UChicago Faculty Physician
Samuel Refetoff, MD
Samuel Refetoff, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Director, Endocrinology Laboratory
Specialties
- Endocrinology
- Pediatric Endocrinology
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
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Samuel Refetoff, MD, specializes in adult and pediatric endocrinology, with expertise in congenital and inherited thyroid diseases.
His laboratory work focuses on identifying genetic errors that cause defects in thyroid hormone regulation, synthesis, transport and action. Dr. Refetoff has described several genetic diseases of the thyroid, including resistance to thyroid hormone (Refetoff’s syndrome). He has one of the largest referral centers for genetic thyroid disease in the world.
His research work is supported by a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health, which has resulted in more than 480 publications. He serves on the editorial board of five endocrinology journals.
His laboratory work focuses on identifying genetic errors that cause defects in thyroid hormone regulation, synthesis, transport and action. Dr. Refetoff has described several genetic diseases of the thyroid, including resistance to thyroid hormone (Refetoff’s syndrome). He has one of the largest referral centers for genetic thyroid disease in the world.
His research work is supported by a MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health, which has resulted in more than 480 publications. He serves on the editorial board of five endocrinology journals.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Influenza Vaccine Injections (Flu Shot)
- Thyroid Diseases
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Practicing Since
- 1963
Languages Spoken
- Bulgarian
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
Medical Education
- McGill University
Internship
- Notre Dame University Hospital
Residency
- Good Samaritan Hospital; Lahey Clinic Foundation
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Pediatric Endocrine Society
- European Thyroid Association
- American Thyroid Association
- Canadian Medical Association
- Association of American Physicians
- Endocrine Society
- Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
- American Society of Human Genetics
- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine
- American Society for Clinical Investigation
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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