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...
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Thyroid No Surgery 101: Thyroid RFA more effective than Laser Ablation. DR.Guttler’s Comments: 1. In conclusion of this study was that thyroid RFA achieved better volume reduction at six months than Laser. However, the success rate and...
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Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Why I do not allow substitution of generics or other brands by my patients for 40 years. Dr. Guttler’s comments: 1. Currently, limited data are available on the impact of dose-equivalent substitution between brands...
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Post Pandemic: Dr. Guttler and his Staff are Ready to Keep You Out of the Hospital. Thyroid Radiofrequency RFA and Ethanol Ablation PEI are not hospital treatments. They are procedures done by endocrinologists with experience in intervetional...
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Cystic Complex Toxic Thyroid Nodule: What is the Best Therapy? Is there a place for Ethanol PEI or Radiofrequency ablation RFA as alternatives to standard recommended therapy with radiation or surgery? Case Study: 52 Y/O male with a large local...
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Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Course Santa Monica Thyroid Center Richard Guttler MD,FACE,ECNU Interventional Thyroidologist www.thyroid.com Radiofrequency Thyroid Tumor Ablation Workshop For Endocrinologists...
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A Novel Drug to Replace Tapazole and PTU for Graves’ hyperthyroidism? Too early to tell but worth discussing. J Clin Endocrinol March 2020 195(3) :696-704 GJ Kahaly et al Dr.Guttler’s comments: 15 patients were treated with monoclonal...
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Dr. Guttler’s Thyroid Ablation Center is Now Open to Accept Patients for Evaluation for Thyroid & Parathyroid Cancer and Benign Cystic Neck Nodules. Call Me and talk to Alicia for details of our pre-ablation evaluation work up...
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No Elective Thyroid Surgery Due to Pandemic: If you had your thyroid surgery canceled or postponed this is your chance to re-think the need for surgery. If you have these conditions or results you may be a candidate for outpatient treatment that...
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Are you postponing surgical treatment for your benign symptomatic thyroid nodules? Alternative Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy is Finally FDA approved in the USA and available at My Center. No scar. No hospital admission even to the hospital...
More info Thyroid RF Treatment at the Santa Monica Thyroid Center: Watch the Treatment While you are Awake From A Ceiling Mirror. Some patients want to have a blindfold on but are awake to answer any questions on how they are feeling. A new way to have...
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Thyroid Nodules No Surgery FDA Approved Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules Available At Santa Monica Thyroid Center After 5 years involved in development and training of physicians in RFA for thyroid nodules, Dr.Richard Guttler begins...
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