INDER J CHOPRA,M.D.

Dr. Chopra is Professor of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles Center for Health Services.  He is internationally renowned for his contributions in both clinical and basic science investigation in the field of thyroid research.  He is one of the few clinical investigators who have developed and characterized the metabolism of thyroid hormones, including the deiodinative and sulfation pathways, the developmental and non-thyroidal disease effects, and the therapeutic implications.  He has had a major role in development of thyroid hormone immunoassay methods, and his direct immunoassay method remains state of the art after 25 years.  

He has received numerous awards, including the Van Meter Prize and the Parke Davis Award of the American Thyroid Association, the highest awards of that association.  Dr Chopra was elected to Fellowship in the American College of Physicians in 1973.  He was elected to Mastership of the American College of Physicians in 1997.

Dr. Chopra is a master teacher and has trained many fellows who have gone on to become professors of medicine.  Through his research background and clinical experience he has also developed extraordinary skill in transferring research concepts and insights to his clinical teaching activities and the patient bedside.  He is a superb role model to medical students, fellows, and junior faculty.