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Office
10956 Donner Pass Road
Ste 130
Truckee, CA 96161Phone+1 530-582-6400Fax+1 530-582-6991
Summary
- I am a board certified Endocrinologist specializing in Thyroid Cancer, including Iodine-Refractory Thyroid cancer
I am currently practicing at Tahoe Forest Hospital Multispecialty group
My clinical interests include all types of thyroid cancer and thyroid nodules.
My research interests with a research group at UCD Health focus on health outcomes in thyroid cancer and iodine-refractory thyroid cancer.
Clinical Expertise
- Parathyroid adenoma, Hypothyroidism, Lipid metabolism disorders, Osteoporosis, Diabetes, Secondary osteoporosis, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid neoplasms, Thyroid disease, Pituitary disease, Thyroid nodules, Ultrasound Guided Neck Lymph Node Biopsy, Ultrasound Guided Thyroid nodule biopsy
Education & Training
- University of California Davis HealthFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2007 - 2009
- University of California Davis HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
- Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2004
- University of California, DavisB.S., Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, 1994 - 1999
- University of California, DavisB.A., Spanish, 1994 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State License 2005 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- ACEEndocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 41 citationsHuman immunodeficiency virus and highly active antiretroviral therapy-associated metabolic disorders and risk factors for cardiovascular disease.Erdembileg Anuurad, Alison Semrad, Lars Berglund
Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 2009-10-01 - 8 citationsInfluence of Socioeconomic Status on Incident Medical Conditions in Two-Year Survivors of Adolescent or Young Adult Differentiated Thyroid CancerThomas J. Semrad, Qian Li, Melanie Goldfarb, Alison Semrad, Michael J. Campbell
Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 2021-01-28 - 8 citationsAre there disparities in the presentation, treatment and outcomes of patients diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer?-An analysis of 634 patients from the California ...Christine Cox, Yingjia Chen, Rosemary D. Cress, Alison Semrad, Thomas J. Semrad
Gland Surgery. 2016-08-01
Journal Articles
- Induced Hypertension and Hypokalemia: In vivo 11Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase InhibitionThompson GR III, Chang D, Wittenberg RR, McHardy I, Semrad A, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1/25/2017
- A Case of Reoperative Parathyroidectomy in Tandem with Coronary Artery Bypass SurgeryYeran Bao, MD, James Wall, MD, Alison Semrad, DO, Wen T. Shen, MD, Stephen S. Lippman, MD, PhD, Arthur L. M. Swislocki, MD, Dolores M. Shoback, MD, Quan-Yang Duh, MD, World Journal of Endocrine Surgery, 1/2011
- From the Pedersen Hypothesis to HAPO, Normoglycemia Is Still the Objective for Diabetes in Pregnancy (editorial commentary)Alison Semrad, DO, and Lois Jovanovic MD, CADRE, 1/1/2009
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Survival after tracheolaryngeal surgery for anaplastic/undifferentiated, insular and squamous cell thyroid cancerSemrad, T.J., Campbell, M., Keegan, T.H., Brunson, A., Semrad, A., Farwell, D.G., Thyroid 2017; 27(Supplement 1), Abstract 276 Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, 10/20/2017
- Head and Neck Collision Tumor in a Patient with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: A Case ReportJanet W Lee, MD; Alison M Semrad, DO, ECNU; Saba Ali, MD; Eric C Huang, MD, PhD; D Gregory Farwell, MD, FACS, Thyroid 2017; 27(Supplement 1), Abstract 247 Presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, 10/20/2017
- Adding Interactivity and Learning Analytics to an Integrative Case-Based Learning(C) ProgramAndrew Corbett PhD, Debra Bakerjian PhD, APRN, FAAN, FAANP, Virginia Hass DNP, FNP-BC, PA-C & Alison Semrad, DO, FACP, Programs and Abstracts of the 2017 International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2017), Orlando, FL, 1/28/2017
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Lectures
- 43rd Annual Diabetes and Endocrinology SymposiumUC Davis Health, Sacramento, California - 10/28/2017
- 42nd Annual Diabetes and Endocrinology SymposiumUC Davis Health, Sacramento, California - 3/19/2016
- Hyperthyroidism Management1/19/2016
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Other
- Osteoporosis Education VideoSemrad AM
https://vha.box.com/s/jx3cwcwnl2beubhr5jcr04s27g5qlgsl
1/1/2016 - Thyroid Nodule & Thyroid Cancer VideosSemrad AM
http://www.mdmag.com/medical-news/alison-semrad-from-diagnosis-to-treatment-of-thyroid-cancer
1/1/2016 - Preliminary Development of a Behavioral Pain Assessment Scale for Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: A Pilot Study.MacDonald, Alison M., Christina Richardson M.D., Roberto Senno M.D., Norman Harden M.D., Summer Thesis project
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Press Mentions
- Both Ultrasound Features and Nuclear Atypia Are Associated with Malignancy in Thyroid Nodules with Atypia of Undetermined SignificanceOctober 9th, 2019
- Alison Semrad from UC Davis Health System: Making Advancements in Thyroid Cancer DiagnosisAugust 24th, 2016
- Extending Health to the UnderservedMarch 2nd, 2011
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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