Surgical Services
Procedures
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
The surgeons involved in this center have extensive experience with thyroid and parathyoid surgery, including all forms of thyroid cancer. Recently, a procedure known as Minimally Invasive Parathryoid Surgery (MIP) with intraoperative PTH monitoring has been developed. Our surgeons are experienced in this procedure, and it is now being offered to appropriate patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. The procedure allows patients to undergo a parathyroidectomy using only IV sedation and local anesthesia, enabling patients to leave the hospital on the same day as their surgery. The Center performs about 500 neck operations a year.
Adrenal and Pancreatic Surgery
The surgeons involved have extensive experience in adrenal and endocrine pancreatic surgery. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is available and is the generally preferred operative approach for adrenal tumors.
Surgeons
| James T. Broome, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Surgery and Interim Director of the Vanderbilt Endocrine Surgery Center. He returned to Vanderbilt after completing the Norman W. Thompson Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery at the University of Michigan. He completed his general surgery training here at Vanderbilt University. His clinical interests include the surgical management of diseases of the thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pancreas, and neuroendocrine tumors. He is particularly interested in PTH guided (AKA minimally invasive) parathyroidectomy, advanced laparoscopic adrenalectomies, the management of thyroid malignancy, and inherited cancer syndromes. He has studied and published articles related to multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes. Dr. Broome is active in endocrine surgery research and continues work to develop a novel intraoperative technique for identifying endocrine tissue. He also spearheads the creation of a comprehensive database to better understand the treatment of rare endocrine diseases. He is a member of several professional societies including the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. |
| Mark C. Kelley, M.D., is Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Vanderbilt Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery. Dr. Kelley's clinical practice includes endocrine surgery as well as the surgical treatment of patients with melanoma and breast cancer. |
 | Naji N. Abumrad, M.D., is the John L. Sawyers Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Vanderbilt Department of Surgery. Dr. Abumrad's clinical practice includes endocrine surgery. |
