Visiting A Thyroid Specialist During a Pandemic: Small Bubbles are the best safety factor in finding a thyroid specialist. What is your exposure if you want to see me? My primary bubble is very small. My wife and I. We both walk and stay at home...
More infoMicro-Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Too many unnecessary biopsies, and referrals to surgery.
Micro-Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Too many unnecessary biopsies, and referrals to surgery. Lee et al Endocrine Practice 26(9)Sept. 2020 ; page 1017-1025. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 2700 patients referred to surgery for suspicious thyroid nodules...
More infoContemporary Thyroid Nodule and Cancer Treatment: The New Age of Minimally Invasive Treatment.
Contemporary Thyroid Nodule and Cancer Treatment: The New Age of Minimally Invasive Treatment. In the paper a Flow sheet for nodules includes a section on compressive and cosmetic symptoms. Treatment Pre Ablation option: Surgery Modern minimally...
More infoWhat do you expect after thyroid RFA treatment for your benign nodule?
What do you expect after thyroid RFA treatment for your benign nodule? Example: 3 ml benign growing before RFA ablation. Recent webinar on RFA from Johns Hopkins details the 0ne month and six moth results in one of their cases. Note early...
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...
More infoA Novel Drug to Replace Tapazole and PTU for Graves’ hyperthyroidism.
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...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Thyroid Ablation Center is Now Open to Accept Patients for Evaluation for Thyroid & Parathyroid Cancer and Benign Cystic Neck Nodules
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...
More infoThyroid No Surgery: Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation is Not Just First Line Treatment for Benign Thyroid Nodules.
Thyroid No Surgery: Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation is Not Just First Line Treatment for Benign Thyroid Nodules. Now add Micropapillary Thyroid Cancer. New 5 year study of RFA for micropallary thyroid cancers USGRFA versus Surgery for low...
More infoThyroid Cancer Inoperable: A place for Thyroid RFA to relieve symptoms and shrink the tumor.
Thyroid Cancer Inoperable: A place for Thyroid RFA to relieve symptoms and shrink the tumor.Dr.Guttler’s comments: 16 cases treated with RFA under local anesthesia. Tumor volume was 9 ml ( 0.1-34 ) 6/16 complete...
More infoLong-Term Outcomes After RFA of Thyroid Nodules
Long-Term Outcomes After RFA of Thyroid Nodules. Dr.Guttler’s comments on the letter to the editor. 1. Regrowth after Thyroid RF occurs. 2. Initial volume, vascularity, solidity, and location near dangerous structures are reasons for...
More infoRichard Guttler MD, FACE, ECNU: Founder and first President of ACT
Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists The Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists (or ACT) was founded in May 2005 at the annual meeting of the Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) in Washington DC. The Academy is a professional society...
More infoMaster’s Class in Radiofrequency Ablation: Practice moving shot technique with phantom.
Master’s Class in Radiofrequency Ablation: Practice moving shot technique with phantom when you don’t have a generator. The endocrinologist uses this phantom to practice moving shot technique during and after my class until they get...
More info