Angela M. Leung, MD, MSc

Dr. Leung's research interests include Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid nodules and Thyroid cancer, Thyroid in pregnancy, Iodine nutrition, and Environmental and dietary Thyroid disruptors.

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• Is long-term antithyroid drug use therapy for Graves’ disease?(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) Medscape Diabetes and Endocrinology(Link is external) (Link opens in new window). (Source: Medscape, July 7, 2022)
• Nuclear angst sparks demand for iodide pills. Wall Street Journal(Link is external) (Link opens in new window). (Source: Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2022)
• Thyroid eye disease managed jointly by ophthalmologists and endocrinologists(Link is external) (Link opens in new window). (Source: Ocular Surgery News, June 1, 2021)
• Subclinical hypothyroidism prompts personalized decisions(Link is external) (Link opens in new window). (Source: ACP Internist, February 2021)
• A thyroid diet: What’s the evidence?(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (Source: Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 31, 2020)
• ‘Pressing need’ for quality data on treatment options for low-risk thyroid cancers(Link is external) (Link opens in new window). (Source: Healio Endocrine Today, May 18, 2020)
• Consistent increase observed in larger, more aggressive thyroid tumors in California(Link is external) (Link opens in new window). (Source: Healio Endocrine Today, May 8, 2020)
• Subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults(Link is external) (Link opens in new window). (Source: Today’s Geriatric Medicine, March/April 2020 issue)
• Trying to get pregnant? Why iodine can help(Link is external) (Link opens in new window). (Source: Health Central, August 27, 2019)
• Levothyroxine Dosing: Morning, Night, or In Between?(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (Source: Medscape, March 22, 2019)
• Thyroid Cancer in 2019 and the Questions That Remain Unanswered(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (Source: Medscape, January 28, 2019)
• Prenatal Multivitamins Provide Uneven Source Of Iodine(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (Source: Healio, October 23, 2018)
• Managing Graves' Disease During Pregnancy: Risks and Benefits(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (Source: HealthCentral, November 6, 2018)
• Diet Can Influence Thyroid Function(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (Source: endocrine Today, November 5, 2018)
• The Love-Hate Relationship With Levothyroxine(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (Source: Perspective: Medscape Diabetes and Endocrinology, October 25, 2018)
• The Thyroid Diet: Is There Such a Thing?(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (Source: Medscape Diabetes and Endocrinology, August 27, 2018)
• Wendy Williams: Learning to stay in remission for Graves' disease - (Source: Endocrine Web, April 16, 2018)
• Levothyroxine – Is morning still the best time to take it?(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - (Source: Endocrine Web, April 8, 2018)
• Is it my thyroid?(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - (Source: Woman's Day, November 2017)
• TERT, BRAF mutations mean poor papillary thyroid cancer outcomes(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - (Source: Medscape, October 27, 2017)
• Mycophenolate add-on improves Graves' orbitopathy(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - Medscape (October 23, 2017)
• Endocrine dysfunction may follow immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies - Endocrine Today (September 27, 2017)
• Women who drink milk within one hour of taking thyroid-replacement medications absorb as much as 39 percent less of the hormone - First for Women magazine (September 12, 2017 issue)
• Lenvatinib prolongs life in older patients with thyroid cancer(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - Medscape (June 20, 2017)
• Hypothyroid and older? You may not need treatment(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - EndocrineWeb (May 9, 2017)
• Hillary Clinton puts hypothyroidism options in the spotlight(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - Medsape (October 2016)
• Sharp decline in antithyroid-drug embryopathy seen after alert(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - Medscape (October 2016)
• Long-term results support low-dose radioiodine efficacy for DTC(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - Medscape (September 2016)
• Judge on EPA: Someone needs to 'light a fire under them': The Environmental Protection Agency has a reputation formissing regulatory deadlines, including one for keeping perchlorate out of drinking water(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - Undark magazine (September 2016)
• Iodinated contrast media tied to hypothyroidism in children - Medscape (April 2016)
• Iodinated contrast media exposure increases hypothyroidism risk in children(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - Endocrine Today (March 2016)
• Maternal iodine status may affect childhood IQ(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (December 2015)
• Thyroid dysfunction and hyperlipidemia (November 2013)
• Thyroid hormone common contaminant in weight-loss supplements (October 2015)
• Can kale cause hypothyroidism?(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) (July 2014)
• Speaking of women - Radio interview with Christina Lucas (June 9, 2017)

Podcast
Pregnancy and thyroid: Hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) - "Doctor Thyroid" podcast with Philip James (Published October 18, 2017)

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