Thyroidologist
title: "Thyroidologist" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["health-care-occupations", "thyroid-disease"] topic_path: "general/health-care-occupations" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroidologist" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
A thyroidologist is a medical practitioner specializing in the thyroid and related areas.
In the United States it refers to a board certified endocrinologist physician, who is either a full time academic with multiple responsibilities beside thyroid patient care, or a clinical thyroidologist. A clinical thyroidologist is a board certified endocrinologist, who cares for a majority of thyroid patients, with few patients experiencing other endocrine conditions. In many European countries, not only endocrinologists, but also nuclear medicine specialists work as clinical thyroidologists focusing on diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) developed the Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU) program.{{Cite web | url = https://www.aace.com/ecnu | title = Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU) Program American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists | website = www.aace.com | access-date = 2016-02-28 | date = 2011-11-30
Physicians and medical practitioners who hold the ECNU professional certification are highly specialized thyroidologists in the field of neck ultrasonography. They perform consultations and diagnostic evaluations for thyroid and parathyroid disorders through both diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (UGFNA).
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References
- (2022-01-30). "Thyroid committee of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine".
- "An Austrian thyroid center operated by nuclear medicine specialists".
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