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 Chairman, Department of Medicine James R. Klinenberg, MD Chair in Medicine Director, Cedars-Sinai Thyroid Cancer Center Associate Director, Cedars-Sinai's Center for Androgen Related Research and Discovery

Endocrinology

David Aftergood MD Endocrinologist	Paul C. Azer MD Internal Medicine
Glenn D. Braunstein MD Chairman, Department of Medicine James R. Klinenberg, MD Chair in Medicine Director, Cedars-Sinai Thyroid Cancer Center Associate Director, Cedars-Sinai's Center for Androgen Related Research and Discovery	Jordan L. Geller MD Endocrinologist
Eli Ginsburg MD Internal Medicine Endocrinology	Michael D. Harris MD Internist Endocrinologist
Ning-Ai Liu MD, PhD Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	Conrad Tseng MD Attending Physician
Run Yu MD, PhD Co-Director, Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Program

• Wendy Sacks MD
  Endocrinology
  

Hematology and Oncology

Marina Vaysburd MD Hematology/Oncology

Medical Genetics

Ora Karp Gordon MD, MS Director, GenRISK Adult Genetics Program Genetics Director, Wasserman Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Program

Nuclear Medicine

Alessandro D'Agnolo MD Nuclear Medicine

Alan Waxman MD Director, Nuclear Medicine

Pathology

Randa Alsabeh MD Director, Immunopathology	Bonnie L. Balzer MD, PhD Director, Dermatopathology
Shikha Bose MD Director, Cytopathology	Mariza De Peralta-Venturina MD Attending Pathologist
Xuemo Fan MD PhD Attending Pathologist	David P. Frishberg MD Vice Chair, Anatomic Pathology
Karen A. Scharre MD Director, Breast Pathology	Ann E. Walts MD Pathologist

Radiation and Radiation Oncology

C. Michele Burnison MD Associate Director, Radiation Oncology, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center

Michelle L. Melany MD Cross-Sectional and Women's Imaging

Surgery

Kenneth W. Adashek MD FACS Surgery	Michel Babajanian MD Otolaryngologist Head and Neck Surgeon
Jason S. Cohen MD FACS Director, Surgical Oncology Clinic Surgical Oncology and General and Laparoscopic Surgery	Babak Larian MD Division Chief, Otolaryngology
Gene C. Liu MD Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery	Robert O. Ruder MD Head and Neck Surgery, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Mani H. Zadeh MD Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Research Participant*

Basil Rapoport MBChB Director, Thyroid Autoimmune Disease Unit

• H. Phillip Koeffler MD
  Director, Division of Hematology/Oncology
  Mark Goodson Chair in Oncology Research
  

Candidate Participant**

Mark O. Goodarzi MD, PhD Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Site Director, Endocrine Fellowship Program

• Reza Nazemi, MD, Endocrinology

Other Participating Team Members

• Joel Laudenbach, DMD
  

Radiation Safety

• Donna L. Earley, Director, Environmental Health and Safety
• Andrea Ravard
  

Speech Therapy

• Stephanie Lewis, SLP, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

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

**Candidate Participant (indicates physicians who have met candidate level participation and who are in the process of fulfilling the requirements to become a full participant in the center)