UPMC endocrine surgeons are nationally recognized for their expertise in minimally invasive surgical approaches, and have extensive experience in a variety of advanced surgical techniques, including:
Thyroid
- State-of-the-art diagnostics, including ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules
- Minimally invasive thyroid surgery
- Cervical lymph node dissection for thyroid cancer
- Intra-operative ultrasound lymph node mapping for the treatment of recurrent thyroid cancer
- Postoperative radioactive iodine ablation for thyroid cancer to minimize recurrence
Parathyroid
- Ultrasound and nuclear medicine localization of parathyroid tumors to accurately locate abnormal parathyroid glands
- Video-assisted and minimally invasive parathyroid surgery
- Intra-operative parathyroid hormone testing to successfully remove all abnormal parathyroid glands
Adrenal
- Complete evaluation of adrenal tumors
- Adrenal venous sampling for evaluation of select tumors
- Minimally invasive or retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy
Other Services
- Individualized multidisciplinary treatment strategies for endocrine diseases
- Genetic counseling and testing for multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes, including educating MEN patients and families about these disorders, and providing management recommendations to their physicians
- Identification and treatment of pancreatic endocrine tumors
- Opportunities to participate in clinical trials
