#  Marika Russell, MD, FACS 

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Director of Education, Division of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Service, Mass Eye and Ear

Physician and Surgeon, Mass Eye and Ear

 

 

 



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 Dr. Marika Russell is a member of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Endocrine Surgery Division at Mass Eye and Ear, practicing at the Boston Main Campus and Medford locations. She is a fellowship-trained head and neck surgeon focused on thyroid and parathyroid surgery, with over a decade of experience caring for patients with thyroid and parathyroid disorders. Dr. Russell obtained her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, completed her residency training at the University of California, San Francisco, and completed her fellowship training in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery at Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School.

 Dr. Russell has special expertise in thyroid and neck ultrasound and is a national leader in ultrasound education. She serves as the Vice-Chair for the American Head and Neck Society – Endocrine Section and has been appointed an associate Board Member for the World Congress on Thyroid Cancer.

 Dr. Russell’s clinical interests include application of ultrasound to the diagnosis and management of thyroid and parathyroid conditions, radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules and treatment of advanced thyroid cancer. Her reserach interests include treatment outcomes in advanced thyroid cancer and management of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, as well as application of new technologies to treatment of thyroid and parathyroid diseases. Additionally, Dr. Russell has a passion for providing patient-centered care and a special interest in studying Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs).



 

 

 





 

 

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