Endocrine services - UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Surgical Procedures - Endocrine Disorders, Adrenal Diseases, Parathyroid Diseases, Thyroid Diseases

In addition to conventional operative approaches to the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, we offer:

Diagnostic studies

Current research indicates that the quality of endocrine tumor imaging, particularly as regards ultrasound and nuclear medicine studies, is highly operator-dependent.

In addition to standard radiographic techniques, such as computed tomography (CT or CAT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we offer:

Thyroid imaging

Thyroid ultrasound and lymph node evaluation
Whole body scanning
Positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/CT scanning

Parathyroid imaging

Parathyroid ultrasound
Parathyroid sestamibi and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Adrenal imaging

Meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scanning
Fluorine-18 DOPA PET imaging

Diagnostic procedures

Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy – more
Selective adrenal venous sampling

Multimodal therapy for endocrine cancers

Radioiodine ( 131I) ablation
Targeted therapy for advanced thyroid cancers, including tyrosine kinase inhibitors
External beam radiation therapy for locally invasive thyroid cancers