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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Historical Perspective

• In 1914, Dr. Simmonds was the first one to describe the hypothryoidism. He described it as the inability of the pituitary gland to secrete hormones matching the organs need.