Introduction to Interventional Endocrinology Course

8:00 AM – 8:10 AM

Welcome & Introductions

• Chelsey Baldwin, MD
• Leonardo Rangel, MD
• Ralph P. Tufano, MD, MBA, FACS

8:10 AM – 8:30 AM

Ultrasound Considerations for Directed Therapies

• Lisa A. Orloff, MD

8:30 AM – 8:50 AM

ETOH ablation of Thyroid Nodules and Cysts: Pearls and Pitfalls

• Devaprabu Abraham, MD

8:50 AM – 9:10 AM

Thermal ablation for Thyroid Nodules – different sources of energies

• Sophie Yaseman Dream, MD

9:10 AM – 9:30 AM

How Do I Start a Thyroid Ablation Program + CPT Codes/Billing

• Jennifer Hong Kuo, MD

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM

Selecting the Right Patients for Directed Ablative Therapy

• Claire Elizabeth Graves, MD

9:50 AM – 10:10 AM

Optimizing Outcomes, Equipment and Setup of RFA

• Chelsey Baldwin, MD

10:10 AM – 10:30 AM

Complications – How to Avoid Them

• Timothy C. Huber, MD

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Technique for Benign Nodules: Cases with Hydrodissection and Moving Shot Techniques

•  Juan Pablo Duenas, MD
• TBD

11:45 AM – 12:10 PM

Toxic Thyroid Nodules: RFA, Surgery or RAI

• Shahzad Ahmad, MD

12:10 PM – 12:30 PM

Future Directions: Parathyroid, PMC and Lymph Nodes

• Erivelto Martinho Volpi, MD, PhD

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch Break