About Alexander L. Shifrin, MD, FACS, FACE, ECNU, FEBS, FISS

The First Fellowship Trained Endocrine Surgeon at Columbia University, New York
Dr Shifrin specializes only in parathyroid, thyroid, and adrenal gland surgeries. He performs > 400 minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgeries a year, and > 15 adrenal surgeries a year (including posterior laparoscopic approach).
All parathyroid surgeries are performed as minimally invasive surgeries. Dr Shifrin has a 99% success rate in finding parathyroid adenoma during the first procedure.

Dr shifrin is the Surgical Director of Endocrinology at Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center. He has a Focused Practice Designation (FPD) in Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery from the American Board of Surgery. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology. Elected Member of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, European Society of Endocrine Surgeons, and International Association of Endocrine Surgeons. Completed Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU)

Our Center is dedicated to serving patients with thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal problems.
Our Goal is to provide a standard of care and evidence-based medicine!
"The best interest of the patient is the only interest to be considered" (William Mayo, 1910)