Officers of the British Thyroid Association
President - Professor Simon Pearce, MD, FRCP
Simon Pearce is a Professor of Endocrinology at Newcastle University with a research interest in Addison’s disease (adrenal gland failure) and autoimmune thyroid diseases. He qualified in medicine at Newcastle University, completed his postgraduate education at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in Hammersmith, Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, and as a Lecturer in Newcastle. He was appointed Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology in 2001 at Newcastle University and became Professor in 2007.
His main research area is the treatment for autoimmune thyroid diseases and Addison’s disease. He has published around 150 papers over the last 20 years spanning molecular endocrinology, clinical trials, and guideline papers.
Dr. Pearce works nationally and internationally on the executive committees for both the British and European Thyroid Associations. He is Editor in Chief of the European Thyroid Journal. The main theme of his current research program is to develop new treatments for autoimmune thyroid diseases and Addison’s disease.
The Committee
President: Professor Simon Pearce (Newcastle)
Secretary: Professor Bijay Vaidya (Royal Devon & Exeter)
Treasurer: Dr Jackie Gilbert (London)
Assistant Secretary: Dr Carla Moran (Dublin)
Assistant Treasurer: Dr Earn Gan (Newcastle)
Committee Members
Dr Karen Mullan (Belfast)
Dr Pete Taylor (Cardiff)
Dr Salman Razvi (Newcastle)
Dr Martin Read (Birmingham)
Dr Nicola Zammitt (Edinburgh)
Dr Nadia Schoenmakers (Cambridge)
Trainee Committee Members
Dr Laura Lane (Newcastle)
Dr Hannah Nieto (Birmingham)
Annual BTA Meeting
Our 2023 dates are still to be announced. Please find below information about our Trainee Day and Annual Meeting in 2022
Annual Meeting of the British Thyroid Association
Date: Friday 20 May 2022
Format: Face to Face
Venue: Royal College of Pathologists, London
British Thyroid Association Trainee Day
Date: Friday 13 May 2022 (afternoon)
Format: Virtual
Links to the final programme can be found here