Research

The section of Endocrine Surgery has strong teaching, research and clinical missions at its foundation. The faculty is composed of active clinical surgeons involved in a busy surgical practice who are dedicated to pursuing clinical and health services research, basic science research, as well as to developing new teaching modalities in the field of endocrine surgery. The section has strong multidisciplinary clinical and research collaboration with the departments of Medical Endocrinology, Pathology, Psychiatry, Clinical Epidemiology and Genetics within the Yale School of Medicine. The faculty also has multi-institutional research collaborations with the Dana Farber Institute, the National Institutes of Health, and the Veterans Administration.

The surgical clinical volume has risen significantly over the last few years, as referrals of patients with complex endocrine and oncologic problems have increased. This increase in the number and complexity of cases has placed our section on the world map in cutting-edge international clinical trials for advanced or metastatic thyroid cancer, thus offering new therapies and hope for patients who, until now, would have had no good options for treatment.

For more information about the ongoing research in our section, please go to

• Clinical and Health-Services Research in Endocrine Surgery
• Yale Endocrine Neoplasia

Grant Support

Sanziana Roman, M.D.
Title: Neurocognitive changes in parathyroid- GCRC, Yale University School of Medicine
Funding Agency: NCRR–NIH
Date: 2005

Sanziana Roman, M.D.
Title: Ohse Award
Funding Agency: Department of Surgery, Yale University
Date: 2004-2005

Robert Udelsman, M.D., M.B.A.
Title: Diagnosis, pathophysiology and molecular biology of pheochromocytoma. (Yale HIC 20837)
Funding Agency: NIH
Date: 2002-Current

Robert Udelsman, M.D., M.B.A.
Title: Recurrent and superior laryngeal nerve assessment before and after minimally invasive para-thyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. (Yale HIC #25386)
Funding Agency: NIH
Date: 2003-Current

Robert Udelsman, M.D., M.B.A.
Title: Psychological and cognitive changes in primary hyperparathyroidism. (Yale HIC #25149)
Funding Agency: NIH
Date: 2003-Current

Julie Sosa, M.D., M.A.
Title: John G. Haddad, Jr., Award
Funding Agency: Paget Fund
Date: 2005

Julie Sosa, M.D., M.A.
Title: J.J. Roslyn Faculty Research Award
Funding Agency: AAS
Date: 2004-2005

Julie Sosa, M.D., M.A.
Title: Research Career Development Award. The Pepper Center
Funding Agency: Yale University
Date: 2005-2006

Julie Sosa, M.D., M.A.
Title: The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation
Funding Agency: Donaghue Fund
Date: 2005-2007

Julie Sosa, M.D., M.A.
Title: Dennis Jahnigen Career Development Scholar Award
Funding Agency: AGS
Date: 2006-2008

Julie Sosa, M.D., M.A.
Title: Swebilius Translational Cancer Research Award
Funding Agency: YCC
Date: 2004-2005

Julie Sosa, M.D., M.A. (P.I.)
Title: Familial Pheochromocytoma Consortium
Funding Agency: -
Date: -

Julie Sosa, M.D., M.A. (P.I.)
Title: Advanced esophageal carcinoma trial
Funding Agency: ECOG #1200
Date: -

Julie Sosa, M.D., M.A. (P.I.)
Title: Advanced medullary thyroid carcinoma trial
Funding Agency: D2400C0058
Date: -