Ralph P. P Tufano MD MBA, FACS
Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery
Director of Thyroid and Parathyroid Center Director of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Sarasota, FL
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1901 Floyd StSuite 304Sarasota, FL 34239
Phone+1 941-262-0500
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Summary
- Dr. Ralph P. Tufano is a head and neck surgeon in Sarasota, FL who specializes in the interventional/surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid diseases. MD: University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Otolaryngology-HNS residency at Hospital of University of Pennsylvania. He has been in practice 22 years and was a Professor: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1995 - 2000
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2000 - 2023
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2000
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors Castle Connolly Top Doctors Endocrine Surgery, 2022
- Best of Baltimore Baltimore Magazine, 2016, 2019
- American Health Council Award American Health Council, 2016
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Utility of the PTeye Autofluorescence Detection Device During Parathyroidectomy for the Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.Camila Mancera, Tonya S King, Brittany A Long, Tyler P Tufano, Ralph P Tufano
Head & Neck. 2025-04-01 - New Current Procedural Terminology Codes for Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules Will Negatively Affect American Patients According to the Executive Council of ...Jonathon O Russell, Timothy Huber, Julia Noel, Maria Papaleontiou, Chelsey K Baldwin
Thyroid. 2025-02-01 - Letter to the Editor Regarding "Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation- Thermal Effects on Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Using Continuous Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Animal Mo...Catherine F Sinclair, Vaninder Dhillon, Steven Hodak, Jennifer Kuo, Kepal Patel
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2025-01-10
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External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ralph-tufano
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