Facing thyroid or parathyroid surgery is overwhelming. You're worried about complications, your voice — and whether you even need surgery. We get it. That's exactly why Dr. Jon Russell left Johns Hopkins after nearly a decade leading their thyroid and parathyroid surgery program. We offer what most hospitals can't: scarless surgery with better outcomes, non-surgical alternatives like radiofrequency ablation that save your thyroid, and time to talk through what's right for you. Before anyone operates, you deserve to know all your options.
Lower complication rate than the national average.
In the country for the number of thyroid and parathyroid surgeries performed. Most in the Mid-Atlantic.
For non-surgical thermal ablation (RFA) cases performed in the US.
Thyroid and parathyroid surgeries and procedures.

The risks of traditional thyroid surgery include hormonal imbalance, nerve injury, and electrolyte challenges for the rest of your life. Minimally invasive options can reduce or eliminate these risks for some people, but most surgeons do not offer these techniques. Dr Russell has trained surgeons from around the world, including top US institutions such as Stanford, NYU, MDAnderson, Harvard, and Clayman. He is not just the leader in offering these techniques to his own patients, but has trained others to ensure that patients around the world have access to the best and safest options.
After 15 years leading top international institutions, Dr Russell began the Russell Center for Endocrine Health....
