Scientific Advisory Panel

	Sylvia Asa, M.D., Ph.D Chair Professor of Medicine University of Toronto, Canada		Albert Beckers, M.D. Professor of Endocrinology Chu de Leige Domaine Universitaire du Sart-Tilman Belgium
	George Chrousos, M.D. Professor and Chairman, Athens Univ. Medical School, Athens Greece		Dr. William Couldwell, M.D., Ph.D. Chief of Neurosurgery University of Utah, USA
	Patricia Crock, M.D. Assoc.Professor Head, Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes John Hunter Children's Hosp. Australia		Shereen Ezzat, M.D. Professor of Medicine University of Toronto, Canada
	Roger Guillemin, M.D., Ph.D. Professor Salk Institute for Biological Studies San Diego, CA USA		Edward R. Laws, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. Director, Neuro-Endocrine/Pituitary Center; Interim Director, Neuro-oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
	Aart Jan van der Lely, M.D. Professor of Endocrinology Erasmus University, The Netherlands		Ian McCutcheon M.D., Ex Officio Professor or Neurosurgery M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX USA
	Gail Rosseau, M.D. Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery & Neuroresearch USA		Peter Snyder, M.D. Professor of Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania USA

2006 GENTLE GIANT Award Recipient: George P. Chrousos, M.D.

George P. Chrousos is Professor and Chairman of Pediatrics at  the Athens University Medical School in Athens, Greece. He has focused his research on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal  (HPA) axis and has extensively  studied the neuroendocrine alterations associated with mood disorders, sleep, pain perception, and immune function.  His laboratory is recognized worldwide for its work on the glucocorticoid signaling system, diseases of the HPA axis,  such as  Cushing’s syndrome,

and  the physiologic and molecular mechanisms of stress.    Dr. Chrousos has contributed immensely to the biomedical  literature and his work has provided new insights into a variety of chronic complex disorders. He has written over 1000 scientific papers and his work has been cited in about 35,000 other scientific articles, an irrefutable testimony to the importance and influence of his research. He is one of the most cited physician scientists in the world (ISI highly cited). His work has educated a broad community of physicians and scientists around the world. As a mentor, he has helped to develop the careers of many young physicians and scientists, several of whom are now professors and chairpersons in Europe, the United States, Australia  and Latin America.  An outstanding teacher, he has had a number of visiting professorships and given prestigious  lectures throughout the world.    Dr. Chrousos has received numerous national and international awards for his work, including election to membership in the prestigious American Society of Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. He was recently inducted as a master of both the American College of Endocrinology and the American College of Physicians. "Chrousos in ancient as well as modern Greek, means gold. George Chrousos, our gold standard in endocrinology !"   - Dr. Roger Guillemin

Previous GENTLE GIANT Award Recipients and Honorees

2005 Sylvia L. Asa, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine University of Toronto, Canada

2005 Shereen Ezzat, M.D., FRCP(C),FACP                       Professor of Medicine University of Toronto, Canada

2004 Edward R. Laws, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Neurosurgery Stanford University Medical Center Advanced Medicine Center Stanford, California

2003 Peter Snyder, M.D. Professor of Medicine University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

2002 Charles B. Wilson, M.D. Professor of Neurosurgery University Of California, San Francisco