Bryan Haugen MD

Bryan R. Haugen, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is also Director of the Thyroid Tumor Program, which provides care for more than 4000 patients. Dr Haugen is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and a member of the Association of American Physicians. He was President of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) 2012-2013 and Chair of the 2015 ATA thyroid nodule and differentiated cancer guidelines task force.

Haugen has received the Paul Starr Award from the ATA for advancements in clinical thyroidology and the Sidney H Ingbar Award for his advancements in thyroid research over the past 30 years. He recently received the 2023 Outstanding Scholarly Physician award from the Endocrine Society. His current clinical interests include thyroid neoplasms and cancer. Dr Haugen’s research interests include molecular studies of thyroid neoplasm diagnosis and pathophysiology of advanced thyroid cancer, as well as the study of molecular therapeutic targets. Dr Haugen has been involved in philanthropy projects for many years and has been Director of Philanthropy for the Department of Medicine since 2024.