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Program Director:
Program Director Email:
Associate Program Director:
Associate Program Director Email:
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Carolyn Dacey Seib, MD, MAS, FACS
[email protected]
Robin Cisco, MD
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Objectives of the Program:
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The goal of our program is to train future leaders in academic endocrine surgery, with a focus on developing the clinical knowledge, surgical skills, and critical thinking necessary to provide exceptional care to patients with endocrine disorders and advance the field. Fellows will gain a detailed understanding of relevant anatomy and physiology, the diagnostic evaluation and management of common and rare thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and GI/pancreatic neuroendocrine disorders, and considerations for the care of patients with hereditary endocrinopathies. In addition, fellows will be able to participate in cutting edge research, with opportunities in funded translational and/or clinical research programs.
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Highlights of the Fellowship:
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The Stanford Endocrine Surgery Fellowship Program will provide advanced training through in-depth exposure to a high-volume, academic endocrine surgery faculty practice. Surgeons at Stanford perform more than 700 thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and neuroendocrine pancreas/GI cases per year, including both bread-and-butter endocrine surgery and a large volume of complex cases addressing metastatic and locally advanced thyroid cancer, recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism, and advanced or recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma. In addition to participating in the preoperative evaluation of patients in clinic and their surgical management in the OR, fellows will receive focused training in adjunct skills necessary for independent practice, including comprehensive head and neck ultrasound, thyroid nodule FNA, thyroid nodule radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and vocal cord assessment with laryngeal ultrasound and fiberoptic laryngoscopy. We will ensure fellows receive education in the multidisciplinary care of patients with endocrine disorders through longitudinal exposure to endocrinology, pathology, radiology, genetics, and nuclear medicine. They will spend dedicated blocks rotating on these services and will also have access to education and mentorship from partner faculty in these fields. Fellows will also benefit from a formal curriculum for fellows affiliated with the Stanford Department of Surgery, which includes didactic instruction on developing effective teaching skills in and outside of the OR and making the successful transition from trainee to attending.
Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in research related to the work up and management of endocrine disorders, with dedicated research blocks to facilitate the development of novel and meaningful projects. This training program allows for a unique opportunity for fellows with an interest in developing funded research programs in endocrine surgery, providing mentorship and resources to support their scholarly work, including access to powerful datasets with methodological and analyst support. The fellow will run and present at our weekly Endocrine Surgery Clinical Conference, in addition to the monthly Stanford Multidisciplinary Adrenal Conference, with opportunities for teaching residents and medical students.
At the conclusion of their training, we anticipate fellows to be prepared for independent practice as endocrine surgeons, with the ability to make sound clinical decisions about which patients should undergo surgery and to perform these operations safely, in addition to having the skills to successfully transition to a career in academic endocrine surgery.
Average Thyroid Case Volume: 150
Average Parathyroid Case Volume: 75
Average Adrenal Case Volume: 35
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Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)
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Number of evaluation and management of NET (enteric and pancreatic only) cases per year: 15
Number of operative NET (enteric and pancreatic only) cases per year: 8
The fellow has an opportunity to participate in a Multidisciplinary NET (enteric and pancreatic only) Tumor Board.
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