Ari J. Wassner, MD
Medical Director, Thyroid Center; Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program; Senior Associate Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Ari J. Wassner, MD
Medical Director, Thyroid Center; Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program; Senior Associate Physician, Division of Endocrinology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Haverford College
2000
Haverford
PA
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
2005
Boston
MA
Residency
Pediatrics
Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2008
Boston
MA
Residency
Chief Resident
Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2009
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Endocrinology
Boston Children's Hospital
2012
Boston
MA
Media
Caregiver Profile
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Thyroid Cancer Q&A
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Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
Professional History
Dr. Ari Wassner is Medical Director of the Thyroid Center, Director of the Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program at Boston Children's Hospital, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He earned his MD from Harvard Medical School and completed residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Wassner is an international expert in pediatric thyroid disease, serving for the American Thyroid Association (ATA) Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Guidelines Task Force and the writing group of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) congenital hypothyroidism guidelines.
Dr. Wassner’s primary clinical focus is on congenital hypothyroidism and thyroid neoplasia in children. Dr. Wassner is actively involved in education and received the 2017 Masland Award for Excellence in Teaching from Harvard Medical School. He also serves on the Boston Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Committee and is a member of the Academy at Harvard Medical School. In addition to his involvement in resident and fellow education, he directs preclinical medical education in Endocrinology at Harvard Medical School.
Publications
Congenital Hypothyroidism: Screening and Management. View Abstract
Congenital Hypothyroidism: Screening and Management. View Abstract
Pediatric thyroid cancer: Recent developments. View Abstract
Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Risk of Malignancy in Children with Thyroid Nodules. View Abstract
Investigations Into Obesity and the Risk of Malignant Disease in Pediatric Thyroid Nodules-Reply. View Abstract
Is Thyroid Monitoring Warranted in Infants and Young Children After Intravascular Administration of Iodine-Based Contrast Media? View Abstract
Association Between Body Mass Index and Thyroid Cancer in Children With Thyroid Nodules. View Abstract
Thyroid Nodules in Children With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. View Abstract
Germline pathogenic variants in cancer risk genes among patients with thyroid cancer and suspected predisposition. View Abstract
Subtype of atypia on cytology and risk of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules. View Abstract
Belzutifan, a Potent HIF2a Inhibitor, in the Pacak-Zhuang Syndrome. View Abstract
Predictors of Bilateral Disease in Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. View Abstract
Clinical utility of sonographic features in indeterminate pediatric thyroid nodules. View Abstract
Re: "The Use of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology in Pediatric Thyroid Nodules: A Meta-Analysis" by Vuong et al. View Abstract
Relationship of Preoperative Thyroid Dysfunction to Clinical Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. View Abstract
Natural History of Thyroid Disease in Children with PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome. View Abstract
Risk Stratification in Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: Growing Evidence for Individualized Therapy. View Abstract
Severity of Proteinuria Is Directly Associated With Risk of Hypothyroidism in Adults. View Abstract
Severity of Proteinuria Is Directly Associated With Risk of Hypothyroidism in Adults. View Abstract
Consensus statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) and the American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section (AHNS-ES) on Pediatric Benign and Malignant Thyroid Surgery. View Abstract
Graves' disease in a five-month-old boy with an unusual treatment course. View Abstract
Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) and the American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section (AHNS) on Pediatric Benign and Malignant Thyroid Surgery. View Abstract
Undernutrition and Pubertal Timing in Female Survivors of Medulloblastoma and Other Embryonal Tumors. View Abstract
Unraveling the Genetics of Congenital Hypothyroidism: Challenges and Opportunities. View Abstract
MCT8 deficiency: collaborative rare disease phenotyping for care and research. View Abstract
Update on congenital hypothyroidism. View Abstract
Assessment of American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) for Pediatric Thyroid Nodules. View Abstract
A Novel ALK Fusion in Pediatric Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. View Abstract
COINCIDENT SUPPURATIVE THYROIDITIS AND GRAVES DISEASE IN A PATIENT WITH INFECTED BRANCHIAL CLEFT CYST. View Abstract
Differences in Thyroid Nodule Cytology and Malignancy Risk Between Children and Adults. View Abstract
Thyroid hormone therapy in congenital hypothyroidism and pediatric hypothyroidism. View Abstract
Natural History and Outcomes of Cytologically Benign Thyroid Nodules in Children. View Abstract
Thyroid Nodules in Pediatric Patients: Sonographic Characteristics and Likelihood of Cancer. View Abstract
Congenital Hypothyroidism. View Abstract
Whole exome sequencing frequently detects a monogenic cause in early onset nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis. View Abstract
Congenital hypothyroidism: insights into pathogenesis and treatment. View Abstract
Prevalence and Significance of Thyroglobulin Antibodies in Pediatric Thyroid Cancer. View Abstract
Pediatric Hypothyroidism: Diagnosis and Treatment. View Abstract
Myocardial Induction of Type 3 Deiodinase in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. View Abstract
Mutations in SLC26A1 Cause Nephrolithiasis. View Abstract
Liothyronine Improves Biochemical Control of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Patients with Central Resistance to Thyroid Hormone. View Abstract
Prevalence of Monogenic Causes in Pediatric Patients with Nephrolithiasis or Nephrocalcinosis. View Abstract
Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Infancy: To Treat or Not to Treat, That Is the Question. View Abstract
Congenital hypothyroidism: recent advances. View Abstract
Fourteen monogenic genes account for 15% of nephrolithiasis/nephrocalcinosis. View Abstract
Mice with hepatocyte-specific deficiency of type 3 deiodinase have intact liver regeneration and accelerated recovery from nonthyroidal illness after toxin-induced hepatonecrosis. View Abstract
Severe hypercalcaemia due to subcutaneous fat necrosis: presentation, management and complications. View Abstract
How are childhood thyroid nodules discovered: opportunities for improving early detection. View Abstract
Rates of medical errors and preventable adverse events among hospitalized children following implementation of a resident handoff bundle. View Abstract
Endocrine physiology in the newborn. View Abstract
Hypothyroidism in the newborn period. View Abstract
A standardized assessment of thyroid nodules in children confirms higher cancer prevalence than in adults. View Abstract
Isolated central hypothyroidism in young siblings as a manifestation of PROP1 deficiency: clinical impact of whole exome sequencing. View Abstract
Synthesis and ion conductance behavior of a tetrameric alamethicin ion channel. View Abstract