Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

In this episode from the Endocrine Surgery team at BTK we discuss the clinical applications of genetic testing for thyroid cancer. We walk through three cases of thyroid nodules and discuss why and how genetic testing can guide surgical and medical management. As usual we review key points such as imaging criteria for thyroid nodules, the Bethesda system for thyroid cytopathology, and MEN syndromes. We also go into a more nuanced discussion of how progress in genetic testing has led to more variability in management options.               Dr. Michael Yeh is a Professor of Surgery at UCLA and serves as Section Chief of the UCLA Endocrine Surgery program which he established.  Dr. Masha Livhits is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. James Wu is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA and works in the Endocrine Surgery Department  Dr. Rivfka Shenoy is a PGY-5 General Surgery Resident at UCLA who has completed two years of research  Dr. Vivek Sant is