Ridha Arem, MD, is a world-renowned endocrinologist and director of the Texas Thyroid Institute. He has served as clinical professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine for many years and was also chief of endocrinology and metabolism at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston. Dr. Arem has lectured extensively locally, nationally, and internationally for healthcare professionals and the public. He was the founder and editor in chief of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association, and is the author of the groundbreaking bestseller The Thyroid Solution.