Expert Surgical Treatment for Thyroid and Parathyroid Conditions

Our Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Program experts are dedicated to treating patients with cancerous and non-cancerous thyroid and parathyroid disorders. Our experienced surgeons collaborate with a team of endocrinologists, radiologists, geneticists and pathologists to determine the best treatment for your individual needs.

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the central part of your neck that produces hormones that control metabolism — how your body uses energy. At times, it may produce too little hormone or too much hormone, or it may develop nodules and cancer.

The parathyroids are four pea-sized glands that are found next to the thyroid and produce parathyroid hormone, which controls your body’s calcium. The parathyroids should maintain a balance of normal calcium levels, but occasionally one or more of the glands can become overactive, resulting in elevated calcium.

Thyroid and parathyroid conditions our surgeons treat include:

• Goiter
• Graves’ disease
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Inherited endocrine syndromes (such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or type 2)
• Parathyroid cancer
• Thyroid cancer

Treatments we offer include:

• Parathyroidectomy, including minimally invasive techniques and re-operative surgery
• Intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring
• Fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules, including molecular testing
• Thyroid lobectomy
• Total thyroidectomy
• Central and lateral neck dissection for thyroid cancer

Our goal is to help coordinate your care as smoothly as possible. We navigate the management of thyroid and parathyroid disease with a treatment plan that addresses your individual needs.