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Meet the Professor: Tips for Clinicians for Genetic Evaluations of Adrenal Disorders

June 16, 2021

Session Date and Time:

Saturday, September 11
11:00–11:45 AM EDT

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify when to refer a patient with an adrenal tumor for clinical genetic testing.
  2. List genetic predisposition syndromes associated with adrenal tumors.
  3. Describe how to screen patients with hereditary predisposition for pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma.

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Faculty Information

Lauren Fishbein, MD, PhDLauren Fishbein, MD, PhD, MTR, is an Assistant Professor in Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes. She earned an MD, PhD degree from the University of Florida, and completed Internal Medicine Residency at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Endocrinology Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.

Her research and clinical interests are in neuroendocrine tumor genetics. Dr. Fishbein has a strong interest in personalized medicine including understanding the impact of germline predisposition genetics, as well as understanding neuroendocrine tumor development and metastatic disease. Dr. Fishbein is a member of the Endocrine Society’s Annual Meeting Steering Committee and previously served as co-chair of the Trainee and Career Development Core Committee.

 

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