On-Demand Advanced Course: Mastery of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) offers an on demand course for asynchronous learning in thyroid and parathyroid surgery. The course was first offered in-person at the 2025 AAES Annual Meeting and professionally recorded.

About the Course:

Participate in up to 4 hours of engaging and comprehensive learning as national experts share the current standards of diagnosis and treatment of patients with thyroid and parathyroid disease. This course offers an in-depth exploration of the latest medical and surgical strategies for managing benign and malignant thyroid disease and hyperparathyroidism. Leaders in the field will review updated guidelines, real-world clinical scenarios, and discuss their approach to both common and advanced endocrine surgery topics.

The course features a practical format designed to equip participants with state-of-the-art knowledge and techniques. There are a combination of lectures and panel case discussions.

Who Is This Course For?

The course is designed for surgeons, endocrinologists, and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or other providers who take care of patients with thyroid and parathyroid disease. If you are a health care provider involved in the care of patients with thyroid and parathyroid disorders, don’t miss this invaluable educational opportunity!

Cost, Duration and CME:

The course contains 5 separate sessions totaling 4 hours of learning. Attendees will be able to claim up to 4.0 hours of CME credit upon completion of the course and an online evaluation. The cost for this on-demand course is $200 USD for AAES members, $275 USD for non-members.

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Course Agenda and Faculty:

Course Directors: Masha Livhits, MD and Jennifer Ogilvie, MD

Thyroid cancer (90 minutes)

  • Differentiated thyroid cancer: 2025 updates – Julie Ann Sosa, MD
  • Management of sporadic and hereditary medullary thyroid cancer – James Wu, MD
  • Multimodal strategies for anaplastic thyroid cancer – Gilbert Fareau, MD
  • Surgical pearls for advanced and reoperative thyroid cancer – Kepal Patel, MD
  • Thyroid cancer tumor board - all panelists

Benign Thyroid Disease (45 minutes)

  • Comprehensive work-up of a thyroid nodule – Adi Shirali, MD
  • Management of multinodular goiter and autoimmune thyroiditis – Allie McDow, MD
  • Surgical Pearls of Thyroidectomy – Ray Grogan, MD

Primary Hyperparathyroidism (75 minutes)

  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Pathophysiology and Clinical Presentation – Carolyn Seib, MD
  • The Diagnostic Pathway for Primary Hyperparathyroidism – Mira Milas, MD
  • Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Keys for success – Sarah Oltmann, MD
  • Parathyroid case conference - all panelists

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (15 minutes)

  • Renal Hyperparathyroidism: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Surgical Management – Lindsay Kuo, MD

Reoperative Parathyroidectomy (15 minutes)

  • The Art of Reoperative Parathyroidectomy – David Schneider, MD

 

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