Endocrine Surgery Program
About Us
The endocrine surgery program at the University of Iowa has
a long history of excellence and innovation. We are dedicated to
providing excellent and personalized care to patients with endocrine
surgical diseases in a multidisciplinary setting. Our surgeons are
nationally recognized in the field of endocrine surgery and are all
members of the
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons.
Expertise
In the last 5 years, our group performed over 450 thyroid, 400
parathyroid, 90 adrenal, 60 carcinoid, and 120 pancreas
neuroendocrine tumor operations. As a group, we have
published over 60 articles and
30 book chapters on endocrine surgery topics.
Innovation
Our group pioneered the use of intraoperative PTH monitoring for minimally invasive parathyroid surgery, and laparoscopic adrenalectomies in the State of Iowa.
We are dedicated to advancing new knowledge on endocrine diseases through clinical and laboratory research.
Endocrine Surgery Team
From left to right: Ronald Weigel, MD, PhD; Geeta Lal, MD, MSC; Sonia Sugg, MD; James Howe, MD. Not present: Michelle Hostetler, RN.