Interventional Endocrinology Workshop

8:00  -8:10 AM

Welcome / Introductions

Ralph P. Tufano, MD

8:10 AM -8:30 AM

Ultrasound Considerations for Directed Therapies

Julia Noel, MD

8:30 AM -8:50 AM

ETOH ablation of Thyroid Nodules and Cysts: Pearls and Pitfalls

Debra Margulies, MD

8:50 AM -9:10 AM

Thermal ablation for Thyroid Nodules – different sources of energies

Stefano Spiezia, MD

9:10 AM -9:30 AM

What is RFA and How Does it Work?

Leonardo Rangel, MD

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM

Selecting the Right Patients for Directed Therapy

Jonathon Russell, 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

• Catherine Sinclair, MD

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM

RFA Technique for Benign Nodules: Live Cases Hydrodissection and Moving Shot Techniques

Roberto Valcavi, MD, Chair
Leonardo Rangel, MD
Erivelto Volpi, MD
Juan Pablo Duenas, MD
Hinigo Steck, MD

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM

Toxic Thyroid Nodules: RFA, Surgery or RAI

Sina Jasim, MD

11:35 AM – 11:55 AM

Future Directions: Parathyroid, PMC and Lymph Nodes

Ralph P. Tufano, MD

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Cases & Practicum