The Department of Surgery

Tanaz M. Vaghaiwalla, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Endocrine Surgery
Division of General Surgery

Clinical Focus

Benign and cancerous disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands; Pancreatic and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors; Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases; Carcinoid tumors; Inherited endocrine tumor syndromes (VHL and MEN syndromes); Scarless thyroid surgery; Carotid body tumors; General surgery 

Research Focus

Surgical outcomes research, Novel treatment strategies for neuroendocrine liver metastases

Education

Graduate School
Master of Science, Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL

Medical School
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL

Residency
General Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL

Fellowship
Endocrine Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Certification

American Board of Surgery

Other Certifications

Minimally Invasive (Scarless) Thyroidectomy, Division of Minimally Invasive and Endocrine Surgery, Police General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Professional Affiliations

American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
American College of Surgeons
Association of Academic Global Surgery