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THOMAS RAGO, MD
MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
NPI: 1912099185IndividualAccepts Medicare
Specialties, Licenses & Credentials
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery PhysicianPrimary
Orthopaedic Surgery — Hand Surgery
Code: 207XS0106X
024392(CT)
Education
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Class of 1983
Research & Publications (17)
Papillary thyroid cancer, although strongly associated with lymphocytic infiltration on histology, is only weakly predicted by serum thyroid auto-antibodies in patients with nodular thyroid diseases.
PMID 19636204·J Endocrinol Invest·2009
4-observational
Lower levels of TSH are associated with a lower risk of papillary thyroid cancer in patients with thyroid nodular disease: thyroid autonomy may play a protective role.
PMID 19528244·Endocr Relat Cancer·2009
8-other
Role of thyroid ultrasound in the diagnostic evaluation of thyroid nodules.
PMID 19041822·Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab·2008
6-review
A study on the relationship between intraglandular arterial distribution and thyroid lobe shape: implications for biotechnology of a bioartificial thyroid.
PMID 18952412·Ann Anat·2008
8-other
Clinical features of thyroid autoimmunity are associated with thyroiditis on histology and are not predictive of malignancy in 570 patients with indeterminate nodules on cytology who had a thyroidectomy.
PMID 17555501·Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)·2007
8-other
Elastography: new developments in ultrasound for predicting malignancy in thyroid nodules.
PMID 17535993·J Clin Endocrinol Metab·2007
8-other
Combined clinical, thyroid ultrasound and cytological features help to predict thyroid malignancy in follicular and Hupsilonrthle cell thyroid lesions: results from a series of 505 consecutive patients.
PMID 17201796·Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)·2007
8-other
The newly developed three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) thyroid ultrasound are strongly correlated, but 2D overestimates thyroid volume in the presence of nodules.
PMID 16794365·J Endocrinol Invest·2006
8-other
Lean body mass is a major determinant of levothyroxine dosage in the treatment of thyroid diseases.
PMID 15483074·J Clin Endocrinol Metab·2005
8-other
Thyroid ultrasound as a predicator of thyroid disease.
PMID 14594124·J Endocrinol Invest·2003
6-review
Thyroid vascularity is increased in patients with active acromegaly.
PMID 12100071·Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)·2002
8-other
Non-palpable thyroid nodules in a borderline iodine-sufficient area: detection by ultrasonography and follow-up.
PMID 11765046·J Endocrinol Invest·2001
8-other
Thyroid ultrasonography as a tool for detecting thyroid autoimmune diseases and predicting thyroid dsfunction in apparently healthy subjects.
PMID 11765045·J Endocrinol Invest·2001
8-other
Data courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Ltrl is not affiliated with or endorsed by NLM.
Contact & Hours
- Address
- 3101 MAIN STREET
BRIDGEPORT, CT 06606 - Phone
- (203) 374-5892
Quick Facts
- NPI
- 1912099185
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Gender
- Male
- Medicare
- Accepted
- Specialties
- 1
- Locations
- 1
- Years in Practice
- 43
- Publications
- 17
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