Thyroid RFA in PHOENIX: @Richard Harding, MD, FACS

An extensively trained general surgeon, Dr. Richard Harding brings a different perspective to this nonsurgical procedure, thyroid RFA. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. Harding has removed many thyroids. But this “Top Doctor“ had a desire to help patients preserve thyroid function, which led him across the globe to be trained in thyroid RFA. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:16 How Dr. Harding trained in thyroid RFA 03:19 What kind of doctor performs thyroid RFA? 04:42 Minimally invasive thyroid surgery 06:12 Cosmetic benefit from thyroid RFA 07:25 RFA reduces symptoms from hyperthyroid nodules 08:23 Substernal goiter surgery versus thyroid RFA 11:12 Physician training for thyroid RFA 12:55 Hashimoto’s thyroiditis 15:45 Thyroid RFA outcomes 17:17 Risk of nodule regrowth after thyroid RFA 18:46 Vascular thyroid nodules 20:26 Repeat sessions of thyroid RFA 21:23 Thyroid nodule growth patterns 22:52 Location influences thyroid nodule symptoms