Hi Reddit, We are so happy to be here. It’s thyroid awareness week, and we are pretty passionate about it. Let’s dive in. The thyroid is one of the most important organs in the body. It is a gland that secretes hormones which control your body’s metabolism, and it affects everything from your body temperature to your heart rate to how fast food moves through your GI tract. Problems with the thyroid can include the gland making too much hormone (hyperthyroidism) or too little (hypothyroidism). The thyroid can also be a common site for cancer, and in terms of number new cases, thyroid cancer is one of the fastest growing of all forms of cancer. Fortunately, it is also highly treatable. We are dedicated to providing the best medical care and education to patients with disorders of the thyroid gland, and we work to improve the standard of care for thyroid patients worldwide. Learn more about us here. James Lee, MD: Chief of Endocrine Surgery, Co-Director New York Thyroid Center, Columbia University Medical Center Jenn Kuo, MD: Director of Thyroid Biopsy Program, Director of Endocrine Surgery Research Program, Columbia University Medical Center Salila Kurra, MD: Co-Director of Columbia Adrenal Center, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center We will answer as many questions as we can starting at 2pm. EDIT: We’re here, and Dr. Kuo is on her way from the OR. Let’s get started! PROOF Signing as: JL: James Lee JK: Jenn Kuo SK: Salila Kurra EDIT 2: Thanks for all of your insightful questions! This was a blast. We’re signing off for now, but hope to come back and answer a few more this evening. JL/JK/SK To continue this conversation you can always tweet at us via @ColumbiaSurgery