President
Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario
Dr. Stan Van Uum is Professor in the Divisions of Endocrinology & Metabolism and Clinical Pharmacology, Western University, London, Ontario. He completed his undergraduate and graduate training in Internal Medicine in 1997, followed by a Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism (2001), all at the University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands. He then completed his PhD in Medicine on the role of cortisol metabolism in hypertension.
Dr. Van Uum is interested in the role of hormones, particularly steroid hormones, in health and disease. His group pioneered the measurement of steroid hormones in hair, and now is a global leader in the measurement of steroid hormones in hair. Other studies focus on the effects of opioids on the endocrine system, and on thyroid cancer epidemiology. He is (co-)author in over 130 publications.
His clinical practice is focused on endocrinology, with a particular interest in pituitary, thyroid and adrenal diseases, and secondary hypertension. He is cofounder of the multidisciplinary pituitary team in London, Ontario. Stan Van Uum is actively involved in teaching in relation to these areas, and has supervised numerous medicine students and residents for research projects. From 2013 to 2018, he was Program Director for Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Dr. Van Uum is currently the Chair of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and is the Medicine Site Chief for St. Joseph’s Hospital. He serves as president of the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Friday, October 27, 2023
14:00 – 15:00 EST