Roy E. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, will be joining the faculty of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as the new chair of the Department of Medicine.

 

Board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, Dr. Weiss is an expert in diseases of the thyroid and pituitary disorders. His research has centered on the mechanisms of thyroid hormone action at the molecular, physiological, and psychological levels, including the molecular basis for the syndrome of resistance to thyroid hormone. He also has conducted several clinical studies evaluating treatment of thyroid disease.

 

Dr. Weiss spent 29 years at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, where he has served as the Rabbi Morris I. Esformes Endowed Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of the Section of Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Medicine, and Deputy Provost for Research for the university.

 

Dr. Weiss earned his bachelor’s degree in zoology at Duke University and Ph.D. in cellular biology at the University of South Carolina, and his medical degree at Sackler Medical School in Tel Aviv, Israel. He returned to the U.S. in 1985 for an internship at University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, where he completed his residency and fellowship, and joined the university faculty.