Andre Lacroix

Andre Lacroix, M.D. is Professor, Department of Medicine at the University of Montreal teaching hospital (CHUM). He obtained his medical degree at the University of Montreal, where he also completed his training in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology. This was followed by fellowships in pituitary-adrenal disorders at Vanderbilt University and in hormone-dependent cancers at NCI, NIH. One of his main research interest since joining the Division of Endocrinology and CHUM Research Center is the molecular pathophysiology of adrenal Cushing’s syndrome; his group has uncovered the adrenal expression of aberrant hormone receptors leading to adrenal overgrowth and hyperfunction. Other interests include investigation and therapy of Cushing’s disease, primary aldosteronism, adrenal carcinoma, and pheochromocytomas. Dr. Lacroix has served as president of the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and is currently a member of the executive board of the International Society of Endocrinology. He is editor of the adrenal section of UpToDate.