Thyroidologist
Encyclopedia
A thyroidologist is a medical practitioner specializing in the thyroid
and related areas.
In the United States
it refers to a board certified
endocrinologist physician, who is either a full time academician with multiple responsibilities beside thyroid
patient care, or a clinical thyroidologist. A clinical thyroidologist is a board certified endocrinologist, who cares for a majority of thyroid patients, with few patients experiencing other endocrine conditions.
The major goal is to deliver the best thyroid patient care with the use of modern tools. This includes office based thyroid ultrasound
("US"), Medical ultrasonography
, US guided FNA
, Percutaneous Ethanol Injections ("PEI"), for thyroid cysts, and thyroid cancer
lymph node
s.
Also, office thyroid nuclear studies and treatments, such as I/123 uptakes, scans, I/131 therapy for cancer, Graves', toxic nodular goiter, and large nontoxic goiters with obstruction. Finally, office based thyroid blood hormone studies, such as T4, T3, TSH, TPO thyroid antibodies, and cancer markers thyroglobulin
, TG and Calcitonin
, CT.
The clinical thyroidologist is usually also a member of academic endocrine societies, such as the Endocrine Society, and the American Thyroid Association
, and the American College of Endocrinology. He may be a member of the Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists
, recently founded in 2005.
Thyroid
The thyroid gland or simply, the thyroid , in vertebrate anatomy, is one of the largest endocrine glands. The thyroid gland is found in the neck, below the thyroid cartilage...
and related areas.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
it refers to a board certified
Board certification
Board certification is the process by which a physician , dentist , or podiatrist in the United States demonstrates through either written, practical, and/or simulator based testing, a mastery of the basic knowledge and skills that define an area of medical specialization...
endocrinologist physician, who is either a full time academician with multiple responsibilities beside thyroid
Thyroid
The thyroid gland or simply, the thyroid , in vertebrate anatomy, is one of the largest endocrine glands. The thyroid gland is found in the neck, below the thyroid cartilage...
patient care, or a clinical thyroidologist. A clinical thyroidologist is a board certified endocrinologist, who cares for a majority of thyroid patients, with few patients experiencing other endocrine conditions.
The major goal is to deliver the best thyroid patient care with the use of modern tools. This includes office based thyroid ultrasound
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Ultrasound is thus not separated from "normal" sound based on differences in physical properties, only the fact that humans cannot hear it. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is...
("US"), Medical ultrasonography
Medical ultrasonography
Diagnostic sonography is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used for visualizing subcutaneous body structures including tendons, muscles, joints, vessels and internal organs for possible pathology or lesions...
, US guided FNA
Needle aspiration biopsy
Needle aspiration biopsy , may refer to fine needle aspiration cytology , fine needle aspiration biopsy and fine needle aspiration , is a diagnostic procedure sometimes used to investigate superficial lumps or masses...
, Percutaneous Ethanol Injections ("PEI"), for thyroid cysts, and thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid neoplasm is a neoplasm or tumor of the thyroid. It can be a benign tumor such as thyroid adenoma, or it can be a malignant neoplasm , such as papillary, follicular, medullary or anaplastic thyroid cancer. Most patients are 25 to 65 years of age when first diagnosed; women are more affected...
lymph node
Lymph node
A lymph node is a small ball or an oval-shaped organ of the immune system, distributed widely throughout the body including the armpit and stomach/gut and linked by lymphatic vessels. Lymph nodes are garrisons of B, T, and other immune cells. Lymph nodes are found all through the body, and act as...
s.
Also, office thyroid nuclear studies and treatments, such as I/123 uptakes, scans, I/131 therapy for cancer, Graves', toxic nodular goiter, and large nontoxic goiters with obstruction. Finally, office based thyroid blood hormone studies, such as T4, T3, TSH, TPO thyroid antibodies, and cancer markers thyroglobulin
Thyroglobulin
Thyroglobulin is a 660 kDa, dimeric protein produced by and used entirely within the thyroid gland. In earlier literature, Tg was referred to as colloid....
, TG and Calcitonin
Calcitonin
Calcitonin is a 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is producedin humans primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimobranchial body. It acts to reduce blood calcium , opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone . Calcitonin has been found...
, CT.
The clinical thyroidologist is usually also a member of academic endocrine societies, such as the Endocrine Society, and the American Thyroid Association
American Thyroid Association
The American Thyroid Association is a professional organization of some 900 medical specialists. It publishes the journals Thyroid, Clinical Thyroidology and Signal through Mary Ann Liebert....
, and the American College of Endocrinology. He may be a member of the Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists
Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists
The Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists was founded in May 2005 at the annual meeting of the Association of Clinical Endocrinologists in Washington DC. The Academy is a professional society consisting of 32 members from the U.S. and Italy who specialize in clinical thyroidology...
, recently founded in 2005.
External links
- Thyrodologists - Experts in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Disease
- Thyroid Top Doctors - United States and International Website on which patients can recommend thyroid specialists
- Find a thyroid specialist - page from the American Thyroid Association Website on which doctors can recommend themselves as thyroid specialists