ENDOCRINE SURGERY

Endocrine Surgery is a specialty of general surgery devoted to the surgical treatment of diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas and other endocrine glands. Operations are performed to treat benign and malignant tumors of these glands or to treat excess hormone secretion from them... The UCSF Department of Surgery has a long tradition of excellence in endocrine surgery spanning more than 50 years. The Endocrine Surgical Oncology Program was established in 1990 by Dr. Orlo H. Clark to advance our three-fold mission of providing compassionate care, performing innovative research, and training the future leaders of endocrine surgery... UCSF endocrine surgeons treat more than 1000 patients a year. We have extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of both common and rare endocrine diseases and therefore achieve high success rates with low complication rates. We work closely with world-class endocrinologists, radiologists, oncologists, and pathologists to provide..