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Endocrinologist |
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Endocrinologist |
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Endocrinologist |
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National |
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He specializes in thyroid disease, hormonal disorders, hormonal replacement therapy and weight management. Areas of high expertise are autoimmune thyroid conditions such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves disease. |
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He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Endocrinology, and member of the American Thyroid Association, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. He is also a longstanding member of the American Endocrine Society. |
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He is happily married and is proud of his two sons who both attended Cornell University. Proud of their Tunisian upbringing and roots, they have together founded Zwïta, a food production company in the USA that brings the best Tunisian flavors through tradition and creativity. For more information on Zwita please see link: https://zwitafoods.com/ |
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He received post graduate training in Paris at Cochin Hospital and College de France. He then completed training in internal medicine at South Baltimore General Hospital affiliated with University of Maryland Medical School and at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. His fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism was completed at Baylor College of Medicine, after which, he joined its faculty. |
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“The Thyroid Solution: A Revolutionary Mind-Body Program for Regaining Your Emotional and Physical Health” published by Random House as well as “Subclinical hypothyroidism: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and significance” a comprehensive review published in the journal Advances in Internal Medicine |
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Italy, Malta, France |
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In his free time he enjoys reading, watching tennis and soccer, swimming, watching movies, drinking wine and gathering with close friends and family. |
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Mentors who have influenced him the most are Professor Bricairt (Paris), Professor Michel (Paris), Dr. James B. Field, Dr. Victor Hrehorovich and Dr. John Eager Howard (Johns Hopkins) |
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He is a best selling author of the books entitled “The Thyroid Solution: A Revolutionary Mind-Body Program for Regaining Your Emotional and Physical Health” and ‘The Protein Boost Diet: Improve Your Hormone Efficiency for a Fast Metabolism and Weight Loss’. He is the author of over 40 peer review articles on thyroid disease, endocrinology, and metabolism. He is the founder of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association, read by over 20,000 physicians nationwide, and he served as the editor in chief from 1988 to 2000. |
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His thyroid wellness program is based on a holistic approach, addressing the main cause of thyroid and immune system issues. His focus is on the mind body approach and emphasizes antioxidants, and complete health and nutrition. He is a pioneer in the treatment of hypothyroidism using the T4 and T3 combination therapy. He studied under Professor Raymond Michel, who discovered T3, the active form of thyroid hormone. He held the position of Chairman of the Thyroid Committee in the International Consortium on the effects of radiation exposure on health related to the Chernobyl accident from 1993 to 1998. He was also involved in developing educational and research programs related to thyroid effects in former Soviet Bloc Countries. He is the founder of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association, read by over 20,000 physicians nationwide, and served as the editor in chief of its periodical publication from 1988 to 2000. He has been a guest of over 20 national tv shows and over 50 radio programs to share his wealth of knowledge. He has also been featured in national magazine and newspapers, such as, The Wall Street Journal, Home Ladies Journal, Woman’s World, and Newsweek Magazine |
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Laureate of Medical School, Tunisian Presidential Prize, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis |
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He first dedicates his professional life to academic medicine so that he could fulfill his humble mission of scientific advances in thyroid disease, teaching young physicians and designing a multi-faceted comprehensive program to make thyroid patients enjoy a better quality of life and combat thyroid related health issues. |
