Why Every Thyroid Patient May Not Need an Endocrinologist or Thyroidologist

When you think thyroid disease, do you automatically assume that the best kind of practitioner to see is always an endocrinologist -- the specialty that focuses on the endocrine system, which includes the thyroid? The truth is, there are times when an endocrinologist is definitely called for -- and other times when another type of doctor is probably a better choice.

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