| The Endocrine Society is pleased to announce that Maria New, M.D. is the 2003 recipient of their highest award- the Fred Conrad Koch Award. This award is presented annually to recognize exceptional contributions to endocrinology. The award was presented to Dr. New at ENDO 2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. New is currently Professor of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Her work has made important contributions to endocrinology. She discovered apparent mineralocorticoid excess, a disease with severe low-renin hypertension, hypoaldosteronism and low secretion of all adrenal steriods. She also discovered a second form of low-renin hypertension known as dexamethasone-suppressible hyperaldosteronism.
Dr. New is also a leading authority on congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Her achievements include establishing aldosterone deficiency as a cause of salt wasting and pioneering prenatal diagnosis and treatment for CAH based on molecular genetic analysis. |
