Board of Directors
Iram Hussain, M.D.
PresidentIram Hussain, M.D. is the current president of NASOIE. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, and has an active role in teaching and training residents and fellows in thyroid disease. Her clinical practice focuses on thyroid dysfunction, nodules and cancer. She started the new service line for radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules and neck lesions at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX and is one of the few academic endocrinologists in the country performing these procedures in a university clinic setting.
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Samer Nakhle, MD
Vice PresidentDr. Samer Nakhle is one of the founding members of NASIOE. He is the founder and program director of the first endocrine fellowship program in the State of Nevada. Dr. Nakhle founded Palm Medical Group in 2007 and has grown the practice to the largest endocrinology practice in Nevada. He is an expert in thyroid management and procedures, especially thyroid cancer management and follow-up. He completed radio-frequency ablation training in South Korea in 2018. Dr. Nakhle has been performing and teaching thermal ablation procedures since that time.
Jules Aljammal, MD
Past PresidentDr. Aljammal is a dedicated doctor with a passion for providing the highest standard of medical care for his patients. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, one of the top-rated U.S. academic hospitals, where he trained with national leaders in endocrinology. He is board-certified in endocrinology, with expertise in the evaluation and treatment of thyroid diseases. Dr. Aljammal is also ECNU certified.
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Shahzad Ahmad, MD
TreasurerHe has been involved in trying to bring this technique to the USA for over 4 years and has extensively practiced this technique on tissue models. He has now successfully ablated over 150 nodules/Goiters without complications. The first 3 cases were observed by the STARmed team from Korea under the guidance of the pioneer of the RFA technology, Dr. Jung Hwan Baek of Seoul, South Korea.
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Agustin Andrade, MD
SecretaryAgustin A. Andrade M.D., ECNU is a founding member and current secretary of NASOIE. He is the Chief of the endocrinology division and a professor at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, Florida. He is also the President of the Miami Endocrine Association.
Dr. Andrade dedicates his practice to the thyroid and parathyroid disorders and perform novel treatments for benign and malignant thyroid nodules. He was the first physician in the united states that performed Percutaneous Laser Ablation. He is the patent owner for thyroid core biopsy needle and biopsy cannula.
