Thyroid Cancer Center Expert Team

The Thyroid Cancer Center brings together experienced experts in a range of disciplines, including:

• Endocrinology
• Surgery and otolaryngology
• Oncology
• Radiation Oncology
• Medical Genetics
• Pathology
• Nuclear Medicine and Radiology

Many of the center's physicians are leaders in their field. The multidisciplinary team offers patients the full range of diagnostic services and treatment options, including medical, surgical, pharmaceutical and emotional approaches.

The center's expert team includes:

Leadership

Glenn D. Braunstein MD Vice President, Clinical Innovation Director, Cedars-Sinai Thyroid Cancer Center Past Chair, Department of Medicine James R. Klinenberg, MD Chair in Medicine

Endocrinology

Glenn D. Braunstein MD Vice President, Clinical Innovation Director, Cedars-Sinai Thyroid Cancer Center Past Chair, Department of Medicine James R. Klinenberg, MD Chair in Medicine	David Aftergood MD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist
Paul C. Azer MD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist	Jordan L. Geller MD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist
Eli Ginsburg MD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist	Mark O. Goodarzi MD, PhD Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Site Director, Endocrine Fellowship Program Internal Medicine, Endocrinologist
Michael D. Harris MD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist	Ning-Ai Liu MD, PhD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist
Reza Nazemi MD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist	Wendy Sacks MD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist
Conrad Tseng MD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist	Run Yu MD, PhD Internal Medicine Endocrinologist Co-Director, Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Program

Hematology and Oncology

• Marina Vaysburd MD
• Stephen W. Lim MD

Medical Genetics

• Ora Karp Gordon MD, MS

Nuclear Medicine

• Alessandro D'Agnolo MD
• Alan Waxman MD

Pathology

• Bonnie Balzer MD, PhD
• Shikha Bose MD
• Mariza de Peralta Venturina MD
• Xuemo Sean Fan MD, PhD
• David Frishberg MD
• Karen Scharre MD
• Ann Walts MD

Radiation and Radiation Oncology

• C. Michele Burnison MD
• Michelle L. Melany MD

Surgery

• Kenneth W. Adashek MD FACS
• Michel Babajanian MD
• Jason S. Cohen MD, FACS
• Babak Larian MD
• Gene C. Liu MD
• Robert O. Ruder MD
• Mani H. Zadeh MD

Research Participant*

• H. Phillip Koeffler MD
• Basil Rapoport MBChB

Other Participating Team Members

• Joel Laudenbach, DMD

Radiation Safety

• Donna L. Earley
• Andrea Ravard

Speech Therapy

• Stephanie Lewis, SLP

*Research Participant (indicates physicians who demonstrate significant interest in research and who typically do not see patients in a clinical setting)