Lazarus

Professor J H Lazarus,

MA MD FRCP (Lon Edin Glas) FRCOG FACE

 

Professor Lazarus is Chairman of the UK Iodine Group.

Professor Lazarus is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Endocrinology and Honorary Consulting Physician at Cardiff School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK. He is also Regional Coordinator for West Central Europe for the Global Iodine Network (formerly International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders – ICCIDD)

Iodine and thyroid publications 

  1. Pearce E, Lazarus JH, Moreno-Reyes R, Zimmermann MB, Consequences of iodine deficiency and excess in pregnant women: an overview of current knowns and unknowns, Am J Clin Nutr 104: 9185-9235; 2016
  2. Phillips DIW, Lazarus JH, Hall R.  Iodine metabolism and the thyroid.  J Endocrinol 119: 361-363, 1988
  3. Othman S, Parkes A, Richards C, Hall R, Lazarus JH.  Iodine excretion in the postpartum period and in postpartum thyroiditis (PPT).  In:  (Eds) HA Drexhage, JJM de Viljder, WM Wiersinga.  The Thyroid Gland, Environment and Autoimmunity.  Elsevier Science Publ. B.V. Amsterdam pp3150318, 1990              
  4. Chow CC, Phillips DIW, Lazarus JH, Parkes AB.  Effect of low dose iodide supplementation on thyroid function in potentially susceptible subjects: are dietary iodide levels in Britain acceptable?  Clin Endocrinol 34: 413-416, 1991               
  5. Othman S, Phillips DIW, Lazarus JH, Parkes AB, Richards C, Hall R.  Iodine metabolism in postpartum thyroiditis.  Thyroid 2: 107-111, 1992               
  6. Lazarus JH, Parkes AB, John R, N’diaye M, Prysor-Jones SG.  Endemic goitre in Senegal – thyroid function, etiological factors and treatment with oral iodized oil.  Acta Endocrinol 126: 149-154, 1992
  7. Lazarus JH.  Commentary.   Iodine deficiency and goitre in children in Sudan.  Clin Endocrinol 38: 17, 1993              
  8. Lazarus JH, Phillips DIW, Parkes AB, Smyth PPA, Hall R.  Status of iodine nutrition in the United Kingdom.  In:  F Delange, JT Dunn, D Glinoer (eds).  Iodine Deficiency in Europe.  A Continuing Concern.  Plenum Publishing Co, London pp323-327, 1993              
  9. Lazarus JH.  Endemic goitre in Guinea (Letter).  The Lancet 345: 514; 1995             
  10. Centanni M, Maiani G, Parkes AB, N’Diaye AM, Ferro-Luzzi A, Lazarus JH.  Thyroid homeostasis and retinol circulating complex relationships in a severe iodine-deficient area of Senegal.  J Endocrinol Invest 18: 608-612; 1995               
  11. Smyth PPA, Darke C, Parkes AB, Smith DF, John R, Hetherton AM, Lazarus JH.  Assessment of goitre in an area of endemic iodine deficiency.  Thyroid 9: 895-901; 1999      
  12. Premawardhana LDKE, Parkes AB, Smyth PP, Wijeyaratne CN, Jayasinghe A, de Silva DG, Lazarus JH.  Increased prevalence of thyroglobulin antibodies in Sri Lankan schoolgirls – Is iodine the cause?  Eur J Endocrinol 143; 185-188: 2000      
  13. Stable Iodine Prophylaxis: Recommendations of the 2nd UK Working Group.  National Radiological Board.  Vol12(3); 2001      
  14. Okosieme OE, Premawardhana LDKE, Jayasinghe A, de Silva DGH, Smyth PPA, Parkes AB, Lejeune PJ,  Ruf J, Lazarus JH.  Thyroglobulin epitope recognition in a post iodine-supplemented Sri Lankan population.  Clin Endocrinol 59; 190-197; 2003    
  15. Mazziotti G, Premawardhana LDKE, Parkes AB, Adams H, Smyth PPA, Smith DF, Kaluarachi WN, Wijeyaratne CN, Jayasinghe A, de Silva DGH, Lazarus JH.  Evoluation of thyroid autoimmunity during iodine prophylaxis – the Sri Lankan experience.  Eur J Endocrinol 149; 103-110: 2003
  16. Lazarus JH.  IDD status in United Kingdom.  J Endocrinol Invest 26; 54-55: 2003    
  17. Premawardhana LDKE, Parkes AB, Mazziotti G, Lazarus JH.  Autoimmune Thyroiditis After Elimination of Iodine Deficiency in Sri Lanka.  Thyroid 13; 1187: 2003   
  18. Lazarus JH, Delange F.  Prevalence of iodine deficiency worldwide. The Lancet 363; p901: 2004  
