Expertise in
9
conditions

Dr. Samuel Refetoff

Endocrinology
University Of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S Maryland Ave, 
Chicago, IL 
Expertise in
9
conditions
University Of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S Maryland Ave, 
Chicago, IL 
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Overview

Samuel Refetoff is an Endocrinologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Refetoff is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypothyroidism, Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome, Congenital Hypothyroidism, and Familial Hyperthyroidism due to Mutations in TSH Receptor.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 139 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IL
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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  • HMO
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  • HMO
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Locations

University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Call: 773-702-6939

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Refetoff has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypoparathyroidism

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

139 Total Publications

Stimulated thyroid hormone synthesis machinery drives thyrocyte cell death independent of ER stress.
Stimulated thyroid hormone synthesis machinery drives thyrocyte cell death independent of ER stress.
Journal: The Journal of clinical investigation
Published: October 14, 2025
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  • Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome
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    Elite
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  • Congenital Hypothyroidism
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    Elite
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  • Hypothyroidism
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    Elite
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  • Familial Hyperthyroidism due to Mutations in TSH Receptor
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    Distinguished
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  • Generalized Resistance to Thyroid Hormone
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    Distinguished
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  • Hyperthyroidism
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  • Thyroid Dysgenesis
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  • Thyroid Hormone Plasma Membrane Transport Defect
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  • Advanced
  • Neonatal Hypothyroidism
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  • Experienced
  • Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
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    Experienced
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  • Follicular Thyroid Cancer
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    Experienced
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  • Hashimoto Thyroiditis
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    Experienced
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  • Hypothalamic Tumor
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    Experienced
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  • Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
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  • Papillary Thyroid Cancer
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