About Us

Our Mission

The Society will strive to serve as the premier international multidisciplinary organization fostering and encouraging quality and innovation in clinical and basic research related to the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of androgen excess disorders.

Promote excellence in basic and clinical research in androgen excess that improves the detection and treatment of these disorders.

Serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas between professionals from different scientific and clinical backgrounds, striving to stimulate evidence-based studies that guide the management of these disorders.

Educate research-sponsoring agencies in the U.S. and elsewhere, either alone or in partnership with patient groups, regarding the importance, priorities, and need for funding of studies of androgen excess disorders.
Provide a platform for investigators in search of collaborators, either for additional expertise or to aid in subject recruitment.

Produce and disseminate information regarding androgen excess disorders for patients and the general public.
Provide a forum for the collection and dissemination of recent findings in androgen excess research, either published or presented at meetings. Participate in evidence-based guidelines for screening, diagnosis, and treatment of androgen excess disorders.

Provide a forum for the direct exchange of ideas through the sponsorship or co-sponsorship of scientific meetings.

Androgen Excess and PCOS Society

The Androgen Excess and PCOS Society is an international organization dedicated to promoting the generation and dissemination of knowledge related to all aspects of androgen excess disorders including:

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Adrenal Hyperplasia
  • Idiopathic Hirsutism
  • Premature Adrenarche

Members include scientists and clinicians, whose major interests are the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of androgen excess disorders. The Society disseminates information to both the medical and scientific community and the general public.

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Our Vision

The Society will strive to serve as the premier international multidisciplinary organization fostering and encouraging quality and innovation in clinical and basic research related to the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of androgen excess disorders.

  • Promote excellence in basic and clinical research in androgen excess that improves the detection and treatment of these disorders.
  • Serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas between professionals from different scientific and clinical backgrounds, striving to stimulate evidence-based studies that guide the management of these disorders.
  • Educate research-sponsoring agencies in the U.S. and elsewhere, either alone or in partnership with patient groups, regarding the importance, priorities, and need for funding of studies of androgen excess disorders.
  • Provide a platform for investigators in search of collaborators, either for additional expertise or to aid in subject recruitment.
  • Produce and disseminate information regarding androgen excess disorders for patients and the general public.
  • Provide a forum for the collection and dissemination of recent findings in androgen excess research, either published or presented at meetings.
  • Participate in evidenced-based guidelines for screening, diagnosis, and treatment of androgen excess disorders.
  • Provide a forum for the direct exchange of ideas through the sponsorship or co-sponsorship of scientific meetings.

Board of Directors

Joop-Laven

Joop Laven, M.D., Ph.D.

President

Erasmus Medical Centre
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Kathleen Hoeger, M.D., M.P.H.

Past President

University of Rochester
Rochester, USA

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Terhi Piltonen, M.D., Ph.D.

President Elect

University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland

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Anuja Dokras, M.D., MHCI, Ph.D.

Executive Director

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, USA

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Tania Burgert, M.D.

Treasurer

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kansas City, USA

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Anju Joham, Ph.D, MBBS, FRACP

Director-at-Large

Monash University
Melbourne, Australia

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Rebecca Campbell

Director-at-Large

University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand

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Paolo Giacobini, Ph.D.

Director-at-Large

Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden

CV - Dr. Madhuri Patil

Madhuri Patil MD, DFP, DGO, FCPS, FICOG

Director-at-Large

Clinical Director of Dr. Patil's Fertility and Endoscopy Clinic, Bangalore, India

Committees Chairs

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Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Ph.D.

Chief Science Officer

Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden

Joop-Laven

Joop Laven, M.D., Ph.D.

Publication Committee

Erasmus Medical Centre
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

tania

Tania Burgert, M.D.

Website and Education/Advocacy Committee

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Kansas City, USA

Marla Lujan, assistant professor of nutritional science.

Marla Lujan, Ph.D.

Website Committee

Cornell University
Ithaca, USA

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Anju Joham, Ph.D, MBBS, FRACP

Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee

Monash University, Melbourne Australia

Sandro Graca, MSc, Lic TCM, FABORM

Sandro Graca, MSc

Social Media 

University of Wolverhampton, UK

Early Career Special Interest Group

The AE-PCOS Early Career Special Interest Group (EC-SIG) is a forum for early career professionals to network and obtain professional development. Activities include quarterly conference calls and on-line meet the professor sessions as well as special networking events at scientific meetings. Early career professionals of the AE-PCOS society are encouraged to participate in the Early Career Special Interest Group. Please contact the co-chairs below for more details.

Snigdha

Snigdha Alur-Gupta, M.D., M.S.C.E.

Co-Chair

University of RochesterNew York, USA

Nour

Nour Mimouni, PhD

Co-Chair

Columbia UniversityNew York, USA

Sharmin

Sharmin Abbasi, MBBS, FCPS (OBGYN), MCPS, FACS (USA)

Secretary

Anwer Khan Modern Medical College HospitalBangladesh