Welcome to the Thyroid Center of Santa Monica

Innovative
Diagnostic Options

Diagnostic Endocrine Neck Ultrasound
Ultrasound Guided Extra-Fine #27 Needle Aspiration Biopsy ( No Suction No Local Needed )

eROSE ( Endocrine Adequate Assessment )
Thyroid Cancer Molecular Markers by Needle Washout during the FNA or Later on Cytology Slides or Markers Done on Inadequate Smears

Advanced
Treatments

~ Ultrasound-Guided PEI thyroid cysts,
Parathyroid cysts, and thyroid cancer lymph nodes

~ RFA radiofrequency ablation for solid nodules

~ HIFU echotherapy for solid nodules

Active
Surveillance

The initial thing is to make sure you don’t have a < 1cm papillary thyroid cancer, with low risk features on endocrine neck ultrasound. These include safe location away from the recurrent nerve, and trachea and no lateral neck lymph node involvement. These are “harmless” and low,low risk and can safely be followed. This is called Active Surveillance.

Meet Dr. Guttler

The Thyroid Center of Santa Monica is a multiservice center established for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disorders in Santa Monica, California. Since 1974, Dr. Richard Guttler, clinical thyroidologist and board-certified endocrinologist, has been the director for the Thyroid Center of Santa Monica. Dr. Guttler is also the sole owner of the Endocrine Neck Ultrasound Lab of Southern California, an extension of the thyroid center.

Full Bio

Non-Surgical Thyroid Cancer Treatment

Your one-stop-shop for the diagnosis
and treatment of thyroid conditions

Our practice is highly specialized and is one of only a few centers across the United States focused entirely on thyroid problems.

We commonly serve patients who have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and other conditions involving the thyroid. For patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules, we offer innovative, advanced techniques that are smart, cost-effective alternatives to surgery. Interventional thyroid procedures include ultrasound-guided percutaneous ethanol injections (PEIs) for cysts and thyroid cancer lymph nodes,radiofrequency ablation for solid nodules, and HIFU for solid thyroid nodules

Because of our specialty services, patients come from all over the world to see Dr. Guttler. In addition, endocrinologists travel to Dr. Guttler’s office for his workshops and Masters classes offering advanced training and knowledge in thyroidology.

Thyroid Center of Santa Monica welcomes your call and looks forward to serving patients and their physicians. To request a consultation, please call our office at (310) 393-8860

Thyroid No Surgery 101

Thyroid No Surgery: Rule #1 Do Not Have A Screening Ultrasound.

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Thyroid No Surgery 2: The Art of Refusing a Thyroid Needle Biopsy with the Help of a Second Opinion

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Thyroid No Surgery #3 The Art of Refusing a Surgery for a Small Micro-Papillary Thyroid Cancer

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Thyroid No More Surgery # 6: How to Avoid Another Thyroid Cancer Neck Dissection for Recurrent Lymph Node Disease

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Thyroid No Surgery # 5 How To Avoid Surgery With a Thyroid Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer now a benign tumor: NIFT-P

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Thyroid No Surgery # 4 Avoid surgery for thyroid and parathyroid cysts

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Rfa 101

Thyroid Radiofrequency RFA 101: RFA for benign thyroid nodules, and Thyroid Cancer nodal metastatic lymph nodes, and micro-papillary thyroid cancer

The patient with a cosmetic or symptomatic benign thyroid nodules can be treated with RFA.Also thyroid cancer lymph nodes and micro-papillary cancer can be an alternative active surveillance. We need to send you to Europe or Korea until RFA is approved in the USA.

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Breakthrough Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment

Radiofrequency Ablation RFA for Thyroid Nodules and Cysts 101

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Thyroid No Surgery: Ablation of Micro-Cancers with Radiofrequency RFA Coming Soon

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What is Radiofrequency Thyroid Ablation RFA?

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Welcome to the Thyroid Center of Santa Monica

Innovative Diagnostic Options

Advanced Treatments

Active Surveillance

Meet Dr. Guttler

Non-Surgical Thyroid Cancer Treatment

Your one-stop-shop for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid conditions

Thyroid No Surgery 101

Thyroid No Surgery: Rule #1 Do Not Have A Screening Ultrasound.

Thyroid No Surgery 2: The Art of Refusing a Thyroid Needle Biopsy with the Help of a Second Opinion

Thyroid No Surgery #3 The Art of Refusing a Surgery for a Small Micro-Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid No More Surgery # 6: How to Avoid Another Thyroid Cancer Neck Dissection for Recurrent Lymph Node Disease

Thyroid No Surgery # 5 How To Avoid Surgery With a Thyroid Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer now a benign tumor: NIFT-P

Thyroid No Surgery # 4 Avoid surgery for thyroid and parathyroid cysts

Rfa 101

Breakthrough Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment

Radiofrequency Ablation RFA for Thyroid Nodules and Cysts 101

Thyroid No Surgery: Ablation of Micro-Cancers with Radiofrequency RFA Coming Soon

What is Radiofrequency Thyroid Ablation RFA?

