Thyroid RFA comes to Canada: Dr. Jesse Pasternak - #86

Today’s guess is Dr. Jesse Pasternak, an academic surgeon and patient advocate. He is the chief of Endocrine Surgery in the Division of General Surgery at the University Health Network and Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. His career’s focus is to use up-to-date data to push innovation in the treatment of surgical endocrinology. He is responsible for bringing radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of thyroid nodules to Canada. He is chair of the research committee at the American Thyroid Association and currently runs a trial to treat small thyroid cancers with RFA. He hopes to gain an understanding for cancer outcomes but likely more importantly, the effect of treatment and cancer worry on quality of life and survivorship. He has 3 young kids, all of whom learned where the thyroid was before mastering the head, shoulders, knees and toes.
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👉Dr. Jesse Pasternak’s practice: University Health Network, Endocrine Surgery Clinic
👉Dr. Pasternak’s website: www.thyroidrfa...
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[@ritasawaya7536]

Thank you, Jen! 💐

[@FNBN10]

I am from Canada, and I learned about Dr. Pasternak from your list of doctors performing RFA. I had a toxic nodule and my thyroid blood tests were really bad for a long time. My specialist doctor really pushed the radioactive iodine but I refused to do it. I did my research and I found out about the RFA. I had the RFA procedure in April and now my TSH, T3, and T4 are excellent. From my last ultrasound, it looks like the nodule is shrinking. So thank you Jen for educating us and thank you Dr. Pasternak for helping me!

[@saronabi1387]

Hi, please can you tell me if it is covered by insurance, am in the USA, and if is there any place in the USA to get this treatment?, thank you.

[@nickyzheng587]

These videos are so informative and educative, thank you Dr. Pasternak and Jen! We live in Vancouver, my wife has a large nodule, we can't wait to see any facilities open in Vancouver, is there any further news about that?

[@bonniezieman3424]

I’m a patient of Dr.Pasternak and I went to him with a large substernal nodule, hoping to have RFA yet expecting a recommendation of surgery as I’d had from two surgeons in Montreal. After a very relaxed, informative consultation (and his review of previous ultrasounds, biopsies and a CAT scan) he recommended just watching it since I have no symptoms. My takeaway from that consultation and this great interview is that he is truly interested in what is best for the patient, not demonstrating his surgical or ablation skills. So refreshing! Thank you Dr. Pasternak and Jen!

[@angeladellacroce2724]

What a lovely physician! Great interview!

[@CoffeeAndPrayerWithJoyce-fc9wx]

Thank you Jen :)

[@amazingcanada4323]

Can i ask Dr. Pasternak if there is a RFA in Winnipeg, Manitoba? And if it covers by healthcare of canada? If not cover by insurance how much will it costs so that I can save for the surgery. I have goiter. It bothers me a lot. I dont want a thyroid medication for the reat of my life. Hope you can help

[@saronabi1387]

Can i do RFA for hyperthyroidsm please? .my dr suggested me to do radioactive thyroid treatment and i dont want to take medication throughout my life, if any one knows where i can get this RFA treatment in usa

[@ItsmeJenagain]

Do you have hyperthyroidism caused by a toxic thyroid nodule? If so, yes, RFA is a treatment option. It is available in the US. To find a list of drs offering the treatment, please visit our patient community website, saveyourthyroid.org.