American Thyroid Association Explained

American Thyroid Association
Abbreviation:ATA
Formation:1923
Type:Professional academy (non-profit)
Status:active
Purpose:professional education and research
Location:Falls Church, Virginia
Region Served:U.S.
Membership:Thyroidologists
Language:English
Leader Title:Secretary
Leader Name:Jacqueline Jonklaas, MD
Main Organ:Thyroid
Num Staff:7
Num Volunteers:307
Budget:$2m
Website:
  • thyroid.org

The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is a professional organization of over 1700 medical specialists devoted to thyroid biology and to the prevention and treatment of thyroid disease through excellence in research, clinical care, education, and public health. The ATA publishes the journals Clinical Thyroidology for the Public and Signal. The peer-reviewed journals Thyroid, Clinical Thyroidology and VideoEndocrinology are published through Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

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