Memorial Center For Integrative Endocrine Surgery
1150 North 35th Avenue
Suite 200
Hollywood, FL 33021
954-893-6347
Memorial Center For Integrative Endocrine Surgery
17180 Royal Palm Blvd.
Suite 1 & 2
Weston, FL 33326-2394
954-893-6347
Memorial Center For Integrative Endocrine Surgery
1951 SW 172nd Avenue
Suite 305
Miramar, FL 33029
954-893-6347
About Me
I first realized I wanted to become a doctor in high school. I attended the Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions, which focused on encouraging students to pursue careers in healthcare related fields. During my junior and senior years, I was given the opportunity to shadow various healthcare professionals, including nurses and physicians. The patient interactions I had during that experience inspired me to pursue a career in medicine.
My goal as a doctor and surgeon is to make a difference in the lives of my patients. My philosophy is to treat every single patient as I would my family members. I encourage patients to contact me directly if they have any problems or questions. This personal approach to care is the cornerstone of my practice.
I cherish my job as an endocrine surgeon. I treat patients with surgical diseases or tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands.
The greatest part of my job is seeing how my work has made a difference in the life of my patients. I love the moment when I see patients post-surgery and we get to celebrate that they are now cancer free.
Languages
- Spanish
Areas of Focus
- Adrenal Tumors
- Benign tumors of the Thyroid
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disease
- Surgical Disease of the Thyroid
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
Education
Fellowships
- Baylor Scott and White Memorial Hospital, 2016, Surgery
Residency
- Lehigh Valley Health Network, 2015, Surgery
Certifications
- American Board of Surgery-Surgery
Awards, Achievements, and More
Publications
Research
In addition to providing personalized patient care, I work with the physicians in my office on medical research regarding surgical endocrine diseases. We are always striving to improve our knowledge of the disease, search for other potential treatment options and perfect our procedures so we can improve the lives of our patients.
- 2016: Edwards, Courtney M., et al. "Central venous parathyroid hormone monitoring using a novel, specific anatomic method accurately predicts cure during minimally invasive parathyroidectomy." Podium presentation, 2016 Southwestern Surgical Congress 68th Annual Meeting.
- 2013: Garza R, Edwards CM, Ranganath B, Miller N, Adkinson J, Bellucci KM, Murphy RX. To Re-excise or Not to Re-excise: Positive Margins after Excision of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers. Poster presentation, 2013 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress
- 2010: Edwards CM, Teicher E, Dangleben DD. Parastomal Patch for Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair: Description of Technique. Poster Presentations, Keystone Chapter of ACS Annual Scientific Meeting
- 2009: Projects Intern, National Center for Health Statistics Internship, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mentor: Peter S. Meyer, M.A., M.P.H. Research Data Center
- 2009: The Utility of Physical Exam and Computerized Tomography in the Evaluation of Penetrating Extremity Trauma. Matthew Carrick, M.D. Michael E. DeBakey, Dept. of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
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