DougE.PolitzMDFACS, FACE

General Surgery • Tampa, FL

Endocrine, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Parathyroid Surgeon

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Office
1 Tampa General Circle
Room K6007.01
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone+1 813-844-8335

Fax+1 813-844-5879
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Summary

I have dedicated my career to parathyroid disease/surgery since 2006, performing more parathyroid operations in the last 10 years than any surgeon worldwide. I have had the privilege of operating on patients from all 50 states and multiple continents in performing over 8,000 parathyroidectomies. Having seen the most complex and most straightforward cases this field can present, my goal is to offer my expertise as a resource to all colleagues and their patients, regardless of location. Colleagues in endocrinology, medicine, nephrology, and surgery can count on my respect, professionalism, and dedication to advancing the worldwide understanding of this disease.

Education & Training

University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2000
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2006 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2000 - 2024
LA State Medical License 1998 - 2020
MS State Medical License 2004 - 2015
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
Fellow (FACE) American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Medisoft Clinical EHR, McKesson Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Concentration of serum calcium is not correlated with symptoms or severity of primary hyperparathyroidism: An examination of 20,081 consecutive adults
Deva Boone, Douglas Politz, José Enrique Ema López, Jamie C. Mitchell, Kevin M. Parrack, James Norman> ;Surgery. 2017 Jan 1
5 citations
Surgical Cure of Primary Hyperparathyroidism Ameliorates Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms
James Norman, Douglas Politz, José Enrique Ema López, Deva Boone, Alexander Stojadinovic> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2015 Mar 1
Measuring individual parathyroid gland hormone production in real-time during radioguided parathyroidectomy. Experience in over 8,000 operations.
Norman, J., Politz, D.> ;Minerva Endocrinol. 2008 Sep 01
Minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy in 152 consecutive patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
Politz, D., Livingston, C. D., Victor, B., Askew, R., Jones, L.> ;Endocr Pract. 2006 Nov 01
111 citations
Abandoning unilateral parathyroidectomy: why we reversed our position after 15,000 parathyroid operations.
James Norman, José Enrique Ema López, Douglas Politz> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2012 Mar 1
16 citations
The effect of vitamin D levels on postoperative calcium requirements, symptomatic hypocalcemia, and parathormone levels following parathyroidectomy for primary hyperpa...
Danielle Press, Douglas Politz, José Enrique Ema López, James Norman> ;Surgery. 2011 Dec 1
38 citations
Calcium, parathyroid hormone, and vitamin D in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: normograms developed from 10,000 cases.
James Norman, Arnold Goodman, Douglas Politz> ;Endocrine Practice. 2011 May 1
41 citations
Intrathyroid parathyroid adenoma: incidence and location--the case against thyroid lobectomy.
Arnold Goodman, Doug Politz, José Enrique Ema López, James Norman> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2011 Mar 4
Prospective study in 3,000 consecutive parathyroid operations demonstrates 18 objective factors that influence the decision for unilateral versus bilateral surgical ap...
Norman, J., Politz, D.> ;J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Aug
23 citations
Postoperative Calcium Requirements in 6,000 Patients Undergoing Outpatient Parathyroidectomy: Easily Avoiding Symptomatic Hypocalcemia
Marie Vasher, Arnold Goodman, Douglas Politz, James Norman> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2010 Jul 1
Hyperparathyroidism during pregnancy and the effect of rising calcium on pregnancy loss: a call for earlier intervention.
Norman, J., Politz, D., Politz, L.> ;Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Jul 01
5,000 parathyroid operations without frozen section or PTH assays: measuring individual parathyroid gland hormone production in real time.
Norman, J., Politz, D.> ;Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Mar 01
4 citations
Shingles (Varicella Zoster) Outbreaks in Patients with Hyperparathyroidism and Their Relationship to Hypercalcemia
James Norman, Douglas Politz> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2008 May 1
44 citations
Diagnostic Aspiration of Parathyroid Adenomas Causes Severe Fibrosis Complicating Surgery and Final Histologic Diagnosis
James Norman, Douglas Politz, Irwin Browarsky> ;Thyroid. 2007 Dec 1
24 citations
Hyperparathyroidism in patients over 80: clinical characteristics and their ability to undergo outpatient parathyroidectomy.
Politz, D., Norman, J.> ;Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association. 2007 May 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - AACE
Member
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Member
American College of Endocrinology
Fellow
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - AOA
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Tampa General HospitalTampa, Florida