Newswise — LOS ANGELES (June 6, 2024) -- Shlomo Melmed, MB, ChB , executive vice president of Medicine and Health Sciences and dean of the Medical Faculty at Cedars-Sinai, has received the Pituitary Society’s top honor for his four decades of pioneering achievements and leadership in the field of endocrinology. Melmed received the inaugural Outstanding Pituitary Society Leadership Award on June 2 during the Pituitary Society Biennial Membership Forum, which took place concurrently with the Endocrine Society 2024 medical conference in Boston. A groundbreaking investigator and leader in the pituitary field for more than 40 years, Melmed has been a leader in both research and education for The Pituitary Society, and he founded its flagship journal, Pituitary .
“Dr. Melmed, through his passion and intellect, has been a leader in developing novel therapeutics, innovative research fields, and educational paradigms for endocrinologists and neurosurgeons internationally,” said Larry Katznelson, MD, vice dean of Medical Education at Cedars-Sinai and current president of The Pituitary Society. “He has mentored scores of researchers and clinicians who are leaders in neuroendocrinology internationally, and we are honored to highlight his many research and education achievements with this first-ever award.
” Melmed, distinguished professor of Medicine, has led the discovery and application of novel treatments for endocrine tumors through his National Institutes of Health-funded.
