About the
Russell Center

About Dr. Jon Russell

Dr Russell is one of the most accomplished endocrine surgeons in the United States. After nearly a decade building the thyroid and parathyroid surgery program at Johns Hopkins, Dr Russell founded the Russell Center for Endocrine Health - where he could offer something academic medicine couldn't: a practice built entirely around surgical excellence and patient experience, without compromise.  
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Training & Academic Foundation
Dr Russell completed his surgical training at the Cleveland Clinic, followed by advanced fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. His academic contributions include over 200 published books, papers, and chapters, cited thousands of times by surgeons worldwide. His credentials tell only part of the story.

Surgical Volume & Mastery
The numbers matter. Dr Russell has performed thousand of thyroid and parathyroid operations - a volume that transforms technical skills into surgical mastery. When you choose the Russell Center, you're choosing a surgeon who has refined every aspect of these procedures through repetition, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. This experience translates directly to:
- Lower complication rates
- Better aesthetic outcomes
- Faster recovery times
- Preservation of voice and calcium function
- Results that meet our exacting standards

Innovation & Leadership
Dr Russell introduced transoral scarless thyroid surgery (TOETVA) to the Western Hemisphere, establishing the technique that now allows patients to avoid visible neck scars entirely. Recognizing that patients deserve both optimal health and aesthetic confidence, Dr Russell developed Thyroid RejuvenationTM - a signature approach combining thyroid or parathyroid surgery with neck rejuvenation procedures.
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Professional Recognition
- 2024 President, North American Society for Interventional Thyroidology (NASIT)
- Member, American Thyroid Association Guidelines Committee (2025- )
- Chair, Publications Committee, American Thyroid Association (2021-2023)
- Director, Johns Hopkins Thyroid Tumor Center (2019-2024)
- Director, Division of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery, Johns Hopkins (2020-2024)
- Certified Complex Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery AAO-HNS (one of only 100 surgeons in USA)
- Chair, Technology Subcommittee, American Head and Neck Society
- Member, Advanced Training Council, American Head and Neck Society
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Trained hundreds of surgeons from around the world in advanced surgical techniques
- Hundreds of papers, chapters, books, lectures, invited courses, etc.

Dr Russell founded the Russell Center for Endocrine Health to prioritize your well being. Here, you have personalized and direct access to one of the most experienced minimally-invasive surgeons in the world, in a setting crafted specifically to obtain excellent outcomes.