Dr. Kepal Patel

So that was actually a surgeon at NYU.

So that was actually a surgeon at NYU.

So that was actually a surgeon at NYU.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it was a surgeon at NYU. It was Dr. Eric Voigt, one of the ENT surgeons here, actually noticed somebody on TV. It was a HGTV thing, I think.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it was a surgeon at NYU. It was Dr. Eric Voigt, one of the ENT surgeons here, actually noticed somebody on TV. It was a HGTV thing, I think.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it was a surgeon at NYU. It was Dr. Eric Voigt, one of the ENT surgeons here, actually noticed somebody on TV. It was a HGTV thing, I think.

I think it was this HGTV personality person. And then he called into like the TV show or says, you know, by the way, I think one of your... One of your presenters has a goiter, you know, or a thyroid mass.

I think it was this HGTV personality person. And then he called into like the TV show or says, you know, by the way, I think one of your... One of your presenters has a goiter, you know, or a thyroid mass.

I think it was this HGTV personality person. And then he called into like the TV show or says, you know, by the way, I think one of your... One of your presenters has a goiter, you know, or a thyroid mass.

She got treated, yeah, yeah.

She got treated, yeah, yeah.

She got treated, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, it's one of the occupational hazards. I want to look at people's neck before I look at their faces, probably. So it's unfortunate. But yeah, no, I mean, it's natural, right? Because that's what I do every day. I examine people's necks. Yeah, I mean, you know, large goiters are easily visible. I mean, for people that know, like, that's an abnormal neck.

Yeah, it's one of the occupational hazards. I want to look at people's neck before I look at their faces, probably. So it's unfortunate. But yeah, no, I mean, it's natural, right? Because that's what I do every day. I examine people's necks. Yeah, I mean, you know, large goiters are easily visible. I mean, for people that know, like, that's an abnormal neck.

Yeah, it's one of the occupational hazards. I want to look at people's neck before I look at their faces, probably. So it's unfortunate. But yeah, no, I mean, it's natural, right? Because that's what I do every day. I examine people's necks. Yeah, I mean, you know, large goiters are easily visible. I mean, for people that know, like, that's an abnormal neck.

It does. So, you know, the term goiter is just basically an enlargement of your thyroid gland. It's almost always benign. It's an overgrowth of your thyroid. And, you know, I think everybody at some point has probably seen pictures in National Geographic or whatever, where you have these huge goiters, huge thyroid masses. And it's almost always either familial or iodine deficiency. Yeah.

It does. So, you know, the term goiter is just basically an enlargement of your thyroid gland. It's almost always benign. It's an overgrowth of your thyroid. And, you know, I think everybody at some point has probably seen pictures in National Geographic or whatever, where you have these huge goiters, huge thyroid masses. And it's almost always either familial or iodine deficiency. Yeah.

It does. So, you know, the term goiter is just basically an enlargement of your thyroid gland. It's almost always benign. It's an overgrowth of your thyroid. And, you know, I think everybody at some point has probably seen pictures in National Geographic or whatever, where you have these huge goiters, huge thyroid masses. And it's almost always either familial or iodine deficiency. Yeah.

And so I don't know if you're familiar with the whole goiter belt story.

And so I don't know if you're familiar with the whole goiter belt story.