Information for Physicians
The Northern Alberta Endocrine Surgery Centre specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of complex thyroid cancer cases as well as inherited or familial endocrine diseases, such as multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN). We also do minimally invasive parathyroid surgery. Our group is supported by an active research program and both doctors are well-published nationally and internationally. Dr. McMullen performs laparoscopic adrenal surgery and treats both malignant and benign disease as well as neuroendocrine tumours.
Read more about our surgeons here:
Dr. Todd McMullen Dr. David Williams
Referral Information:
Referrals to the Centre should be made using this form: Endocrine Surgery Referral Form
Once the patient’s information has been reviewed and an appointment has been scheduled, our office will notify the referring physician’s office. The referring office is responsible for notifying the patient of this surgical date. Average waiting time for non-urgent referrals is 12 months.
Physician Newsletter:
If you would like to receive updates on endocrine research and treatment, please send an email to todd.mcmullen@ahs.ca with “physician newsletter” in the subject line.
Diseases Treated at the Northern Alberta Endocrine Surgery Centre
Thyroid
- Thyroid Cancer, including:
- Papillary thyroid cancer
- Follicular/Hurthle thyroid cancer
- Medullary thyroid cancer
- Poorly (insular and anaplastic) differentiated thyroid cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid disease in radiation-exposed individuals (including childhood cancer survivors)
- Multinodal goiter
- Hyperthyroidism, including:
- Graves’ disease
- Toxic multinodal goiter
- Toxic solitary nodule
Parathyroid
- Primary hyperparathyroidism
- Renal (secondary and tertiary) hyperparathyroidism
- Persistent and recurrent hyperparathyroidism
Adrenal
- Pheochromocytoma
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn’s syndrome or aldosteronoma)
- Incidentally discovered adrenal masses (adrenal ‘incidentalomas’)
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Isolated adrenal metastases
Pancreas
Genetic Syndromes
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN-1, MEN-2A, MEN-2B)
- Familial pheochromocytoma/panganglioma syndromes