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    Shrinking thyroid nodules

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    Can anyone help me find someone that performs laser ablation, radiofrequency ablation or ethanol ablation therapy for shrinking benign thyroid nodules in Australia? I live in Qld but will travel. I am looking for an effective treatment that does not remove my thyroid.
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    A/Prof Catherine Sinclair

    Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon

    A/Prof Catherine Sinclair is an internationally renowned head and neck surgeon with a focus on thyroid and parathyroid surgery. She practices interventional thyroidology and performs … View Profile

    Good morning. I am a head and neck and thyroid / parathyroid surgeon. Last month I returned to Australia from New York where I have been practicing for the past decade. I was one of the early adopters of radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules  in New York, performing the first procedure in the city in August 2019.

    I am pleased to announce that I will be starting a radiofrequency ablation program for Thyroid Nodules in Melbourne next month (March 2021).

    I will post again once details are finalized. There will be an out-of-pocket charge for the procedure as in the United States as at the current time there is no Medicare or private health insurance reimbursement.

    If you have any questions you can reach out to me at

    Cath.sinclair@ausdoctors.net

    Best,

    Catherine F Sinclair MBBS (Hons), FRACS FACS

     

     

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    A/Prof Catherine Sinclair

    Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgeon

    A/Prof Catherine Sinclair is an internationally renowned head and neck surgeon with a focus on thyroid and parathyroid surgery. She practices interventional thyroidology and performs … View Profile

    Hi everyone,

    An update to my prior post. The radiofrequency program for benign thyroid nodules has been up and running now for 3 months in Melbourne. It is going very well and patients fly in from all around Australia to undergo the procedure. So far, one month results are excellent with 30-50% volume reduction at one month with 24 nodules ablated to date. Please email me direclty on catherine@melbournethyroidsurgery.com.au with any questions regarding the procedure.

    Warmly

    Catherine Sinclair

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