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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/thyroid-surgery-and-thyroidectomy-3233276&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Thyroid surgery&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; is not very common, so it is important that you find a surgeon who is experienced in the procedure if you need one.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;More experienced surgeons typically have lower rates of &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/complications-after-thyroid-surgery-3233261&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;complications after thyroid surgery&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;To find an experienced thyroid surgeon, consider traveling to a university hospital or medical center that handles numerous thyroid surgeries.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Before you select a thyroid surgeon, find out how many surgeries he or she performs each year. You want a surgeon who is doing at least 50 or more thyroid and parathyroid surgeries each year.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A surgeon whose practice is entirely dedicated to &amp;lt;a data-inlink=&amp;quot;R_XocfYW9USN1_OMkHdrvg&amp;amp;#61;&amp;amp;#61;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/thyroid-surgery-and-thyroidectomy-3233276&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;thyroid surgery&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, or thyroid/parathyroid surgery, is almost always a better choice than a general surgeon or a head/neck surgeon. You also want a surgeon who has been doing this a while, so ask the total number of thyroid surgeries he/she has performed.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;New York&amp;amp;#39;s Columbia-Presbyterian, one of the nation&amp;amp;#39;s top thyroid surgery centers, rates surgeons as follows, in terms of total number of thyroid/parathyroid surgeries performed:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Less than 200 surgeries: inexperienced&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;200 to 500 surgeries: intermediate&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;More than 500 surgeries: experienced&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;More than 1,000 surgeries: expert&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Columbia Presbyterian provides referrals to surgeons with experience in treating thyroid disorders across the United States.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;NY Thyroid Center, Phone: (212) 305-0442, Fax: (212) 305-0445, Email: &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;mailto:ADDRESS&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;surgery&amp;amp;#64;columbia.edu&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Some other referral sources for thyroid surgeons include:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.endocrinesurgery.org/members/member_list.pdf&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot; rel=&amp;quot;nofollow&amp;quot;&amp;gt;American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Membership List&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; (PDF)&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Mary Shomon, About.com&amp;amp;#39;s Thyroid Guide since 1997, is a nationally-known patient advocate and best-selling author of 10 books on health, including &amp;amp;#34;The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough: Overcoming Sexual and Hormonal Problems at Every Age,&amp;amp;#34; &amp;amp;#34;The Thyroid Diet: Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss,&amp;amp;#34; &amp;amp;#34;Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn&amp;amp;#39;t Tell You...That You Need to Know,&amp;amp;#34; &amp;amp;#34;Living Well With Graves&amp;amp;#39; Disease and Hyperthyroidism,&amp;amp;#34; &amp;amp;#34;Living Well With Autoimmune Disease,&amp;amp;#34; and &amp;amp;#34;Living Well With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.&amp;amp;#34; Click here for more information on Mary Shomon.&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;\u00A0&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Sources: American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Web Site, &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.endocrinesurgery.org&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; rel=&amp;quot;nofollow&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Online&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Association of Thyroid Surgeons, &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.thyroidsurgery.org&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot; rel=&amp;quot;nofollow&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Online&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Columbia Presbyterian Thyroid Center Web Site.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Shomon, Mary J., &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn&amp;amp;#39;t Tell You That You Need to Know, &amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; 2nd Edition, HarperCollins, 2005, &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.thyroid-info.com/book.htm&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;externalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;8&amp;quot; rel=&amp;quot;nofollow&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Online&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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