Principal Investigator
About Us
The UCLA Endocrine Surgery Research Group is a multidisciplinary team of endocrine surgeons, endocrinologists, biostatisticians, fellows, and students dedicated to optimizing care of patients with thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disease.
We perform clinical trials, translational studies, and health services research to address unanswered questions in the field.
Our previous work has informed national guidelines by the American Thyroid Association, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Our Team
Meet our talented team of endocrine surgeons, endocrinologists, biostatisticians, fellows, residents, medical students, and undergraduate students.
Principal Investigator
James Wu, MD
Principal Investigator
Masha Livhits, MD
Endocrinologist
Angela Leung, MD
Endocrinologist
Melissa Lechner, MD
Faculty Biostatistician
Chi-hong Tseng, PhD
Biostatistician
Jiyoon Kim, MS
Fellow
Brian Ruhle, MD
Research Resident, PGY5
Hattie Huston-Paterson, MD
Research Resident, PGY4
Young-Ji Seo, MD
Researcher, MS4
Clare Moffatt
Researcher, MS3
Yifan Mao
Researcher, MS3
Sang Ngo
Researcher, MS3
Xochitl Longstaff
Researcher, Lab Manager