Endocrine Resources
University of California, Los Angelos, California USA
UCLA Division of Endocrinology
http://www.endocrinology.med.ucla.edu
Gonda Diabetes Center
http://www.endocrinology.med.ucla.edu/gonda.htm
UCLA Pituitary Tumor and Neuroendocrine Program
http://neurosurgery.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=38
University of California, San Diego, California USA
The Section of Endocrine Tumor Surgery within the Department of Surgery treats endocrine tumors in children and adults, with the goal of improving patient care through emerging technologies and advances in clinical and basic research.
http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/surgery/endocrine.htm
University of California, San Francisco, California USA
The Division of General Surgery provides comprehensive services for both inpatients and outpatients, including gastrointestinal, hepatopancreatobiliary, endocrine, breast, oncologic, and colorectal problems.
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/medical_services/hormone/index.html
BethIsrael Deaconess Medical Center, The Thyroid and Parathyroid Center, Massachusetts USA
The Thyroid/Parathyroid Center is recognized for its high level of expertise in all aspects of thyroid disease (benign and malignant conditions) and distinguished research in thyroid cancer, diabetes, and obesity.
http://www.bidmc.org/CentersandDepartments/Departments/
Medicine/Divisions/Endocrinology/ThyroidCenter.aspx
Division of Endocrine Surgery of the Department of Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida USA
Our clinical services are recognized nationally and internationally as one of the top programs in endocrine surgery, the field of general surgery that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with surgical diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands, and hormone-producing tumors of the pancreas and gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
http://surgery.med.miami.edu/x250.xml
Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts USA
Endocrine Surgery Program - The Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery provides state-of-the-art treatment for the following:
http://www2.massgeneral.org/gensurg/page.asp?id=endocrine
University of Michigan Division of Endocrine Surgery, Michigan USA
The University of Michigan Department of Surgery has a rich 150-year history, and endocrine surgery has played a major role in this history. One of the department's greatest chairmen (1930-1957) Frederick A. Coller, M.D., was a renowned thyroid surgeon.
http://www2.med.umich.edu/healthcenters/clinic_detail.cfm?service_id=212
Columbia University Medical Center, New York USA
Our surgeons specialize in treating disorders of the adrenal, pancreas, parathyroid, and thyroid glands. Our goal is to provide our patients with early detection of these disorders, and the most advanced surgical techniques available to treat them.
http://www.columbiasurgery.org/pat/endo/index.html
New York Thyroid Center, New York USA
The New York Thyroid Center is dedicated to providing superior medical care and education for patients with thyroid disease.
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/thyroid/
NYU Division of Endocrine Surgery, New York USA
The Division of Endocrine Surgery in the Department of Surgery at NYU was established in 2007 to provide comprehensive care to patients requiring surgery for thyroid cancer, other thyroid conditions, hyperparathyroidism, and other endocrine tumors in cooperation with colleagues in Endocrinology, Pathology, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiology.
http://www.med.nyu.edu/surgery/endocrine/
Northern Endocrine and Breast Surgery Centre, Sydney, Australia
Northern Endocrine and Breast Surgery Centre is a purpose-built facility to provide comprehensive, multi disciplinary Endocrine and Breast Care Services. Our overall mission is to provide patients with endocrine and breast disorders the best possible care.
http://www.nebsc.com.au/
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Texas USA
The Section of Endocrine Tumor Surgery within the Department of Surgical Oncology treats endocrine tumors in children and adults, with the goal of improving patient care through emerging technologies and advances in clinical and basic research.
http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/endocrinesurg/
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas USA
The section of endocrine surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center consists of three endocrine surgeons including Dr. William H. Snyder, Dr. Fiemu E. Nwariaku and Dr. Shelby Holt.
http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept48035/files/78481.html
University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin USA
The Endocrine Surgery Program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has been providing nationally recognized care and innovative services to its patients for over a decade.
http://www.surgery.wisc.edu/general/patients/endocrine/
NATIONALLY-BASED PROFESSIONAL & GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:
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The American Thyroid Association – www.thyroid.org
Guidelines for management of thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer (2006)
http://www.thyroid.org/professionals/publications/guidelines.html
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists – www.aace.com
Position statement regarding treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (2005)
http://www.aace.com/pub/positionstatements/index.php
The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Position statement regarding treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (2005) http://www.endocrinesurgery.org
The National Institutes of Health – www.nih.gov
- Endocrine system health information page
http://health.nih.gov/search.asp/7 - 1990 NIH Consensus Development Statement on Primary Hyperparathyroidism
http://consensus.nih.gov/1990/1990AsymptomaticHyperparathyroidisim082html.htm
AsymptomaticHyperparathyroidisim082html.htm - 2002 NIH-sponsored Consensus Panel Summary Statement on Primary Hyperparathyroidism (available from The Endocrine Society)
http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/87/12/5353 - 2002 NIH Consensus Development Statement on Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Masses (Incidentalomas)
http://consensus.nih.gov/2002/2002AdrenalIncidentalomasos021html.htm
The National Cancer Institute – www.cancer.gov
Information on thyroid cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/thyroid/patient
The National Kidney Foundation – www.kidney.org
Guidelines for management of bone disease and hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease
http://www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/guidelines.cfm
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Reference Information
http://www.adrenalcancersupport.org/
The Light of Life Foundation is a organization for Thyroid Cancer Support
http://www.checkyourneck.com
Thyroid Cancer Survivor’s Association, Inc.
http://www.thyca.org
VHL Family Alliance
Dedicated to improving diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life for individuals and families affected by Von Hippel-Lindau disease.
http://www.vhl.org/
Young Adult Cancer Survivors, Washington DC.
A site and community founded by one of our patients, herself a thyroid cancer survivor.
http://www.yacsdc.org/
The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation
The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit that directs 100% of all individual donations to research into a cure for carcinoid cancer.
http://www.caringforcarcinoid.org/