World Congerss on Thyroid Cancer, Toronto 2009: 

1) Several Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms May Impact the Development of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in Patients with the RET V804M Proto-oncogene Mutation 

2) Incidence of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Increased in Patients with Graves

AAES 2009 Annual Meeting May 3-5, 2009, Madison, WI. Presented work on Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

ENDO 09, The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting,June 10-13, 2009
Washington, DC. Presenting " Endocrine surgeon performed preoperative neck ultrasound changes or modifies planed parathyroidectomy procedure in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism". 

10/2008 – New York Thyroid Club. Incidence of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Increased in Patients with Graves’ Disease . A.L. Shifrin, C.  Xenachis, J. Vernick

1) Cable show produced by and for Seabrook Village, an active adult community in Tinton Falls to raise awareness about thyroid conditions and the new surgical techniques. Preliminary scheduled on July 14  2008 @ 9:45 – 10:30 AM.

2) See cover story featured in July / August 2008 issue of Meridian HealthViews magazine, page 6: "Simplifying Thyroid Surgery" http://www.meridianhealth.com/index.cfm/Publications/index.cfm 

3) "Tired... Forgetful... Could It Be Your…Thyroid?"
Meridian HealthView Magazine publication, Sept/Oct 2007.

4) August 10, 2007, JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PRESENTED PROGRAM ON THYROID CONDITIONS.  "On Monday, August 13, Jersey Shore University Medical Center is hosting a program titled "Diagnosis of Thyroid Conditions and New Surgical Treatments", from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The Atlantic Club, 1904 Atlantic Avenue, Wall.This program will feature a discussion on the latest methods for diagnosing and treating thyroid conditions through surgery from Alexander Shifrin, M.D., a specialist in endocrine surgery."

5) Acceptance to the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons, ESES Congress, Barcelona, Spain, April 2008: