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Office
UCLA Medical Center
100 Medical Plaza, #310
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-267-7838Fax+1 310-267-7838
Summary
- Dr. Masha Livhits was trained as an Endocrine Surgeon at UCLA. An exceptional achiever since childhood, she attended college at the age of 12 through the highly competitive Early Entrance Program at California State University, Los Angeles. She then received her medical degree at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and was awarded the prestigious Sarnoff Foundation genetics research grant.
Dr. Livhits completed her general surgery training and endocrine surgery fellowship at UCLA. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Livhits has published widely in the area of improving surgical outcomes and quality of care. She is dedicated to combining knowledge learned through research with her experience as a surgeon to deliver the best care to her patients. Her clinical and research interests include parathyroid disease, benign and malignant thyroid tumors, adrenal masses, and familial endocrine disorders. She helped to pioneer the new technique of single incision retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in North America.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Endocine Surgery, 2014 - 2015
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2014
- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Randomized Trial Comparing Performance of Molecular Markers for Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules Start of enrollment: 2016 May 01
- Preoperative Alpha Blockade for Pheochromocytoma Start of enrollment: 2017 May 05
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
- Molecular Analysis for Precision Surgery in Thyroid Cancer Trial Start of enrollment: 2024 Jul 30
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsPatient experience with electronic health record-integrated postoperative telemedicine visits in an academic endocrine surgery program.Max A. Schumm, Howard Q Pyo, Roben Ohev-Shalom, Chi-Hong Tseng, Masha J. Livhits
Surgery. 2021-05-01 - 79 citationsEffectiveness of Molecular Testing Techniques for Diagnosis of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Masha J. Livhits, Catherine Y. Zhu, Eric J. Kuo, Dalena T Nguyen, Jiyoon Kim
JAMA Oncology. 2021-01-01 - 12 citationsRacial/ethnic disparities in thyroid cancer in California, 1999-2017.Marie K Luff, Jiyoon Kim, Chi-Hong Tseng, Masha J Livhits, Michael W Yeh
American Journal of Surgery. 2023-02-01
Journal Articles
- Biochemical and Skeletal Outcomes of Parathyroidectomy for Normocalcemic (Incipient) Primary HyperparathyroidismAngela C Chen, Masha J Livhits, Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Association of Radioactive Iodine Administration After Reoperation with Outcomes Among Patients with Recurrent or Persistent Papillary Thyroid CancerMasha Livhits, MD, JAMA
- Laparoscopic Transabdominal Adrenalectomy—A Procedure That Has Stood the Test of TimeMasha Livhits, MD, JAMA
Press Mentions
- Journal Review in Endocrine Surgery: How Dr. Yeh Built ItNovember 7th, 2022
- Clinical Challenges in Endocrine Surgery: Medullar Thyroid Cancer with Special Guest Dr. Kepal PatelJune 20th, 2022
- Journal Review Endocrine Surgery: AAES 2021 HighlightsJuly 12th, 2021
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Other Languages
- Russian
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