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Quan-Yang Duh, MD, FACS

University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA 🇺🇸 Dr. Quan-Yang Duh specializes in surgery to treat tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, as well as other endocrine and gastrointestinal malignancies. He has a special interest in laparoscopic surgery and minimally invasive endocrine surgery. Duh earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco, where he also completed his residency training in surgery and a fellowship in endocrine surgery. He is the past president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and the San Francisco Surgical Society, as well as president of the American College of Surgeons (Northern California chapter). Duh has been a professor at UCSF since 1988 and is listed in the publication Best Doctors in America. He is board certified in surgery.

Raymon Grogan, MD, FACS

Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA 🇺🇸 Dr. Grogan is an endocrine surgeon at the Michael Debakey Department of Surgery, where he performs operations for thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and endocrine pancreas disease. In addition to being a practicing surgeon he is also the Director of the Endocrine Surgery Research Program that encompasses translational and health services research. He is the founder and Co-PI of the North American Thyroid Cancer Survivorship Study, a longitudinal cohort study that investigates the short and long-term psychosocial effects of a thyroid cancer diagnosis. He is the one who is currently doing TOETVA in the USA.

Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier, MD, FACS

Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA 🇺🇸 Dr. Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier is currently an Assistant Professor in Surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. His areas of specialty and research interests include thyroid and parathyroid disease, adrenal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. He went to Thailand to learn TOETVA from Dr. Anuwong, and how he is doing a lot of TOETVA cases and spreading this technique in the USA.

Gideon Bachar, MD

Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel 🇮🇱 Prof. Bachar is a Head and Neck surgeon, who was one of the pioneer in Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TOETVA) in Israel. He is very active in doing this technique in Israel.

Hoon Yub Kim, MD, PhD, FACS

Korea University Hospital, South Korea 🇰🇷. Associate Professor of Surgery; Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery. Dr. Hoon Yub Kim is specialized in Endoscopic & Robotic Thyroid Surgery. He is currently doing over 200 cases of the transoral robotic thyroidectomy pre-mandibular technique in real human being. He is also one of the most famous surgeons regarding Intra operative neural monitoring (IONM)

Yoon Woo Koh, MD

Yonsei University, South Korea🇰🇷 Dr. Yoon Woo Koh is a pioneer in Robotic Retroauricular Neck Dissection for Thyroid and Head & Neck cancer. He has substantial contribution in developing “Minimally invasive Head & Neck surgery and Thyroid surgery with Retroauricular approach” in particular. He has written over 100 original articles, book chapters regarding endoscopic and robotic Thyroid and Head & Neck surgery. He has the largest experience in the world with Robotic Retroauricular Neck Dissection for Thyroid and Head & Neck cancer. He was also the first surgeon in the world who performed Transoral Robotic Thyroidectomy using Davinci SP.

Yu Hsien Chen, MD

Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan 🇹🇼 Dr. Chen is an endocrine surgeon. He did an international endocrine fellowship with Dr Angkoon and Dr Kim. Now, he specialized in transoral thyroidectomy, both endoscopic and robotic.

Young Jun Chai, MD, MS

Seoul National University, South Korea 🇰🇷 Dr. Young Jun Chai is currently working at Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea. He is an endocrine surgeon, experienced in Robotic Thyroidectomy BABA approach. He can perform the Endoscopic BABA approach and TOETVA. He is one of the experienced surgeon currently doing TOETVA in thyroid cancer and neck dissection.

Ozer Makay,MD,FEBS

Ege University, Turkey 🇹🇷 Prof. Makay is an expert in nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery as well as TOETVA, and has been a guest faculty member in South Korea, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Bulgaria. He has received 17 awards and honors for his scientific studies. He has authored a 300-page book on nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery.

Li Hok Nam, MD

Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Dr Li is one of the famous Head and Neck surgeon, currently working at Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong. He is very experienced surgeon in head and neck region especially thyroid and parathyroid surgery. He is performing most cases of TOETVA in Hong Kong

Suchart Chantawibul, MD, FRCST

Rajavithi Hospital, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 Professor of Surgery; Department of Surgery, Rajavithi Hospital. He is also the president of Thai Endocrine Surgeons Society (TESS). He was one of the pionner in Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in Thailand and South East Asia. His technique is called ‘4 ports – Transaxillary Endoscopic Thyroidectomy’ which is the largest series in Asia-Pacific Region.

Ngo Quoc Duy, MD

Vietnam National Cancer Hospital, Vietnam 🇻🇳 Dr. Duy is a Head and Neck surgeon currently working at the Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Vietnam National Cancer Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam. He is one of the pioneers in both TOETVA and Transoral Robotic Thyroidectomy in Vietnam. He is currently doing over 500 cases of TOETVA

Angkoon Anuwong, MD, FACS, FRCST

Police General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 He is laparoscopic and endocrine surgery, one of the pioneer in transoral thyroidectomy. He has the largest series in the world of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach, which has been recently published in 2015. He is also interesting in transoral parathyroidectomy and endoscopic neck surgery.

Varut Supanakorn, MD

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 He is one of the most famous Otolaryngologist at Chulalongkorn university hospital. He is now currently perfoming TOETVA with a good number.

Prachya Maneeprasopchoke, MD

Siriraj Hospital, Thailand 🇹🇭 Dr Maneeprasopchoke is an ENT surgeon, who interested in endoscopic thyroidectomy. He learned and collaborate with Dr Angkoon. His additional interest is also Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring (IONM). He studies and conducts some research regarding TOETVA and IONM.

Donyarat Raunmakeaw, MD

Chiang Mai University, Thailand 🇹🇭 Dr Raunmakeaw is one of a very active in endoscopic thyroidectomy field in the Norhern part of Thailand, especially TOETVA, she is currently doing most cases in the northern part of Thailand.

Thanyawat, Sasanakietkul, MD

Police General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 Dr. Thanyawat is an endocrine surgeon. He did an endocrine fellowship at Yale University, USA. He is one of the colleague of Dr. Anuwong. He specialized in thyroid, parathyroid and breast disease. He did around 100+ cases of TOETVA especially in thyroid cancer as well as parathyroid.

Tanyanan Jarmikorn, MD

Police General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 One of the active member in Police General Hospital, she works very close with Dr Anuwong, Her surgical skll especially endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy skills are excellent. She did a lot of TOETVA cases and help Dr Angkoon in many aspects.

Thanadeth Vongjarukorn, MD

Veteran General Hospital, Thailand 🇹🇭 He was Dr Angkoon’s fellow. After graduated, he went back to his hospital and started TOETVA surgery, currently doing with a good numbers. He is very famous in the field.

Athiwut Borvornwattanavanich, MD

Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital, Thailand 🇹🇭 He was also Dr Angkoon fellows, with a very talent and expert skills in TOETVA.