## About

Alan P. Farwell, MD, is a board-certified endocrinologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and a clinical professor of medicine in Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Dr. Farwell is among the country’s top senior clinician-educators in endocrinology. He is the founding chair of the Patient Education and Advocacy Committee of the ...  American Thyroid Association (ATA), founding chair of the ATA Alliance for Thyroid Patient Education, and editor-in-chief of Clinical Thyroidology for the Patient, a monthly online journal that presents summaries of research studies written in lay language to allow thyroid research to reach the widest possible audience. He specializes in thyroid disease, thyroid cancer, and patient education and advocacy.Read More



 

 

 

 

- ### Departments
    
    [Endocrinology](/departments/endocrinology)
- ### Specialties
    
    Thyroid disease, thyroid cancer, patient education and advocacy
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.638.7470](tel:617.638.7470)
- ### Primary Location
    
     732 Harrison Avenue  
    2nd Floor  
    Boston, MA 02118
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Clinical Professor, Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
     Internal Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, 1984-1987
- ### Fellowship
    
     Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 1987-1990
- ### Education
    
    University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, 1984
- ### Board Certifications
    
     Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine
 
 

 

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  ## Affiliations

  ###  ![Boston University](https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/busm-new.jpg?itok=gJTsGGU9) 

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