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Surgical Endocrinology

The Endocrine Tumor Surgery setion within the Surgical Oncology department treats endocrine tumors in children and adults, with the goal of improving patient care through emerging technologies and advances in clinical and basic research. Our multidisciplinary team approach includes surgery, medical care and genetic counseling to treat a wide variety of endocrine diseases, including:  

• Benign and malignant tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands 
• Familial papillary thyroid carcinoma 
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia types (MEN1, MEN2, MEN4) 
• von Hippel Lindau disease (VHL) 
• Succinate dehydrogenase  tumors (SDH) 
• Parathyroid carcinomas
• Pediatric endocrine surgery 
• Medullary thyroid disease
• Adrenal-cortical carcinoma
• Neuroendocrine gastrointestinal disease 

Our highly skilled surgeons use state-of-the-art technology, including minimally invasive parathyroid surgery with the availability of intraoperative parathyroid (PTH) assay, and laparoscopic adrenalectomy for candidates with adrenal disease.

Surgical Endocrinology Fellowship

Surgical Oncology is accepting applications for a two-year advanced training fellowship in complex surgical endocrinology. This is a Texas State approved fellowship with the academic region of the AGME division of The University of Texas.  The fellowship is offered in collaboration with the department of head and neck surgery, endocrine neoplasia, diagnostic and interventional radiology, neuroradiology, pathology, medical oncology and clinical genetics cancer.

Fellows receive broad exposure to a variety of endocrine neoplasias, with emphasis on the evaluation, surgical approach, follow-up and genetics of endocrine tumors. Fellows also participate in weekly multidisciplinary treatment-planning conferences that include the general endocrine tumor conference, the parathyroid, adrenal disease, neuroendocrine conferences, and the genetics conference.

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Faculty and Staff

Staff Surgeons

• Paul Graham, M.D., Assistant Professor
• Elizabeth Grubbs, M.D., Associate Professor
• Jeffrey E. Lee, M.D., Professor
• Nancy D. Perrier, M.D., Professor

Advanced Care Practitioners

• Rae Zyn Reynolds, M.S.N., B.S.N. (for Dr. Lee): 713-794-5360
• Eileen Le, NP (for Dr. Perrier): 713-745-3412
• Kimberly Dotter, APRN 713-745-7337

Genetic Counselor

• Samual Hyde, MMSc  713-792-6691

Administrative Staff

• Diana Hunter (for Dr. Lee): 713-792-7218
• Rita Hernandez (for Dr. Perrier): 713-792--0027
• Jennifer McCollum (for Dr. Graham): 936-446-5245

Fellows

• Minerva Romero-Arenas, M.D. (2016-2017)

Fellowship Program Coordinator

• Brigitte Taylor 713-563-0189

Manager, Surgery Education Programs

• Susan Hogue 713-794-1552

Contact Us

Nancy D. Perrier, M.D., FACS  
Director, Fellowship Program
Department of Surgical Oncology
Chief, Section of Surgical Endocrinology
Associate Director, Endocrine Center

Program Coordinator:  Rita Hernandez
Phone: 713-792-0027
Fax: 713-563-5727

Mailing Address:

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Surgical Oncology, Unit 1484
1400 Pressler Drive
P.O. Box 301402
Houston, TX 77230-1402