Center of Excellence

A "Center of Excellence" is a facility that has extensive experience with Medullary Thyroid Cancer. We cannot overemphasize the importance of being treated by specialists. In many cases, only an endocrinologist or endocrine surgeon who has treated dozens or hundreds of cases will have the kind of experience needed to help you maneuver through treatment decisions.

We do not claim that this is a comprehensive list - it mainly is reported by other MTC survivors. If your physician is not listed, you may add their name or send an email to Casey.

Endocrine Surgeons

(Most perform thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery):

Arizona

• Marlon A. Guerrero, MD University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

California

• Orlo H. Clark, MD The University of California, San Francisco, CA

• Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, The University of California, San Francisco, CA

• Michael W. Yeh, MD, The University of California, Los Angeles - Santa Monica, CA

• Lisa A. Orloff, MD, Director of the Endocrine Head and Neck Surgery Program, Stanford University School of Medicine - Stanford, CA

Connecticut

• Robert Udelsman, MD Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Florida

• Gary Clayman, DMD, MD, FACS – The Clayman Thyroid Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

Illinois

• Peter Angelos, MD University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Indiana

• Dr. Avinash Mantravadi IU Medical Center Indianapolis, IN

Iowa

• James R. Howe, MD University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Maryland

• Ralph P. Tufano, MD Johns Hopkins Hospital

• Anthony P. Tufaro, DDS, MD Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts

• Francis Moore, III, MD Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
• Gregory W. Randolph, MD Mass. Eye and Ear, Boston, MA

Minnesota

• Geoffrey B. Thompson, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

• Jan Kasperbauer, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

New York

• Ashok Shaha, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

North Carolina

• Mark C. Weissler, MD Head and Neck Surgeon, NC Cancer Center at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC

• Lawrence Kim, MD, UNC Department of Surgery Chapel Hill, NC

• Michael Stang, MD, UNC Duke Cancer Center - Durham, NC

• Randall Scheri, MD, UNC Duke Cancer Center - Durham, NC

Ohio

• John E. Phay, MD Ohio State University, Columbus

• David Steward, MD University of Cincinnati

Oregon

• Mira Milas, MD, FACS Oregon Health & Science University

Texas

• Nancy D. Perrier, MD, FACS - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Neil D. Gross, M.D. Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Elizabeth Grubbs, MD - Surgical Oncology - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Alan Dackiw, MD, PhD University of Texas, Southwestern Dallas, TX

• Michael Skinner, MD - Pediatric MTC Surgery - Dallas Children’s and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

• Mark Zafereo, M.D. Department of Head and Neck Surgery - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Wisconsin

• Herb Chen, MD - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Endocrinologists and Oncologists

Unless otherwise specified, this list includes primarily endocrinologists. It is expected that more and more oncologists will be coming on board to help treat MTC patients as new systemic targeted therapies are added as treatment options for inoperable metastatic disease.

Arizona

• Lilah Morris-Wiseman, MD University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ

Colorado

• Bryan Haugen, MD University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO

• Madeleine Kane, MD Oncologist, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO

• Joshua Klopper, MD University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO

Connecticut

• Hari Anant Deshpande Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT

Florida

• Bryan McIver, MD, PhD Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL

• Robert C. Smallridge, MD Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Maryland

• Douglas W. Ball, MD Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts

• Gilbert Daniels, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA

• Lori J. Wirth, MD – Oncologist – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Minnesota

• Keith Bible, MD - Oncologist - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

• Vahab Fatourechi, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

• Marius N. Stan, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

• Maybel Ryder, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

• John C Morris III, MD Mayo Clinic, Rochster, MN

Missouri

• Uzma Khan, MD University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

New York

• R. Michael Tuttle, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

North Carolina

• Jennifer Perkins, MD, Duke Cancer Center - Durham, NC

Ohio

• Matthew Ringel, MD Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH

• Manisha Shah, MD – Oncologist - Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH

• Jennifer Sipos, MD – Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Pennsylvania

• Marcia Brose, MD, PhD Oncologist - Penn. - Abramson Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

