Erik K. Alexander (born May 18, 1971) is an American medical educator and practicing

clinician A clinician is a health care professional typically employed at a skilled nursing facility or clinic. Clinicians work directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher. A clinician may diagnose, treat, and otherwise care for pa ...

. He is Vice President of Education for Brigham Health, and Harvard Medical School Associate Dean for Medical Education (BWH). In 2011, he joined the board of directors of the

American Thyroid Association The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is a professional organization of over 1700 medical specialists devoted to thyroid biology and to the prevention and treatment of thyroid disease through excellence in research, clinical care, education, and ...

. Alexander is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), and is the Executive Director of the Brigham Education Institute (BEI) and Undergraduate Medical Education ( medical student education) at

Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the second largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Along with Massachusetts Gener ...

(BWH) in Boston, Massachusetts. Alexander is co-Chairman of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Education Committee on Teaching and Education, and Director of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Principal Clinical Experience. Alexander is Chief of the Thyroid Section at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is co-Chairman of the 2017 American Thyroid Association national clinical guidelines on the treatment of Thyroid Disease during Pregnancy. His work investigating thyroid physiology during pregnancy has helped to define treatment paradigms designed to prevent maternal hypothyroidism and its consequences.

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