Melanie R. Goldfarb, MD
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Providence Specialty Medical Group
2121 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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About Melanie R. Goldfarb
Dr. Goldfarb (M.D., M.Sc., FACS, FACE ) is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon specializing in minimal access surgery for thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal tumors as well as neck ultrasound, thyroid biopsy and radiofrequency ablation. With over 75 publications and numerous grants, Dr. Goldfarb is a leader in her field. She founding Director of the Center for Endocrine Tumors, a new “one-stop shop” for thyroid/parathyroid ultrasound and biopsy with same day imaging and results. Here, every patient receives a personalized treatment plan, created together with the patient and physician. Dr. Goldfarb is also one of the first physicians on the west coast to offer radio-frequency ablation of thyroid nodules in her office. Dr Goldfarb is a graduate of Brown University and completed her surgery training at Beth Israel Deaconess (Harvard Medical School) followed by a fellowship at the University of Miami. She is on the editorial board of Thyroid, and serves on committees for the American Thyroid Association, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, and the Society for Surgical Oncology. Her personal research field focuses on endocrine tumors, secondary malignancies, thyroid ultrasound, adolescent and young adult thyroid cancer, and cancer survivorship.
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
2005
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard Medical School), Boston, MA
2010
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard Medical School), Boston, MA
2010
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
2011
American Thyroid Association
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
Society for Surgical Oncology
Endocrine Society
American Society for Clinical Oncology
Western Surgical Association
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
American College of Surgeons
International Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- American Board of Surgery, Surgery
- Parathyroid carcinoma in more than 1,000 patients: A population-level analysis.
- Recent advances in the understanding and management of primary hyperparathyroidism
- ASO Author Reflections: Incorporating Adjuvant Radiation into the Treatment Planning for Select Adrenocortical Carcinomas
- Adjuvant Radiation is Associated with Improved Survival for Select Patients with Non-metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- Balancing the benefits and harms of thyroid cancer surveillance in survivors of Childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer: Recommendations from the international Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group in collaboration with the PanCareSurFup Consortium
- Am Surg . 2017 Oct 1;83(10):1132-1136. Anatomic Location Is the Primary Determinant of Survival for Paragangliomas
- Effects of socioeconomic status on children with well-differentiated thyroid cancer
- Impact of Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy on Overall Survival in Patients with Nonmetastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- Thyroid Cancer-Specific Quality of Life and Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Adult Thyroid Cancer Survivors
- Age at Primary Malignancy Determines Survival in Adolescent and Young Adults That Develop a Secondary Thyroid Cancer
- Pediatric Thyroid Microcarcinoma
- Impact of Regional Lymph Node Dissection on Disease Specific Survival in Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL REVIEW: TIMING OF MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA THYROIDECTOMY AND EXTENT OF CENTRAL NECK LYMPHADENECTOMY
- Pediatric papillary thyroid cancer >1 cm: is total thyroidectomy necessary?
- Support needs and survivorship concerns of thyroid cancer patients
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Dr Goldfarb was extremely knowledgeable but still explained things In a way I could understand. She was very kind and sensitive. Her scheduling team was also super kind and accommodating
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Very good customer service. Friendly and polite.
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Always clearly explains health issues
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It was so reassuring to be seen for my biopsy, and then told immediately then there Was no malignancy. Nothing can beat that experience and feeling of safety.
Providence Patient
Front desk staff was personable and pleasant. Additionally, I did not have to wait long. Care provider was friendly and welcoming but seemed a bit rushed. I should have asked more questions to mitigate this.
Providence Patient
Dr. Goldfarb is very knowledgeable and very thorough and I feel very comfortable in her presence
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