  19. Lazarus JH.  Impact of iodide on thyroid autoimmunity.  Current Opinion in Endocrinology & Diabetes 11; 205-208: 2004      
  20. Lazarus JH.  Iodine and Brain Function.  In: Nutritional Neuroscience.  HR Lieberman, RB Kanarek, C Prasad (Eds)  CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA; pp261-274: 2005             
  21. Wijeyaratne CN, Jayasinghe A, de Silva DG, Parkes AB, Lazarus JH, Premawardhna LDKE.  Iodine prophylaxis, goitre and thyroid autoimmunity in Sri Lanka.  Ceylon Med J 50(1); 20-23: 2005
  22. Okosieme OE, Premawardhana LDKE, Jayasinghe A, Kaluarachi WN, Parkes AB, Smyth PPA, Lejeune PJ, Ruf J, Lazarus JH.  Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies in Iodised Subjects: Relationship between Epitope Specificities and Longitudinal Antibody Activity.  Thyroid 15; 1067-1072: 2005        
  23. Lazarus JH  Comments Public health Nutrition, 10(12A), 1533,2007 in Report of a WHO Technical Consultation on prevention and control of iodine deficiency in pregnancy, lactation and in children less than 2 years of age (Geneva, 24-26  January 2005). Public Health Nutrition 10(12A) December 2007     
  24. John H. Lazarus, Peter P.A. Smyth, Iodine Deficiency in Pregnancy: Iodine Deficiency and Supplementation in Pregnancy. In Victor R. Preedy, Gerard N. Burrow and Ronald Watson, editors: Comprehensive Handbook of Iodine, Oxford: Academic Press,2009, pp. 469-476.          
  25. Pearce EN, Lazarus JH, Smyth PP, He X, Smith DF, Pino S, Braverman LE.  Urine Test Strips as a Source of Iodine Contamination. Thyroid. 2009, 8: 919      
  26. Leslie De Groot, Marcos Abalovich, Erik K. Alexander, Nobuyuki Amino,  Linda Barbour, Rhoda H. Cobin, Creswell J. Eastman, John H. Lazarus,  Dominique Luton, Susan J. Mandel, Jorge Mestman, Joanne Rovet, and Scott SullivanManagement of Thyroid Dysfunction during Pregnancy and Postpartum: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.  J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012;97 2543-2565  
  27. Lazarus JH, Bath SC, Jolly K, Rayman MP, Vanderpump M, Williams G, Zimmermann MB, Iodine deficiency in the UK the way forward, BMJ Rapid Response 20/8/12, http:// www. bmj.com /content/334/7599/885/rr/598802
  28. Lazarus JH  The hidden damage of iodine deficiency.  The Welsh Agenda 2013;48:50-51 
  29. Lazarus JH Iodine and Thiocyanate in Goiter – House of Bamboo Endocrine Practice Endocr Pract. 2013 Jan-Feb;19(1):7-8.   
  30. Lazarus JH Iodine Deficiency: Still a World Wide Problem The Endocrinologist 108 Summer 2013 p 10       
  31. Lazarus JH  Should we be worried about iodine deficiency? College News Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Summer 2013 p 12  
  32. Taylor PN, Okosieme OE, Dayan CM, Lazarus JH. Impact of iodine supplementation in mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency: systematic review and meta-analysis.  Eur J Endocrinol. 2013 19;170:R1-R5    
  33. Lazarus JH. Iodine status in Europe in 2014. Eur Thyroid J. 2014; 3:3-6. doi: 10.1159/000358873.
  34. John Lazarus  Rosalind S. Brown Chantal Daumerie Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk Roberto Negro Bijay Vaidya  2014 European Thyroid Association Guidelines for the Management of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy and in Children Eur Thyroid J 2014;3:76-94 (DOI: 10.1159/000362597)
  35. Taylor PN, Okosieme OE, Murphy R, Hales C, Chiusano E, Maina A, Joomun M, Bestwick JP, Smyth P, Paradice R, Channon S, Braverman LE, Dayan CM, Lazarus JH, Pearce EN. Maternal perchlorate levels in women with borderline thyroid function during pregnancy and the cognitive development of their offspring; Data from the Controlled Antenatal Thyroid Study.J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014; 99:4291-4298 
  36. John H. Lazarus  The importance of iodine in public health Environ Geochem Health DOI 10.1007/s10653-015-9681-4