AlanPFarwellMD

Endocrinology • Boston, MA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Thyroid

Associate Professor of Medicine, Boston University

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Office
732 Harrison Ave
2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02118
Phone+1 617-638-7470

Fax+1 617-638-7449
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Education & Training

UMass Chan Medical SchoolFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1987 - 1990
University of Vermont Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Patient-Centered Survey-Based Assessment of Prenatal Management of Hypothyroidism for Women of Reproductive Age.
Alexandra L Solomon, Alan P Farwell, Elizabeth N Pearce, Sun Y Lee> ;Thyroid. 2022 Jul 1
3 citations
Commentary on "Long Work Hours Are Associated with Hypothyroidism: A Cross-Sectional Study with Population-Representative Data" by Lee et al.
Alan P. Farwell> ;Thyroid. 2020 Oct 16
128 citations
An online survey of hypothyroid patients demonstrates prominent dissatisfaction
Sarah J. Peterson, Anne R. Cappola, M. Regina Castro, Colin M. Dayan, Alan P. Farwell, James V. Hennessey, Peter Kopp, Douglas S. Ross, Mary H. Samuels, Anna M. Sawka,...> ;Thyroid. 2018 Jun 1
1 citations
Use of Bouillon Cubes Is a Major Source of Alleviating Iodine Deficiency in Haiti.
von OettingenJulia, HeXuemei, Jean-BaptisteEddy, AltenorKelly, FarwellAlan, E BravermanLewis> ;Thyroid. 2017 Jun 1
3 citations
OPEN ACCESS TO DIABETES CENTER FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REDUCES HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE SUSEQUENT YEAR.
Nadine E Palermo, Katherine L Modzelewski, Alan P Farwell, Jennifer Fosbroke, Kalpana N Shankar, Sara M Alexanian, William E Baker, Donald C Simonson, Marie E McDonnell> ;Endocrine Practice. 2016 Oct 1
2 citations
OPEN ACCESS TO DIABETES CENTER FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REDUCES HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR.
Palermo, N. E., Modzelewski, K. L., Farwell, A. P., Fosbroke, J., Shankar, K. N., Alexanian, S. M., Baker, W. E., Simonson, D. C., McDonnell, M. E.> ;Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. 2016 Jun 14
74 citations
Euthyroid Sick Syndrome.
Sun Y. Lee, Alan P. Farwell> ;Comprehensive Physiology. 2016 Mar 15
74 citations
Nonthyroidal illness syndrome
Alan P. Farwell> ;Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity. 2013 Oct 1
4 citations
Thyrotoxicosis with Post-Treatment Hypothyroidism in a Patient with Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis Due to Porphyromonas
Matthew H. Spitzer, Sara M. Alexanian, Alan P. Farwell> ;Thyroid. 2012 Jan 4
E. Chester Ridgway delivers the first Lewis E. Braverman distinguished award lectureship at the American Thyroid Association's 2011 annual meeting.
Alan P. Farwell, Jennifer E. Lawrence, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Charles H. Emerson, Vin Tangpricha> ;Thyroid. 2011 Dec 2
Effect of methyl iodide on deiodinase activity
Alan P. Farwell, Jack L. Leonard> ;Inhalation Toxicology. 2009 May 1
25 citations
Thyroid hormone therapy is not indicated in the majority of patients with the sick euthyroid syndrome.
Alan P. Farwell> ;Endocrine Practice. 2008 Dec 1
7 citations
Unsatisfactory consequences from fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules.
Angela M. Leung, Alan P. Farwell> ;Thyroid. 2008 May 8
66 citations
Dynamic nongenomic actions of thyroid hormone in the developing rat brain.
Alan P. Farwell, Susan A. Dubord-Tomasetti, Andrzej Z. Pietrzykowski, Jack L. Leonard> ;Endocrinology. 2006 May 1
94 citations
Regulation of cerebellar neuronal migration and neurite outgrowth by thyroxine and 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine.
Alan P. Farwell, Susan A. Dubord-Tomasetti, Andrzej Z. Pietrzykowski, Stanley J. Stachelek, Jack L. Leonard> ;Brain Research. Developmental Brain Research. 2005 Jan 1
9 citations
Schmidt'S syndrome and severe hyponatremia: report of an unusual case and review of the related literature.
Olga Gumieniak, Alan P. Farwell> ;Endocrine Practice. 2003 Oct 1
15 citations
Real-time Visualization of Processive Myosin 5a-mediated Vesicle Movement in Living Astrocytes
Stanley J. Stachelek, Richard A. Tuft, Lawrence M. Lifschitz, Deborah M. Leonard, Alan P. Farwell, Jack L. Leonard> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2001 Sep 21
40 citations
Tissue-engineered spinal cord.
Martin P. Vacanti, Jack L. Leonard, B Dore, Lawrence J. Bonassar, Yilin Cao, Stanley J. Stachelek, Joseph P. Vacanti, F O’Connell, C.S Yu, Alan P. Farwell, Charles A. ...> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2001 Feb 1
25 citations
Myosin V Plays an Essential Role in the Thyroid Hormone-dependent Endocytosis of Type II Iodothyronine 5*-Deiodinase*
Stanley J. Stachelek, Timothy F. Kowalik, Alan P. Farwell, Jack L. Leonard> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2000 Oct 13
32 citations
Cloning, expression, and functional characterization of the substrate binding subunit of rat type II iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase.
Deborah M. Leonard, Stanley J. Stachelek, Marjorie Safran, Alan P. Farwell, Timothy F. Kowalik, Jack L. Leonard> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2000 Aug 18
55 citations
Thyroid hormone regulates the extracellular organization of laminin on astrocytes.
Alan P. Farwell, Susan A. Dubord-Tomasetti> ;Endocrinology. 1999 Nov 1
60 citations
Thyroid hormone regulates the expression of laminin in the developing rat cerebellum.
Alan P. Farwell, Susan A. Dubord-Tomasetti> ;Endocrinology. 1999 Sep 1
26 citations
The mammalian homolog of the frog type II selenodeiodinase does not encode a functional enzyme in the rat.
Jack L. Leonard, Deborah M. Leonard, Marjorie Safran, Rui Wu, Maria L. Zapp, Alan P. Farwell> ;Endocrinology. 1999 May 1
78 citations
Thyroid hormone-regulated actin polymerization in brain.
Jack L. Leonard, Alan P. Farwell> ;Thyroid. 1997 Feb 1
25 citations
Degradation and Recycling of the Substrate-binding Subunit of Type II Iodothyronine 5′-Deiodinase in Astrocytes
Alan P. Farwell, Marjorie Safran, Susan Dubord, Jack L. Leonard> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1996 Jul 5
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Press Mentions

Check Out the Ten Top-Viewed Articles in 2018 – Clinical Thyroidology for the PublicJanuary 31st, 2019
Survey of Patients with Hypothyroidism Shows Dissatisfaction with Treatment OptionsMay 7th, 2018
8 Health Problems You Can Totally Blame on Your ThyroidAugust 8th, 2018

Grant Support

Hormone Action In The Central Nervous SystemNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1996–1999
Hormone Action In The Central Nervous SystemNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1995
Hormone Action In The Central Nervous SystemNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1990–1994