The 20 Best Thyroid Cancer Doctors in The United States

Marcia Brose is an Oncologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Brose is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Dr. Brose is currently accepting new patients.

Ramona Dadu is an Endocrinologist in Cary, North Carolina. Dr. Dadu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroidectomy.

Megan R. Haymart, MD is Professor of Internal Medicine with an appointment in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes at the University of Michigan. She holds the Nancy Wigginton Endocrinology Research Professorship of Thyroid Cancer and is Director of Thyroid Cancer Research at the University of Michigan. Dr. Haymart received her medical degree at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She then completed a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at the University of Wisconsin. She has been faculty at the University of Michigan since 2009.Dr. Haymart has a history of NIH-funded research focused on optimizing thyroid care delivery. She is a health services researcher who primarily studies thyroid cancer care across the disease continuum: from the diagnosis of a thyroid nodule to cancer survivorship. In recognition of her research, she received the American Thyroid Association’s Van Meter Award for outstanding contributions to research on the thyroid gland (2017), the University of Michigan’s Jerome Conn Award for Research Excellence (2017), membership to American Society for Clinical Investigation (2018), the AACE Hossein Gharib Education Lectureship Award for exemplary contributions to an individual profession or area of expertise (2021), and the inaugural AACE Endocrine Care Innovation Award in recognition of her team’s outstanding body of work focused on clinical outcomes or health care delivery (2025).Dr. Haymart is actively involved in improving research infrastructure at the University of Michigan. This includes her roles as Assistant Director of Data Solutions for AI & Digital Health Innovation, faculty support for MICHR, and co-Director of Patient’s First. She also devotes time to mentoring junior faculty and trainees resulting in her receipt of the MICHR Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award (2021) and the Women in Thyroidology and American Thyroid Association Woman of the Year Award (2021) for promoting the advancement of women, both within the organization and field. Dr. Haymart is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Thyroidectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Linwah Yip, MD, FACS, is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Endocrine Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, chief of the Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, and program director for the University of Pittsburgh  Endocrine Surgery Fellowship. She specializes in thyroid and parathyroid disease/cancers, adrenal tumors, and functional pancreatic tumors. She studies how molecular testing can optimize diagnosis and treatment for thyroid cancer patients and leads the UPMC VHL Alliance Comprehensive Clinical Care Center.Dr. Yip is board-certified in general surgery. She received her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago. Dr. Yip completed surgical residency training at Northwestern University in Chicago and the University of Florida Health Sciences Center in Jacksonville, Fla., and surgical oncology research and clinical fellowships at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and UPMC. Dr. Yip is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Thyroid Nodule, Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Thyroidectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.

Bryan Haugen is an Endocrinologist in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Haugen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Thyroidectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Robert Tuttle is an Endocrinologist in New York, New York. Dr. Tuttle is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Thyroidectomy, and Gastrostomy.

Matthew Ringel is an Endocrinologist in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Ringel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroidectomy.

Exercise and Music. Dr. Nasr is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Diabetic Neuropathy, Thyroid Nodule, and Thyroidectomy.

Jochen Lorch is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lorch has been practicing medicine for over 32 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, and Thyroidectomy.

Eren Berber is a General Surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Berber is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Hyperparathyroidism, Pheochromocytoma, Thyroidectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.

Maria Papaleontiou, MD, is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine with an appointment in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, and a Research Associate Professor at the Institute of Gerontology, at the University of Michigan. Prior to starting her internal medicine residency at Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Jersey, she spent several years conducting clinical research on aging at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. She completed her endocrinology fellowship at the University of Michigan, where she subsequently joined the faculty in 2013. She is a recipient of Fulbright and Howard Hughes Medical Institute scholarships. Her clinical practice focuses on thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer, as well as geriatric endocrinology.Dr. Papaleontiou is also a health services researcher in the field of thyroidology and aging. Her research focuses on evaluating the risks of thyroid hormone overtreatment and misuse in older adults, understanding the role of providers and patients in thyroid hormone use and misuse and how it relates to patient outcomes in the aging population, as well as the role of age and comorbidity in thyroid cancer decision-making. Her ultimate goal is to develop tools to tailor thyroid disease treatment to older adults by translating research findings into effective strategies and interventions to improve the care of older adults and reduce patient harm. She has received funding from the National Institute on Aging, the Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Centers, the University of Michigan Biology of Cardiovascular Aging Core and the Elizabeth Caroline Crosby Research Award. She serves on multiple national committees including at the American Thyroid Association (ATA), the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology and the North American Society for Interventional Thyroidology. She has served as Co-Chair for the ATA’s Annual Program Committee (2021-2022), Chair of the ATA’s Women in Thyroidology (2022-2023) and Vice-Chair for AACE's Thyroid Disease State Network (2022-2023). She is an Associate Editor for Endocrine Practice, and serves on the Editorial Boards for Thyroid and BMC Endocrine Disorders. Dr. Papaleontiou is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Hypothyroidism, Thyroidectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Dr. Douglas Ball is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds a joint appointment in oncology. His areas of clinical expertise include diagnostic radiology, endocrine oncology, thyroid cancer and thyroid diseases. Dr. Ball earned his M.D. from the George Washington University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh-Presbyterian University Hospital and performed a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include medullary thyroid cancer, differentiated thyroid cancer and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Dr. Ball is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, and Papillary Thyroid Cancer.

Snehal Patel is a General Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Patel has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Thyroidectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.

Gilbert Daniels is an Endocrinologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Daniels is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroidectomy.

Anita Ying is an Endocrinologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ying is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroidectomy.

Dr. Erich M. Sturgis is a Professor of Head and Neck Surgery and Deputy Chair in the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. His surgical practice is focused on thyroid cancer, sarcomas of the head and neck region, and melanoma/non-melanoma skin cancers. He has devoted much of his academic career to HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and working to broadly disseminate the message of preventive HPV vaccination. Dr. Sturgis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Human Papillomavirus Infection, Gastrostomy, and Thyroidectomy.

Dr. Prasanna Santhanam received his M.B.B.S. from B.J. Medical College and his M.D. from N.H.L. Municipal Medical College. He completed a residency in internal medicine, Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University and a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University. He underwent additional training in nuclear medicine, at the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to pursue his research and clinical interests in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging of endocrine glands and disorders. His clinical interests include thyroid disorders, endocrine neoplasms, and research focus on metabolic and molecular imaging of endocrine tissues and predictive analytics in metabolic disorders. Dr. Santhanam is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, and Thyroidectomy.

Joanna Klubo is an Endocrinologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Klubo is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Hypothyroidism, Thyroidectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Nazanene H. Esfandiari, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine with an appointment in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes (MEND). Dr. Esfandiari received her medical degree from the University of Bordeaux in France, completed internal medicine residency in France and at UMASS Memorial Health Center in Massachusetts, and then completed fellowship in endocrinology at the University of Michigan. She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2003. She was inducted into Clinical Excellence Society at the University of Michigan in 2014. She is the MEND Service Chief, Co-director of Hospital Intensive Insulin Program (HIIP) and Assistant Chief for the Inpatient Endocrine Consult.Dr. Esfandiari’s practice focuses on thyroid cancer, thyroid disorders, post bariatric care, and diabetes. She is also interested in medical education and is the Co-director of the Endocrine Sequence at the University of Michigan Medical School. In addition, Dr. Esfandiari has served in several national committees at the Endocrine Society and American Thyroid Association (ATA). Dr. Esfandiari is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Gastric Bypass, and Thyroidectomy.

. Dr. Gabriely is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thyroid Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Low Blood Sugar, Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroid Cancer, and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.