Books by Physicians for Patients
Overcoming Thyroid Problems by Jeffrey R. Garber, M.D., McGraw-Hill, 244 page, paperback, 2005.
A Harvard Medical School Guide with information on key signs and symptoms of thyroid conditions, medications, and up-to-date research and developments. Spanish translation available, published in 2006.
Your Thyroid: A Home Reference by Lawrence C. Wood, M.D., David S. Cooper, M.D., and E. Chester Ridgeway, M.D., Valentine Books, New York, 2005.
“Your Thyroid provides the most comprehensive descriptions of virtually every known thyroid disorder…certain to be an authoritative research for many years to come.” Leonard Wartofsky, President of the Endocrine Society. “Your Thyroid remains the gold standard in evidence-based guidance for patients with thyroid disease. It tells it like it is in clear and practical terms,” Paul W. Ladenson, M.D., Past President of the American Thyroid Association.
The Complete Thyroid Book by Dr. Kenneth Ain, M. Sara Rosenthal. McGraw-Hill, 2005
M. Sara Rosenthal has teamed up with a thyroid expert, Kenneth B. Ain, M.D., to bring you this guide to understanding and managing many types of thyroid diseases, including Hashimoto's disease, Graves' disease, and thyroid cancer. Sometimes the best person to ask about a medical condition is someone who has suffered through it themselves. M. Sara Rosenthal is a lay person who is a veteran of thyroid problems, a sociologist and a bioethicist. She has faced many of the same questions that thyroid patients need to have answered, with the conviction of one who has been cured. This book is both well-researched and based on the advice of thyroid experts, as well as personal experience. This book is a great bridge between physician and patent, and is a comfort for those who may be intimidated by more clinical resources (480 pages).
The Thyroid Guide by Beth Ann Ditkoff, M.D. and Paul LoGerfo, M.D., Harper Collins, 172 page paperback, 2000.
Written by 2 thyroid surgeons, this book gives an overview of the thyroid and its functions, how to chose a thyroid surgeon, deal with medications, and other specific problems. Responding to patients frequent questions, they help you to understand diagnosis, treatment, and maintenance of a healthy thyroid.
Your Thyroid Gland: A Guide for Thyroid Patients by associated Endocrinologists privately published, 50 page paperback, 4th Edition.
Written by 5 associated endocrinologists, this book is filled with basic information, common questions, and clinical before-and-after photographs for each thyroid malady.
Thyroid Cancer: A Guide for Patients
edited by Douglas Von Nostrand M.D. FACP, FACNP, Gary Bloom, and
Leonard Wartofsky, M.D. MACP, Keystone Press, Baltimore, Md. 2004.
Contracting thyroid cancer is an overwhelming and stressful event.
The best way to counter fear and begin the road to health is with
accurate information. This book covers all aspects of thyroid cancer
and its remedies in chapters written by leading thyroid specialists
and cancer doctors to give hope and information to those afflicted.
More than just a clinical and scientific study, this book addresses
individual concerns and includes the patient’s bill of rights.
The advice found in this book by doctors, psychiatrists, and thyroid
cancer survivors, show that this disease is usually controllable
and ultimately curable. (337 pgs., illustrated with b/w photos)
Thyroid Disease, the Facts
by R.I.S. Bayliss KCVO, MD, FRCP and W.M.G. Tunbridge MD,
FRCP. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1991.
Much like Your Thyroid, A Home Reference,
this book is an excellent review of thyroid issues for patients.
Written by two top British Thyroidologists using a question and
answer format, Thyroid Disease the Facts
can help thyroid patients quickly find the answers to their own
specific thyroid problems. Written for laymen, the authors explain
thyroid conditions in simple metaphors: (Hypothyroidism is like
a 45 R.P.M. record played at 33 1/3, hyperthyroidism is the opposite.)
This book is a comfort for anxious patients. (134 pgs. Illustrated
with photos and drawings) 3rd edition Paperback is still in print
and available.
The Thyroid Book, A Book for Patients
What goes Wrong and How to Beat It by Martin Surks
M.D. St. Martin’s Press, New York 1993.
Another omnibus book concerning thyroid problems, Dr. Surks also
explains thyroid tests, their need and usual cost. Pro-active in
nature this edition explains how diagnosis is made and what patients
need to be aware of in order to expedite their physician’s
care and what to expect from their treatment. Also includes contacts
for thyroid support groups. (192 pgs.) Available through TFA.
Thyroid Disease Manager ENDOCRINE EDUCATION, INC, Leslie J De Groot,MD, Editor
www.thyroidmanager.org
This is an entire thyroid textbook that patients may want to use as a thyroid reference on the internet. Portions may be downloaded and copied for your physician if you have special thyroid issues to discuss. It was created by a top thyroid specialist to be a complete, authoritative, constantly updated with important new information, and major revisions are done annually.
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