Rebecca S. Bahn, MD, is a professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism and nutrition at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She also is past president of the American Thyroid Association and chair of a task force creating new guidelines for the treatment of hyperthyroidism from the American Thyroid Association (Thyroid.org) and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (aace.com). She has authored more than 100 professional articles on thyroid disorders.
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