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Medical Author:

Stephanie L Lee, MD, PhD, FACE

Coauthor:

Sonia Ananthakrishnan, MD

Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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thyroid carcinoma, thyroid neoplasms, papillary thyroid carcinoma, follicular thyroid carcinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma, MTC, anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, Hürthle cell carcinoma, thyroid malignancy, thyroid disease, primary thyroid lymphoma, primary thyroid sarcoma, thyroid nodule, multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A, MEN 2A, multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B, MEN 2B, familial medullary thyroid carcinoma, FMTC, RET proto-oncogene, genetic testing, thyroidectomy, isthmectomy, thyroid lobectomy, subtotal thyroidectomy, total thyroidectomy

Author: Stephanie L Lee, MD, PhD, FACE, Director of Thyroid Disease Center, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine

Coauthor(s): Sonia Ananthakrishnan, MD, Fellow in Endocrinology, Boston Medical Center

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

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