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Office
1901 Floyd St
Suite 304
Sarasota, FL 34239Phone+1 941-262-0500
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 - 2025
- 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
- 150 citationsAmerican Thyroid Association Statement on Surgical Application of Molecular Profiling for Thyroid Nodules: Current Impact on Perioperative Decision Making.Robert L. Ferris, Zubair W. Baloch, Victor Bernet, Amy Y. Chen, Thomas J. Fahey
Thyroid. 2015-07-10 - 243 citationsThe American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in AdultsKepal N. Patel, Linwah Yip, Carrie C. Lubitz, Elizabeth G. Grubbs, Barbra S. Miller
Annals of Surgery. 2020-03-01 - 669 citationsAssociation between BRAF V600E mutation and mortality in patients with papillary thyroid cancerMichael Mingzhao Xing, Ali S. Alzahrani, Kathryn A. Carson, David Viola, Rossella Elisei
JAMA. 2013-04-10
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External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ralph-tufano
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