Texas

• Maria Cabanillas, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Naifa Busaidy, MD, FACP,FACE - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Mimi Hu, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Steven I. Sherman, MD MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Steven Waguespack, MD – Pediatric Endocrinologist - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Anita K. Ying, MD - Pediatric and Adult Endocrinologist, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Washington

• Mara Y. Roth, MD, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA

International MTC Specialists

Australia

• Bruce Robinson, MD - University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

• Specialists reported at Royal North Shore Hospital

Canada

• Shereen Ezzat, MD, Professor of Medicine & Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
• James Brierley, MD – Clinical Radiology – University of Toronto, Canada
• Monika Krzyzanowska - Oncologist - Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
• Lorne Rotstein - Surgeon - Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario

Denmark

• Lars Bastholt, Oncologist. Odense University Hospital

England

• Malcolm Wheeler, MD - Surgeon - Cardiff, England
• Derek Alderson, MD - Surgeon - Birmingham, England
• Mr Mark Lansdown, MD - Surgeon – St James’ Hospital, Leeds
• Mr Barney Harrison, MD - Surgeon – Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
• Mr Klaus-Martin Schulte, MD - Surgeon – King’s College Hospital, London
• Mr David Scott-Coombes, MD - Surgeon – University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

France

• Martin Schlumberger, MD – Institut Gustave Roussy, Paris, France

Germany

• Henning Dralle, MD - University of Halle, Germany

India

• Dr Anil Decruz at TATA Memorial Hospital, Mumba; He is a director in TMC & excellent surgeon for MTC

• Dr. Deepak Abraham, Endocrine Surgeon, Department of Endocrine Surgery, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Israel

• David Gross, Simona Gruzinsky Glasberg, Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. The phone number of their department is 973-2-6776788. Reported as MTC specialists.
• Dr. Popovitzer, oncologist (we have been in contact with at the Rabin Medical Center. 973-77-5402868)

Italy

• Claudio Spinelli - surgeon, University of Pisa

The Netherlands

• The university hospitals of Groningen, Leiden, Rotterdam and Utrecht are specialized medical centres for MTC.
• Utrecht is on top of that specialized in the care of MEN-syndrome patients and performing preventive surgery on (very young) children.
• Groningen
• Cancer Centre (Polikliniek 20)
• Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen 50 361 61 61
• Tumorwerkgroep schildkliercarcinoom
• Leiden
• Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
• Chirurg endocriene-, hoofd/hals chirurgie Prof.dr. J.Kievit (Schildklier en bijschildklier)
• Polikliniek Heelkunde 071 5264309
• Rotterdam
• Erasmus MC
• Sectie Endocrinologie – Afdeling Inwendige Geneeskunde 010 704 4986
• Dr. R.P. Peeters, internist-endocrinoloog
• prof. dr. W.W. de Herder, internist-endocrinoloog.
• E-mail: r.peeters@erasmusmc.nl
• Utrecht
• UMC Utrecht
• Polikliniek Endocrinologie
• Dr. G.D. Valk, internist-endocrinoloog
• Dr. B. Zonnenberg, internist-oncoloog 088 75 563 03
• poli-endocrinologie@umcutrecht.nl

Pediatric MTC Specialists

• Michael Skinner, MD – Pediatric Surgeon - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Steven Waguespack, MD – Pediatric Endocrinologist - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Other MTC Related Specialists

Vocal Cord Surgery/Specialists

• Steven Zeitels, MD - Massachusetts General, Boston

• Randal C. Paniello, MD - Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO

• Dr. Lee Akst, Johns Hopkins

• Richard McHugh, MD - University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Nancy McCullough, speech therapist

• L. Arrick Forrest, MD - Ohio State University Jamescare Voice and Swallowing Disorders Clinic, 614-293-0363

Radiofrequency Ablation

• Mira Miles, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation – Cleveland, OH
• Alan Siperstein, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation – Cleveland, OH

Pheochromocytoma

• William F Young Jr., MD - Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN
• Karel Pacak MD, PhD - NIH (National Institutes of Health) - Bethesda, MD
• Emmannuel L. Bravo, MD - Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Cleveland, OH