american thyroid association american thyroid association the american thyroid association (ata) is a professional organization of over 1700 medical specialists devoted to thyroid biology and to the prevention and treatment of thyroid disease through excellence in research, clinical care, education, and public health. the ata publishes the journals clinical thyroidology for the public and signal. the peer-reviewed journals thyroid, clinical thyroidology and videoendocrinology are published through mary ann liebert, inc., publishers. american thyroid associationabbreviationataformation1923typeprofessional academy (non-profit)legal statusactivepurposeprofessional education and researchlocationfalls church, virginiaregion served u.s.membership thyroidologistsofficial language englishsecretaryjacqueline jonklaas, mdmain organthyroidbudget $2mstaff 7volunteers 307website official website thyroid.org