Introduction to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Hashimoto’s disease, or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, is a chronic inflammatory condition of the thyroid gland. This is the most common cause of hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid function, in the United States and many other countries. Hashimoto’s disease is caused by an immune malfunction where your own immune system attacks your thyroid gland, causing ..read more

Thyroid cysts are quite common and are almost always benign.  Large thyroid cysts can become very noticeable and be symptomatic simply because of their size.  There have been many approaches to manage thyroid cysts over time.  In some circumstances, surgery or ablative approaches are indicated when thyroid cysts are large or causing symptoms. The Four Most Important Facts About Thyroid Cysts ..read more

Dr. Rashmi Roy, Senior Surgeon at the Clayman Thyroid Center & Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, is unquestionably one of the most experienced thyroid surgeons in the US. Dr. Roy operates on a significant number of patients with thyroid goiters, many of whom other surgeons refuse because of their complexities. In fact, Dr. Roy has a YouTube channel dedicated to goiters & thyroid surgery.  Is thi ..read more

Thyroid nodules are growths that occur in the thyroid gland forming a lump or bump within the otherwise smooth, even thyroid. Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in 40% of women and 30% of men during their lifetime. Overall prevalence of thyroid nodules in the general population has been estimated as high as 65-68% based on autopsy studies. Most thyroid nodules are benign, but some are cancer ..read more

Meet Dr. Nate Walsh Dr. Walsh has a passion for cutting edge thyroid surgery. After practicing in Florida following his training, he was afforded the opportunity to join the Clayman Thyroid Center to pursue this passion exclusively. He provides the most up to date, modern treatment for thyroid disease. Dr. Walsh is an exquisitely talented and experienced thyroid surgeon and is highly sought to ..read more

Removing lymph nodes in thyroid surgery is not done by every thyroid surgeon, but should be in most circumstances.  To better understand why, lymph nodes in the neck are a charcoal filter system, for lack of a better term.  The problem with our human body and thyroid cancer, is that thyroid cancer cells can break out early from the thyroid gland and spread to these local lymph node (filters).  ..read more

Today, we're getting to know Dr. Clayman better with a Q&A for Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month! Dr. Clayman has performed more than six hundred thyroid cancer operations per year for over thirty years among patients ranging from 6 months to 100+ years of age. If it pertains to thyroid surgery or thyroid cancer, there is likely nothing that he hasn’t seen.  Q&A with Dr. Gary Clayman of the Cl ..read more

Thyroid cancer occurs in women 3-4 times more often than it occurs in men. Simply being a woman is therefore considered a risk factor for thyroid cancer. When we talk about women being at increased risk for thyroid cancer, we are talking about small papillary thyroid cancers. When compared to other more aggressive thyroid cancers like medullary thyroid cancer or poorly differentiated thyroid c ..read more

Today, we're getting to know the "Goiter Guru" a bit better! Meet Dr. Rashmi Roy, Senior Surgeon at the Clayman Thyroid Center and operating at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery in Tampa, Florida. Dr Roy is one of the most experienced thyroid surgeons in the U. S. As in all of our surgeons, Dr. Roy only performs thyroid surgery with the highest cure rates and lowest complication rates, and ha ..read more

Follicular Thyroid Cancer: Introduction Since the 1970’s, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled. Until recently, thyroid cancer was the fastest growing cancer in the United States, mainly due to our ability to detect these cancers so well (Ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, etc.). Thyroid cancer is the 5th most common cancer in women. Overall, the 5-year survival rate for people with thyroid can ..read more