Megan R. Haymart

Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine

Megan R. Haymart, MD, leads a multidisciplinary research team that studies cancer diagnosis, outcomes, treatment, and surveillance. Since she is a physician who provides direct cancer patient care, her research is inspired by her patients. Thyroid cancer is the most common cancer in young adults (YAs) ≤ 33 years, but the issues faced by thyroid cancer patients are also faced by many other YAs with cancer. For this reason, her research also has a special focus on the YA population in cancer survivorship. Dr. Haymart is the Nancy Wigginton Endocrinology Research Professor in Thyroid Cancer and Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan. Dr. Haymart received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2002, completed internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2005, and then completed fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at the University of Wisconsin in 2007. Dr. Haymart is involved in creating the National Comprehensive Cancer Network thyroid carcinoma guidelines and the upcoming American Thyroid Association adult differentiated thyroid cancer guidelines. She serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and as Associate Editor for Thyroid. She has previously served on the Board of Directors for the American Thyroid Association, as Clinical Science Chair for the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting Steering Committee, and as President of Women in Thyroidology. Dr. Haymart has a history of NIH-funded research focused on optimizing cancer care delivery and understanding and addressing thyroid cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

Dr. Haymart is a MAYA affiliate and brings her expertise in thyroid cancer and cancer service and outcome research in various collaborations.