DR. ROY PHITAYAKORN, MD, MHPE
Radiology in Boston, MA

General Surgery, Endocrine Surgery

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Massachusetts General Hospital
15 Parkman St STE 460, Boston 02114
(617) 643-7935 (Phone), (617) 643-4802 (Fax)

Abscess Incision and Drainage, Adrenalectomy, Biopsy, Biopsy of Affected Tissue, Dressing and/or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy), Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer, Excisional Biopsy, Gallbladder Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy, Local Anesthesia, Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision, Parathyroid Surgery, Parathyroidectomy, Skin Biopsy, Soft Tissue Mass Biopsy, Soft Tissue Surgery, Surgical Biopsy, Temporal Artery Biopsy, Thyroid - Fine Needle Aspiration, Thyroid Cancer/Neck Dissections, Thyroid Surgery, Ultrasound, Ultrasound, Thyroid, Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy

Abdominal Hernia, Abscess, Familial Primary Hyperparathyroidism, Groin Hernia, Hernia, Hyperadrenalism, Hyperaldosteronism, Hypercortisolism, Hyperparathyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Incisional Hernia, Inguinal Hernia, Lump, Mass, Parathyroid (Gland) Cancer, Parathyroid (Gland) Disease, Parathyroid (Gland) Tumor: Other than Malignant, Primary Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Umbilical Hernia, Ventral Hernia

General Surgery

Healthgrades Honor Roll, Recipient of the 2002 Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Humanism in Medicine Student Award, May 2002, Recipient of the 2002 Sheehan/Cheke Memorial Prize for Exemplifying the Patient-Physician Relationship, May 2002, Recipient of the 2005-2006 Association for Surgical Education and American College of Surgeons’ Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF), April 2006, Recipient of the 1998 “Dean’s Award for Leadership” for Working to Strengthen the Allegheny Community., May 1998, Best 2007 UIC MHPE Thesis Award, June 2008, Thyroid Disease (Biographies of Disease), 11/8/2010, Hyperparathyroid Crisis, June 2008, Laparoscopic and Selective Open Resection for Adrenal and Extraadrenal Neuroendocrine Tumors., Jan 2008, An Investigation of Epidemiological Factors Associated with Large Nodular Goiter., 6/1/2006, Parathyroidectomy: Overview of the Anatomical Basis and Surgical Strategies for Parathyroid Operations., June 2007, Incidence and Location of Abnormal Ectopic Parathyroid Glands., Mar 2006, Difficult Problems in Thyroid Cancer Surgery., Feb 2010, Follow-up after Surgery for Benign Nodular Thyroid Disease: Evidence-Based Approach., July 2008, Jaw Tumor: An Uncommon Manifestation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism., Fall 2010, Incidental Thyroid Carcinoma in Patients with Graves' Disease., Mar 2008, What Constitutes Adequate Surgical Therapy for Benign Nodular Thyroid Disease?, 6/1/2009, Follicular Thyroid Adenoma and Carcinoma., In Press

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Each patient is an individual who deserves the best possible care.

Director of Surgical Education Research at The Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Surgery at Harvard Medical School, General Surgeon / Endocrine Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital

Medical Practice

The Massachusetts General Hospital - The Massachusetts General Hospital since Jul 2012 - Director of Surgical Education Research Harvard Medical School since Oct 2010 - Instructor in Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital - The Massachusetts General Hospital since Jul 2010 - General Surgeon / Endocrine Surgeon Massachusetts General Hospital Jul 2010 - Jun 2012 - Surgical Simulation Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital Jul 2009 - Jun 2010 - Endocrine Surgery Fellow University Hospitals of Cleveland 2002 - 2009 - General Surgery Resident University of Illinois at Chicago 2004 - 2007 - MHPE Student

University of Illinois at Chicago 2004 - 2007
MHPE, Medical Education University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1998 - 2002
MD, Medicine Allegheny College 1994 - 1998
BS, Major in Biology - Plant and Insect Physiology; Double minor in Western Military History/Strategy

RESIDENT AWARDS: Recipient of the 2004-2006 Dudley P. Allen Surgical Research Scholarship. Best Presentation at the 8th Annual MHPE Summer Conference (August 2007) Program Director’s Award for Highest Cumulative Rotation Evaluation Scores (2007-2008). MEDICAL SCHOOL AWARDS: Recipient of the 2002 Sheehan/Cheke Memorial Prize for Exemplifying the Patient-Physician Relationship. Recipient of the 2002 Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Humanism in Medicine Student Award. UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS: Recipient of the 1998 “Dean’s Award for Leadership” for Working to Strengthen the Allegheny Community. Recipient of the 1997 “Dedication Award” in Recognition of Energy, Inspiration, and Powerful Commitment. Recipient of the 1996 “Inspiration Award” for Inspiring, Educating, and Empowering the Allegheny Community. Recipient of the 1995 “Rookie of the Year Award” for Outstanding Leadership as a Freshman.

Surgery

Massachusetts General Hospital
15 Parkman St, Boston, MA 02114

University of Pittsburgh(2002)

Surgeon

15 Parkman St, Boston, MA 02114

American Board of Surgery Certification in Surgery