A Primary Care Update for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyrotoxicosis (2025 AC Live)

Ania Janicka, D.O. graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medical School in 2002. She trained in Internal Medicine and subsequently completed an endocrinology fellowship of Endocrinology at Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY. Winthrop University Hospital achieved national rankings highlighting specialty programs that place among the top 50 in the country. She has completed a Preceptorship in Metabolic Bone disease with John P. Bilezikian, MD at Columbia University. Dr. Janicka has joined the Diabetes Care Center, serving Pinellas and Pasco County, Florida, for the last 17 years. To optimize her metabolism skills, Dr. Janicka completed certification in Obesity Medicine. She maintains triple board certification in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Obesity. Dr. Janicka is a core faculty member of the Endocrinology Fellowship at Diabetes Care Center and an associate professor of residency programs at Trinity Medical Center and Beyonette Point Medical Center. Bone disease is of special interest to her as "osteoporosis" runs in her family. Leaving in proximity to Tampa, over the last 17 years, she has had ample opportunities to share patients with Norman Parathyroid Center, which is now operating at The Hospital of Endocrine Surgeries. Dr. Janicka lives in Tarpon Springs with her husband and two daughters, who can verify that she full-heartedly believes in Osteopathic principles; Hippocrates' quote, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food," is often recited in the household.

Brian M. Lake, DO, is an endocrinologist in private practice at Lake Endocrinology and Diabetes, PLLC, in Largo, Florida. He earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri. Dr. Lake completed an internship and internal medicine residency at The Tampa Bay Heart Institute at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He continued with a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and medical genetics at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Lake is board certified in internal medicine and in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Dr. Lake is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Internists, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, the Endocrine Society, the American Diabetes Association, and the Pinellas County Osteopathic Medical Society. He is involved with the Writing and Review Committee for the American College of Osteopathic Internists in rewriting the endocrinology board certification examination. He serves on the board of directors as president elect for the Pinellas County Osteopathic Medical Society and sits on the board for his medical school’s alumni association as president elect as well. Dr. Lake has been an invited lecturer at many endocrine national meetings over the years. Dr. Lake is also actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and DNP students from a variety of medical and nursing schools in the Tampa Bay area. He holds status as assistant professor at USF Morsani College of Medicine, Nova Southeaster College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine. He was also named a “Top doctor” by Tampa Bay Magazine in 2023, 2024, and again in 2025.