Safe Effective Treatment for Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodules AFTN, Without Radiation or Surgery. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. 411 AFTNs treated by thermal ablation in 391 patients in 14 studies. 2. TSH normalization was achieved in...
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Spotlight on Dr.Guttler’s 2020 RFA Treatment Problems due to the Pandemic. After years waiting for FDA approval to use RFA for thyroid nodules it happened in 2018. Just when we were getting up to speed and doing 16 thyroid nodules the...
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Spotlight on Dr.Guttler’s Career. After fellowship I opened his thyroid center in Santa Monica. After survey of the local hospital records for thyroid surgery he noted they took out many thyroid nodules that were benign. Only 5% were...
More infoSpotlight on Dr.Guttler’s Career: Reported 3/7 of the first cases of thyroid disease caused by AIDS.
Pneumocystis carinii Thyroiditis Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature Richard Guttler, MD; Peter A. Singer, MD Santa Monica thyroid Center 1 Keck /USC Medical School 2 Arch Intern Med. 1993;153(3):393-396...
More infoSpotlight on Dr. Guttler’s Career. After the Army He Received a Two Year NIH Grant to Study Thyroidology. with Dr J.T.Nicoloff at LA County /USC Medical Center in Los Angeles
After returning from my drafted 2 years in the army, I returned to LAC/USC to complete my residency. I began working with my mentor Dr.Nicoloff in clinical and research thyroidology. With his help I received a 2 year NIH fellowship to study under...
More infoSpotlight on Dr.Guttler’s Career. How he aborted a fatal meningitis outbreak at a large Army base.
Minocycline in the Chemoprophylaxis of Meningococcal Disease Richard B. Guttler, Harry N. Beaty DOI: 10.1128/AAC.1.5.397 ABSTRACT An outbreak of meningococcal disease occurred among basic combat trainees at Fort Lewis, Wash., in the first 3...
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