus report of the role of serum thyroglobulin as a monitoring method for low-risk patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

    Ernest L. Mazzaferri;R. J. Robbins;C. A. Spencer;L. E. Braverman

  • Graves' Ophthalmopathy: Current Concepts Regarding Pathogenesis and Management*

    Henry B. Burch;Leonard Wartofsky

  • The evidence for a narrower thyrotropin reference range is compelling.

    Leonard Wartofsky;Richard A Dickey

  • Differences and Similarities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Graves' Disease in Europe, Japan, and The United States

    Leonard Wartofsky;Daniel Glinoer;Barbara Solomon;Shigenobu Nagataki

  • Current Trends in the Management of Graves' Disease

    Barbara Solomon;Daniel Glinoer;Raphael Lagasse;Leonard Wartofsky

  • Requirement for Mass Spectrometry Sex Steroid Assays in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

    D. J. Handelsman;L. Wartofsky

  • American Thyroid Association Guidelines on the Management of Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Task Force Review and Recommendation on the Proposed Renaming of Encapsulated Follicular Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Without Invasion to Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like Nuclear Features

    Bryan R. Haugen;Anna M. Sawka;Erik K. Alexander;Keith C. Bible

  • The nonthyroidal illness syndrome.

    Suzanne Myers Adler;Suzanne Myers Adler;Leonard Wartofsky;Leonard Wartofsky;Leonard Wartofsky

  • Treatment with thyroid hormone.

    Bernadette Biondi;Leonard Wartofsky

  • A Specific Enzymatic Reduction of l(-) Methionine Sulfoxide and a Related Nonspecific Reduction of Disulfides

    Simon Black;Eileen M. Harte;Blondel Hudson;Leonard Wartofsky

  • CLINICAL PRACTICE. Thyroid Nodules.

    Kenneth D Burman;Leonard Wartofsky

  • Cardiovascular Risk and Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Focus on Lipids and New Emerging Risk Factors. What Is the Evidence?

    Leonidas H. Duntas;Leonard Wartofsky;Leonard Wartofsky

  • Increasing world incidence of thyroid cancer: Increased detection or higher radiation exposure?

    Leonard Wartofsky;Leonard Wartofsky;Leonard Wartofsky

  • THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY The Use of Radioactive Iodine in Patients with Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer

    Leonard Wartofsky;Steven I. Sherman;Jayashree Gopal;Martin Schlumberger

  • Primary thyroid lymphoma: a clinical review.

    Stephanie Aleskow Stein;Leonard Wartofsky;Leonard Wartofsky

  • The use of radioactive iodine in patients with papillary and follicular thyroid cancer.

    L Wartofsky;S I Sherman;J Gopal;M Schlumberger

  • Prevalence of Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Thyroid Disease

    Barbara L. Solomon;Leonard Wartofsky;Kenneth D. Burman

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth D. Burman
Kenneth D. Burman MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Andrea C. Gore
Andrea C. Gore The University of Texas at Austin
Matthew D. Ringel
Matthew D. Ringel The Ohio State University
Daniel D. Bikle
Daniel D. Bikle University of California, San Francisco
Peter D. Sly
Peter D. Sly University of Queensland
Kim Wallen
Kim Wallen Emory University
David Crews
David Crews The University of Texas at Austin
Deborah M. Power
Deborah M. Power University of Algarve
Patrick R. Hof
Patrick R. Hof Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Randy J. Nelson
Randy J. Nelson West Virginia University

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