Pauline Camacho, MD, Named President of theAmerican Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Newswise — MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola Medicine endocrinologist Pauline Camacho, MD, FACE, will be inaugurated as president of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) at its 25th Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress in Orlando on May 16. “My goal is to increase awareness and participation among domestic as well as international endocrinologists through our educational programs and publications,” said Dr. Camacho, director of Loyola's Osteoporosis Center. “The AACE has changed the course of endocrinology for more than two decades and I look forward to continuing to expand its impact on our field." As president, Dr. Camacho will be the official representative of the association and will also lead the association’s executive committee and board of directors. Dr. Camacho is a professor and director of the Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Center at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. She received a master's degree and medical degree at the University of the Philippines and completed her internship at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Camacho has been actively involved with AACE since her fellowship. She served as the fellow-in-training (FIT) representative to the board of directors from 1999-2000 and was elected to the AACE Board of Directors in 2003. She has been a member of the AACE Annual Meeting Clinical Congress program committee for nine years. Dr. Camacho is currently chair of the AACE education services committee, bone and parathyroid committee and maintenance of certification re-certification committee, and is vice-chair of the international endocrine education committee. Dr. Camacho has served as president-elect of the AACE since 2014. She also has served two terms on the American College of Endocrinology board of trustees. She now represents AACE in the National Bone Health Alliance, National Osteoporosis Foundation and ASBMR. Dr. Camacho has published three books: Evidence Based Endocrinology, Osteoporosis: A Guide for Clinicians and A Color Handbook of Endocrinology and Metabolism.