Completion Thyroidectomy is Less Common Following Updated 2015 American Thyroid Association Guidelines

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Rick Greene, MD and Nancy Cho, MD discuss the impact of the 2015 American Thyroid Association guideline change on clinical practice in low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer, specifically regarding the rate of completion thyroidectomy. Dr. Cho is author of the article, “Completion Thyroidectomy is Less Common Following Updated 2015 American Thyroid Association Guidelines.”

Dr. Cho is Associate Surgeon, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.