Michael O. Thorner is David C. Harrison Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia specializing in endocrinology and metabolism. He was previously the chief of the division of endocrinology and metabolism and the chair of the department of internal medicine.[1]
Michael Thorner when he was Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, 1997.
He joined the faculty of the University of Virginia as an associate professor in 1977, and was promoted to full professor in 1982. He held positions as the Kenneth R. Crispell Professor of Medicine (1990-1998), Henry B Mulholland Professor of Internal Medicine (1996-2006), David C. Harrison Medical Teaching Professor of Internal Medicine (2006-2014). He was director of the General Clinical Research Center (1984-1997), chief of the division of endocrinology and metabolism (1986-1998), and chair of the department of medicine (1997-2006). He retired in 2014.[2]
Research
Robert MacLeod's discovery that dopamine is the hormone responsible for inhibiting prolactin release led to Thorner being recruited to UVA to join in the research. He continued this work to develop treatment for prolactin-secreting pituitary tumors to restore normal prolactin levels and reduction the size of the tumor by using dopamine agonists. This is now the standard of care for patients with prolactin-secreting tumors.[3]
His work on human growth hormone was the basis of Merck's drug MK-677, which increases muscle mass in elderly adults and helps prevent frailty-related injuries.[4] He was the chair of the National Institute on Aging Advisory Panel on Testosterone Replacement in Men (2000).[5] In 2013, he received the highest award of the Endocrine Society, the Koch Medal.[6][7]
Awards
He has been honored with several awards, including:
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February 20, 2023
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