Thyroid Disorders
Disorders of the thyroid gland represent the most common Endocrine diseases. The internationally recognised multi-disciplinary thyroid clinics at Hammersmith and St’ Mary’s Hospitals provide specialist services for evaluation and treatment of patients with benign and malignant thyroid disease including:
specialist thyroid surgery
rapid access to fine needle aspiration cytology diagnosis for thyroid nodules
access to treatment with radioiodine
thyroid eye disease clinic (Vickie Lee Ophthalmic surgeon)
we deliver a high quality personalized service that adheres to the most up-to-date standards of care.
Conditions frequently treated in the clinic
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Graves’ Disease
Toxic thyroid nodules
Thyroiditis
Post-partum
Sub-acute
Complex thyroid disorders
Drug-induced (e.g. amiodarone, lithium)
Thyroid disease in pregnancy
Thyroid cancer
A specialist team manages all patients with thyroid cancer in a multidisciplinary setting. This includes differentiated thyroid cancers (papillary and follicular), medullary thyroid cancer (including familial syndromes such as MEN-2) and anaplastic thyroid cancer.
Rare thyroid disorders
Resistance to thyroid hormone
Private Thyroid Service
Physicians who care for patients with thyroid disorders
