SamuelRefetoffMD
Endocrinology • Chicago, ILProfessor of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Chicago Medicine
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Office
5841 S. MARYLAND AVE.
M/C 3090
Chicago, IL 60637Phone+1 773-702-6939Fax+1 773-702-6940
Education & Training
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1966 - 1968
Lahey ClinicResidency, Internal Medicine, 1965 - 1966
Good Samaritan HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1964 - 1965
McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1963
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1969 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1964 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1973
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- TSH Receptor Mutations Among a Consanguineous Community Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 319 citationsTargeted Expression of BRAFV600E in Thyroid Cells of Transgenic Mice Results in Papillary Thyroid Cancers that Undergo DedifferentiationJeffrey A. Knauf, Xiaolan Ma, Eric P. Smith, Lei Zhang, Norisato Mitsutake
Cancer Research. 2005-05-15 - 253 citationsSmall-molecule MAPK inhibitors restore radioiodine incorporation in mouse thyroid cancers with conditional BRAF activationDebyani Chakravarty, Elmer Santos, Mabel Ryder, Jeffrey A. Knauf, Xiao Hui Liao
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2011-12-01 - 3 citationsClass III PI3K Vps34 Controls Thyroid Hormone Production by Regulating Thyroglobulin Iodination, Lysosomal Proteolysis, and Tissue Homeostasis.Giuseppina Grieco, Tongsong Wang, Ophélie Delcorte, Catherine Spourquet, Virginie Janssens
Thyroid. 2020-01-21
Journal Articles
- Homozygous Loss-of-Function Mutations in SLC26A7 Cause Goitrous Congenital HypothyroidismManoocher Soleimani, Samuel Refetoff, The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Other
- GLIS3 Is Indispensable for TSH/TSHR-dependent Thyroid Hormone Biosynthesis and Follicular Cell ProliferationSamuel Refetoff, MD, The Journal of Clinical Investigation
https://www.doximity.com/articles/8de05f02-9d30-435f-83d2-b93b5e8f058f
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-03 - GLIS3 Is Indispensable for TSH/TSHR-dependent Thyroid Hormone Biosynthesis and Follicular Cell ProliferationSamuel Refetoff, MD, The Journal of Clinical Investigation
https://www.doximity.com/articles/8de05f02-9d30-435f-83d2-b93b5e8f058f
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-01-24 - GLIS3 Is Indispensable for TSH/TSHR-dependent Thyroid Hormone Biosynthesis and Follicular Cell ProliferationSamuel Refetoff, MD, The Journal of Clinical Investigation
https://www.doximity.com/articles/8de05f02-9d30-435f-83d2-b93b5e8f058f
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-05-30
Press Mentions
RARE Drug Development Symposium: Emerging Models & PartnershipsJune 3rd, 2022- Scientists Gain Ground on Rare Congenital Neurological DisorderMay 20th, 2022
Leslie DeGroot, Thyroid Specialist at University of Chicago, DiesNovember 4th, 2018- Join now to see all
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