Dr. Kenneth B. Ain, MD, is a nationally recognized endocrinologist and oncologist specializing in thyroid malignancies, with a particular focus on aggressive and rare forms of thyroid cancer. He serves as Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Director of the Thyroid Oncology Program at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Dr. Ain earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He pursued fellowship training in endocrinology and oncology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he developed a career-long commitment to the study and treatment of thyroid cancer. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and is widely regarded for his expertise in translational research and patient-centered care in thyroid malignancies.
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Research papers · PubMed
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Background
Education
Medical school: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Residency: Internal Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital
Fellowship: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, University of Chicago and at NIH
Board certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Medical Oncology
Memberships and affiliations
American Thyroid Association
Endocrine Society
societies of thyroid cancer research and clinical endocrine oncology