Rajshri (Mainthia) Gartland
@RMGartlandMD
endocrine surgeon | healthcare quality improvement
a blast working with these @TheAAES experts and trainees on this thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, & GI neuroendocrine illustrated quick reference guide for students & residents rotating on endocrine surgery @CUEndoSurg @MGHSurgery @SpringerClinMed link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
A Surgeon Reflects on Retirement: Lots of Saturdays, No Mondays facs.org/for-medical-pr… @AmCollSurgeons
congratulations Dr. Brandon Gaston recipient of the 2025 @MGHSurgery Codman Golden Egg Award ! @NikZacharias @MGHVascular
Truly no one more deserving of the @MGHSurgery 2025 faculty mentor award
Nicely presented @katiakoelliker. Higher rate of malignancy in solitary toxic nodules than previously reported, some with poor pathologic features. TIRADS helpful for guiding further workup including when not to biopsy @LaurenNorell @AllisonLetica #AAES2025
Sonographic and Pathologic Features of Malignant Nodules Within Hyperfunctioning Thyroid Tissue: A Multi-institutional Study #AAES2025
Congratulations Carrie Cunningham (newly elected secretary) and Sareh Parangi (2025 president) of @TheAAES ! @MGHSurgery @BrighamSurgery
Reconsider the traditional <10HU threshold to help exclude adrenal malignancy? Great study from @PittEndoSurg @KimRamonell #AAES2025
14. Adrenal Imaging Features Predictive of Histopathology: A Contemporary, Longitudinal Analysis #AAES2025
#AAES2025 @maureenmooremd @AnkeetaMehta @jessica_dahle @oliviamdmd @SimonPetr @KimRamonell @KChomskyHiggins
In pts undergoing re-op parathyroidectomy w/ negative/discordant US/CT/sestamibi, SVS localized to 1 side in 77% of cases, facilitating high % of pts to proceed to surgery, ⬆️corroboration w/ prev neg imaging & 81% concordance @ time of surg @UWEndoSurg @rebecca_sippel #AAES2025
Setting Yourself Up for Re-operative Surgical Success: Lessons Learned From a Ten-year Experience with Selective Venous Sampling for Re-operative Parathyroidectomy #AAES2025
Nice study showing parathyroidectomy associated with ⬇️ mortality and CV complications, when compared to cinacalcet alone, in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, even in patients with PTH <9x upper limit of normal @julia_kasmirski @UABSurgery #AAES2025
Parathyroidectomy Is Associated with Lower Mortality and Fewer Cardiac Complications in Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Endocrine surgery with steepest decline in reimbursement compared to any other surgical specialty, amid 64% ⬆️ in volume: journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger… Important implications for quality, safety, training & innovation: journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger… @surgeryspice @jess_mcmullin @TheAAES
In 2022, the first thyroid radiofrequency ablation procedure for thyroid nodules was performed at MGH. Since then, over 170 patients have been evaluated for RFA and last week, the the 100th procedure was performed. Congratulations to the team on this incredible accomplishment!
Resident match results are in! We welcome the following general surgery interns who will be joining @BrighamSurgery next June! bit.ly/4bKCQr3
We are thrilled to welcome the new #MGHSurgery residents for the 2025-2026 academic year! We are ecstatic with the match results and can't wait to welcome you in #Boston!
Grateful to Dr. Jack Monchik, pioneer in endocrine surgery, founding member of @TheAAES, and @MGHSurgery alum for his inspiring talk and generosity to establish the annual Monchik Visiting Professorship in Endocrine Surgery
Thank you for the invitation and for an incredible visit! Learned so much from this amazing group of surgeons, trainees, and leaders at @UABSurgery
We had a blast hosting and learning from quality expert and endocrine surgeon @RMGartlandMD from @MGHSurgery @UABSurgery #grandrounds
Mass General set another milestone. Jan 25th marked our 2nd successful xenotransplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney into a living recipient. Tim Andrews is now the 4th person in the world to receive a genetically-edited pig kidney. spklr.io/6016F2g0
It is our great pleasure to announce Heather Wachtel MD as the new Section Chief of Endocrine Surgery within the Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery (EOS) at Penn Medicine. For more: instagram.com/Pennsurgery