Anatomic illustrations courtesy of 3DScience.com

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.  UCSD Endocrine Surgery represents selected surgeons with expertise in the surgical evaluation and management of thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreatic disease and cancer. Our internationally recognized surgeons perform state-of-the-art minimally invasive and traditional operations for the full range of endocrine diseases. Our emphasis is on the most successful surgery with the least pain, trauma, and recovery time. Our multidisciplinary team approach includes surgery, medical care and genetic counseling to treat a wide variety of endocrine diseases, including: Thyroid cancer Grave’s disease Parathyroid tumors Hyperparathyroidism Pancreatic tumors Adrenal tumors Pheochromocytoma Conn’s syndrome Familial papillary thyroid carcinoma Multiple endocrine neoplasia types 1 & 2 (MEN 1, MEN 2) Our highly skilled surgeons use state-of-the-art technology, including minimally invasive parathyroid surgery with the availability of intraoperative parathyroid (PTH) assay, intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid and parathyroid surgery (see story at right), and laparoscopic adrenalectomy for candidates with adrenal disease.