Accepting New Patients
Languages
- English,
Gender
Female
Experience
20 Years
Locations
Los Angeles
34.0759269 -118.3824887Los Angeles
Experience
Specialties
Area in which a healthcare provider is highly trained and often board certified.
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- IM Endocrinology
Programs
Cedars-Sinai clinical programs this provider is part of:
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Titles
- Co-Director, Thyroid Cancer Program
Education & Training
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UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship - Completed 2008
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Cedars-Sinai
Residency - Completed 2006
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University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Medical School - Completed 2003
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Stanford University
Degrees - Completed 1996
Achievements
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Board Certifications
Board Certifications
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IM/Endocrinology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Publications
- Walts AE, Pao A, Sacks W, Bose S. BRAF genetic heterogeneity in papillary thyroid carcinoma and its metastasis. Hum Pathol. 2014 May;45(5):935-941.
- Sacks W, Braunstein GD. Evolving approaches in managing radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer. Endocr Pract. 2014 Mar 1;20(3):263-275.
- Sacks W, Fung CH, Chang JT, Waxman A, Braunstein GD. The effectiveness of radioactive iodine for treatment of low-risk thyroid cancer: a systematic analysis of the peer-reviewed literature from 1966 to April 2008. Thyroid. 2010 Nov;20(11):1235-1245.
- Venuturupalli SR, Sacks W. Review of new guidelines for the management of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2013 Dec;11(4):357-364.
- Sacks W, Wong RM, Bresee C, Braunstein GD. Use of evidence-based guidelines reduces radioactive iodine treatment in patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer. Thyroid. 2015 Apr;25(4):377-385.
Insurances
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