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Surgical Oncologists have undergone additional
specialty training in oncology, and
offer the highest degree of specialization
and expertise. Thyroid and parathyroid
surgery is generally considered complex
surgery and published data have demonstrated
that hospitals and surgeons with the
highest volume experience with specific
operations have the lowest complication
and death rates. Recognizing the relationship
between frequency of performing an operation
and the quality of outcomes, each surgeon
in the Division of Surgical Oncology
focuses his or her clinical practice
on the management of one or two diseases.
The Thyroid and Parathyroid (Endocrine)
Cancer Surgery Program in Surgical Oncology
at Massachusetts General Hospital offers
expert endocrine cancer surgery in the
context of a multi-disciplinary team in
the Center
for Head and Neck Cancers, including
surgical oncologists, otolaryngologists,
endocrinologists, medical oncologists,
pathologists, radiologists, and genetic
counselors. The members of this multi-disciplinary
team are on the leading edge in endocrine
cancer detection, prevention, and treatment,
and offer participation in many clinical
trials. The endocrine cancer surgeons
in Surgical Oncology are highly specialized,
highly experienced, and nationally recognized
experts.
Specialized procedures offered by endocrine
surgeons in Surgical Oncology include:
- Evaluation of thyroid nodules, including
fine needle aspiration (FNA)
- Surgery for thyroid diseases
- Surgery for parathyroid diseases
- Intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitoring
- Neck ultrasound examination
- Lymph node dissections
- Fiberoptic evaluation
Surgical Oncology
Team
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Division of Surgical Oncology and the Divsion of General Surgery who perform these types of procedures are faculty members of Harvard Medical School and regularly teach other physicians in Continuing Medical Education courses. Specialists in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery:
Randall D. Gaz, MD
Richard A. Hodin, MD
Sareh Parangi, MD
Gregory Randolph, MD
Antonia Stephen MD
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