Skip to main content
ENDO 2026 Main banner

Shlomo Melmed, MD

Professor & Dean
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States

Shlomo Melmed, MD received his medical degree with distinction from the University of Cape Town, School of Medicine He is Executive VP for Medicine and Health Sciences, Dean of the Medical Faculty and Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is a Master of the American College of Physicians; elected Fellow of the American Asscoaition for Advancement of Science; an elected member of the Association of American Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Investigation; recipient of the Endocrinology Medal of the Royal Society of Medicine; the Endocrine Society Clinical Investigator Award; and the Scholarly Physician Award;the Society of Endocrinology Transatlantic Medal;and the Dale medal; and the Pituitary Society's Lifetime Achievement Award; Dr. Melmed's laboratory is consistently funded by NIH since 1980, and he has trained over 80 physicians, scientists and graduate students who occupy leading positions in academic endocrinology worldwide. His research is devoted to molecular pathogenesis and treatment of pituittary disorders and he has pioneered the discovery and application of novel treatments for endocrine tumors and is a recognized authority on pituitary medicine. Dr. Melmed edits The Pituitary, co-edits Williams & Melmed Textbook of Endocrinology; and is pituitary section author for Harrison's Textbook of Medicine. He was Editor--in-Chief of Pituitary, is on the editorial board of Journal of Clinical Investigation and past Editor-in-Chief of Endocrinology..Having served on NIH Endocrinology Study Section, he also chaired Special Endocrine Study Sections. He was President and founding member of the Pituitary Society, and currently its Secretary.He was a member of Endocrine Society Council, President of the International Society of Endocrinology , Program Chair of the International Congress of Endocrinology, a Director of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP), and Board Member of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).

Disclosure information not submitted.

Presentation(s):