Introduction to Interventional Endocrinology Course

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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
  • Emad Kandil, MD, MBA, FACS, FACE
  • Jonathon O. Russell, MD, FACS, FACE

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

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Afternoon Cases & Practicum

  •  Sophie Yaseman Dream, MD
  • Juan Pablo Duenas, MD
  • Claire Elizabeth Graves, MD
  • Jennifer Hong Kuo, MD
  • Erivelto Martinho Volpi, MD, PhD
  • Emad Kandil, MD, MBA, FACS, FACE
  • Jonathon O. Russell, MD, FACS, FACE