On October 1st, the University of Alabama at Birmingham opened its new Multidisciplinary Endocrine Tumor Clinic. Located on the third floor of The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, the clinic is a one-stop shop for patients with thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas and adrenal tumors.
Patients 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, multidisciplinary 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, MD, Ronadip Banerjee, MD, PhD, and Brenessa Lindeman, MD, and is additionally supported by UAB Department of Surgery Chair Herbert Chen, MD.