What type of physician diagnoses thyroid problems?
Diagnoses of the thyroid gland can be made by a number of different practitioners. Family physicians and internists are the first line of physicians. For more thorough evaluation of the thyroid, as well as management, an ENDOCRINOLOGIST would be next in line. For decisions about surgery, an OTOLARYGOLOGIST (ear, nose, and throat doctor) would be very important. When a BIOPSY of the thyroid gland or a THYROID NODULE is necessary, an INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST uses ultrasound guidance to perform the biopsy.