From The Blog

Thyroid HIFU 101: Focused Ultrasound Thyroid Nodule Treatment in Lugano Switzerland

Thyroid HIFU 101: Focused Ultrasound Thyroid Nodule Treatment in Hong Kong China

Thyroid No Surgery Rule #1: No Screening Thyroid Ultrasounds

Another Breakthrough Product from Star Med Korea: “Skinny” Cancer RFA Probe

Thyroid Radiofrequency RFA 101: RFA for Palliation Therapy for Thyroid Cancer.

Can Radiofrequency Ablation RFA Treat Local Recurrence in Neck Lymph Nodes?

Master’s Class on Radiofrequency Ablation RFA of Thyroid Nodules

Thyroid RFA 101: Researcher and Teacher with Students and a few of his key thyroid RFA papers

RFA: Radiofrequency Thyroid Ablation 101: How It Works

Radiofrequency Ablation RFA for Thyroid Nodules and Cysts 101

Star Med Korea Cool Needle Tracker Helps Novices Learn RFA for Thyroid Nodules

Thyroid No Surgery: Ablation of Micro-Cancers with Radiofrequency RFA Coming Soon

Thyroid RFA 101:The Center of RFA Research and Teaching

Surgery vs Radiofrequency Ablation RFA for Thyroid Nodules

Radiofrequency Ablation RFA 101: A New Teaching Tool for Future Interventional Thyroidologists

Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation RFA 101: Generator

Radiofrequency Ablation RFA Treatment after Candidate Evaluation in California

Thyroid RFA 101: Long Term Results of Treated Benign Thyroid Nodules Thyroid RFA 101: Long Term Results of Treated Benign Thyroid Nodules

Demo of Moving Shot Method with Blue Phantom Model for RFA for Thyroid Nodules.

RFA Effective in Randomized Control Trial Solid Benign Nodules vs Observation.

What is Radiofrequency Thyroid Ablation RFA?

Patient of Mine Returning From Italy After RFA Radiofrequency Ablation of His Cosmetic and Symptomatic Benign Thyroid Nodule

RFA Thyroid Ablation 101: The Moving Shot Technique

Demo of Lidocaine Injection on the Capsule Before RFA ablation of a Thyroid Nodule

Thyroid RFA 101: Multiple Symptomatic Nodules

Master’s Class in RFA: Practice Lidodaine Injection of the Nodule Capsule with Blue Phantom Model.

New Master’s Class Diploma for 5 Day Intensive Workshop on Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation RFA, and Ethanol Ablation PEI of Thyroid Cysts

RFA Radiofrequency Thyroid Ablation 101: The Thyroid RF Mini Electrode and The Technique

Master’s Class in RFA: AceNeedleMe Torso Used to Simulate an Actual Patient for Moving Shot Method.

Thyroid Ablation Therapy with Radiofrequency Frequency RFA for Autonomous “HOt”Thyroid Nodules. Alternative to Surgery or Radiation? Yes

Demo of Capsule Injected with Lidocaine Prior to RFA Ablation

Radiofrequency Ablation Thyroid Nodules (RFA ) What Can Go Wrong?

Thyroid RFA 101: Can You Use RF to Treat Benign Nodules in a Patient With a Prior Lobectomy? The Answer is Yes

Thyroid RFA 101: Mini-Probe: How it Will Decrease The Surgeries for Benign Thyroid Nodules and Even Some Thyroid Cancers in the USA.

Thyroid RFA 101: Obstruction of Upper Airway with Massive Goiter: RFA and Temporary Trachael Stenting

RFA video

Ill Defined Nodule Margins Can Lead to Poor Volume Reduction with Radiofrequency Ablation RFA

Thyroid RFA 101: Nodules and Cancer

New Procedure for Avoiding Complications for the RFA Procedure for Thyroid Nodules and Recurrent Thyroid Cancer

RFA 101

Thyroid HIFU 101: Treatment Centers in Europe, Middle East and China

Thyroid HIFU 101: Traveling to Europe for Thyroid Nodule Treatment

Thyroid HIFU 101: Size Matters: Big Nodules are a Problem for HIFU Treatment

Thyroid HIFU 101: What is the Clinical Procedure?

Innovative
Diagnostic Options

Advanced
Treatments

Active
Surveillance

Your one-stop-shop for the diagnosis
and treatment of thyroid conditions