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1. 1. www.thyroidtopdoctors.com

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   Published on: 3/5/2008   Last Visited: 5/31/2008

   Dr. Orlo Clark, endocrine surgeon thyroid cancer, UCSF Medical Center, 1400 Divisadero San Francisco CA, 415-476-1413, 415-476-6640, "Busy practice -- you may not see if for a few months but he's worth the wait.Usually his waiting room is filled with patients from across the country and the world."I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and Dr. Orlo Clark was my surgeon who performed a total thyroidectomy. . he is a skilled surgeon and highly regarded by the medical community i n the SF Bay Area.He also teaches for UCSF Medical School and is progressive with the latest technology and skills in his field.Prior to choosing a surgeon we conducted numerous research and interviews for a good endocrine surgeon and Dr. Clark consistently came up.He has also performed total thyroidectomies on several of my friends and am grateful to have had him as a surgeon.Additionally he is affiliated with a group of gifted endocrine surgeons and endocrinologists in his practice who will be monitoring my health for the rest of my life.I encourage you to do research on Dr. Orlo Clark on the web. .he's been published for his works and has was president for the American Thyroid Association.He's not only talented but has a great sense of humor and an excellent bedside manner.I recommend him HIGHLY."

2. 2. Thyroid Nodules - Medical Crossfire Full Stories

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   Published on: 3/27/2006   Last Visited: 9/29/2007

   Orlo H. Clark, MD, FACS Professor and Vice-Chair Department of Surgery University of California, San Francisco;
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   "There are two general exceptions to the procedure," voiced Orlo H. Clark, MD, FACS, who is Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). "I do not use FNA biopsy when the results will not influence the treatment plan, and I do not usually use it in patients who have a history of exposure to low- or moderate-dose radiation or in patients with a history of familial papillary or HÙrthle cell thyroid cancer. I believe these patients should have a total thyroidectomy." Dr. Clark, who is also Chief of the Department of Surgery at UCSF/Mt.
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   Dr. Clark agreed with all of his colleagues except that "a thyroglobulin test in addition to a TSH level may be helpful in selected patients, and incidentalomas larger than 1 cm warrant FNA."
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   And obviously a good family history is essential, because about 25% of patients with medullary thyroid cancer have familial disease," emphasized Dr. Clark.
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   Dr. Clark agreed, noting "some patients with nodules greater than 3 cm may be candidates for resection.
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   Dr. Clark preferred the surgical approach for "patients who are hyperthyroid and/or whose nodules are greater than 3 cm in size."
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   "I would not recommend ethanol injection unless there was no safe thyroid surgeon within 1,000 miles," emphasized Dr. Clark.
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   Dr. Clark prescribes thyroxine "for patients who are hypothyroid, for those with thyroid cancer, and in some euthyroid patients with one or more thyroid nodules."
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   Dr. Clark and Dr. Ruggieri opt for total thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancers, without question.

3. 3. www.qmp.com

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   Published on: 12/1/2000   Last Visited: 3/16/2007

   By Orlo H. Clark, M.D., Shiro Noguchi, M.D., Ph.D.
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   Orlo H. Clark, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair, Chief of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; Chief, Department of Surgery, Mount Zion Medical Center, San Francisco, California, and Shiro Noguchi, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation, Beppu, Oita, Japan.