Our Technology and Expertise
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