Hypothyroidism: A Paradigm Shift
暫譯: 甲狀腺功能低下症：範式轉變

Rudolf Hoerman

Formerly Department of General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Klinikum Lüdenscheid, Lüdenscheid, Germany

Rudolf Hoermann received his MD and PhD from the University of Munich, Germany and is a board certified Internist and Endocrinologist. His training included a fellowship with Harvard University, Boston, USA. During his career he held various positions at leading universities in Germany. He headed the Department of General Medicine, Gastroenterology and Endocrinology at Klinikum Lüdenscheid, a major teaching hospital. He is a member of numerous medical societies.

After retirement, he currently lives at the Sunshine Coast, Australia where as an independent scholar he continues to be involved in research with several institutions, including his former institution and the Universities of Bochum, Germany and Melbourne, Australia. His ongoing interest in thyroidology and extensive experience in basic and clinical research is documented by the authorship or co-authorship of more than 150 articles or reviews in peer-reviewed journals, a dedicated book to thyroid disease, numerous book sections and many international scientific presentations.

Johannes W. Dietrich

Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Section, Department of Medicine I, St. Josef Hospital, Bochum, Germany

Johannes W Dietrich received his medical education and training at the University of Munich. He is currently the Head of the Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Section, Department of Medicine I, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University of Bochum and of the Diabetes Centre Bochum/Hattingen, Klinik Blankenstein, Hattingen. His interest lies in basic and clinical research in endocrinology with special focus on thyroidology and diabetology. He is also proficient in several programming languages and mathematical modelling. He is a member of multiple international and national societies and the author of more than 150 scientific publications, not including his numerous oral and poster presentations.

魯道夫·霍曼
前德國呂登沙伊德醫院內科、腸胃科及內分泌科部門

魯道夫·霍曼在德國慕尼黑大學獲得醫學博士（MD）及哲學博士（PhD），並且是經過認證的內科醫師及內分泌科醫師。他的培訓包括在美國哈佛大學的研究員計畫。在他的職業生涯中，他曾在德國多所頂尖大學擔任各種職位。他曾擔任呂登沙伊德醫院內科、腸胃科及內分泌科的主任，該醫院是一所主要的教學醫院。他是多個醫學學會的成員。

退休後，他目前居住在澳洲陽光海岸，作為獨立學者，他繼續與多個機構進行研究，包括他之前的機構以及德國波鴻大學和澳洲墨爾本大學。他對甲狀腺學的持續興趣及在基礎和臨床研究方面的豐富經驗，通過在同行評審期刊上發表的超過150篇文章或評論、一本專門針對甲狀腺疾病的書籍、眾多書籍章節以及許多國際科學報告得以證明。

約翰內斯·W·迪特里希
德國波鴻聖約瑟夫醫院內科I部糖尿病、內分泌學及代謝科

約翰內斯·W·迪特里希在德國慕尼黑大學接受醫學教育和培訓。他目前是德國波鴻魯爾大學聖約瑟夫醫院內科I部糖尿病、內分泌學及代謝科的主任，以及波鴻/哈廷根糖尿病中心的主任，該中心隸屬於哈廷根的布蘭肯斯坦診所。他的研究興趣集中在內分泌學的基礎和臨床研究，特別是甲狀腺學和糖尿病學。他也精通多種程式語言和數學建模。他是多個國際和國內學會的成員，並且是超過150篇科學出版物的作者，這不包括他眾多的口頭和海報報告。