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Patients with thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas and adrenal tumors will soon have a one-stop shop for endocrine neoplasia treatment. The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s new Multidisciplinary Endocrine Tumor Clinic opens Tuesday, Oct. 1, on the third floor of The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital.
Patients who visit the clinic will have the opportunity to see a team of specialists in a single, initial consultation in order to accommodate patients and expedite their treatment plans.
The Multidisciplinary Endocrine Tumor Clinic offers comprehensive and streamlined care for patients with benign or malignant tumors of the endocrine organs, such as neoplasms like thyroid cancer, hyperparathyroidism, multiple endocrine neoplasias and functional adrenal tumors.
The clinic is led by co-directors Deepti Bahl, M.D., Ronadip Banerjee, M.D., Ph.D., and Brenessa Lindeman, M.D., and is additionally supported by UAB Department of Surgery Chair Herbert Chen, M.D. Endocrinologists Bahl and Banerjee serve as assistant professors in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, while endocrine surgeons Lindeman and Chen serve as an assistant professor and professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, respectively.
On November 16, leading multiple endocrine neoplasia physicians will present the latest medical information about MEN1, MEN2A, and MEN2B at the UAB West Pavilion Conference Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is sponsored by the UAB Department of Surgery, the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, Children’s of Alabama and AMENSupport. To register, please visit the event's official website.
Referring physicians and other providers should call 205-934-1211 and speak with Vernessa Williams or Kelly Lovell, CRNP, to begin the consultation process.