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Feb 2025
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#470 Thyroid Nodules and Thyroid Cancer ...

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
About this episode
Management and Ongoing Monitoring of Thyroid Neoplasms

Join us as we dive deep into the approach for thyroid nodules with our two fantastic guests, Dr. Kaniksha Desai (Stanford Medicine) and Dr. Ana Chindris (Mayo Clinic)! Learn how to stratify these nodules for cancer risk and walk alongside our patients during treatment for thyroid cancer. 

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Show Segments

  • Intro, guest bios
  • Case From Kashlak
  • Thyroid nodule evaluation and management
  • Thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • GLP-1s relationship to thyroid nodules and cancer
  • Outro

Credits

  • Writer, producer, show notes, infographic, cover art: Alise Burke, MD 
  • Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP   
  • Reviewer: Emi Okamoto MD
  • Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP
  • Technical Production: PodPaste
  • Guest:  Kaniksha Desai MD and Ana Chindris MD

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