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Specialty:: Surgery
Surgery, Endocrine
Department Affiliation:: Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
State License:: A125315
Phone:: 310-267-7838
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me

Dr. James Wu is a board-certified Endocrine Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA. After completing general surgery residency at UCLA, he pursued advanced training in Complex Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Wu is devoted to caring for patients with thyroid cancer, from active surveillance of low-risk tumors to aggressive surgery as part of multi-disciplinary care for complex disease. He is also interested in caring for patients with parathyroid disease and adrenal tumors.

An avid researcher and educator, Dr. Wu's work has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals and surgical texts. Dr. Wu is a member of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, American Thyroid Association, and serves on the editorial board of Video Endocrinology.

Additional Practice Locations:
Encino - Primary & Specialty Care
15503 Ventura Blvd
Suite 240
Porter Ranch, California 91326
Phone: 818-461-3321
Fax: 818-461-3331

Links

uclahealth.org/endocrine-center

Primary Office: Endocrine Center
Primary Address: 100 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 310
Los Angeles, California 90095
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Phone: 310-267-7838
Secondary Office: UCLA Health MPTF Toluca Lake
Secondary Address: 4323 Riverside Drive
Burbank, California 91505
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Phone: 818-556-2700

Medical Board Certifications: Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2018
Fellowship: Head & Neck Oncological Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2018-2019
Residency: General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2011-2018
Degree: University of Colorado School of Medicine, MD, 2011

Publications

Kuo EJ, Wu JX, Zanocco KA. Cost effectiveness of immediate biopsy versus surveillance of intermediate-suspicion thyroid nodules. Surgery 164 (6), 1330-1335
Hung ML, Wu JX, Li N, Livhits MJ, Yeh MW. Association of Radioactive Iodine Administration After Reperation With Outcomes Among Patients With Recurrent or Persistent Papillary Thyroid Cancer. JAMA surgery 153 (12), 1098-1104
Zanocoo KA, Kaltman DJ, Wu JX, Fingeret A, Heller KS, Lee JA, Yeh MW, Sosa JA, Sturgeon C. Cost-effectiveness of routine laryngoscopy in the surgical treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer. Annals of surgical oncology 25 (4), 949-956
Park KW, Wu JX, Du L, Leung AM, Yeh MW, Livhits MJ. Decreasing use of radioactive iodine for low risk thyroid cancer in California, 1999-2015. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 103 (3), 1095-1101.
Chen AJ, Livhits MJ, Du L, Wu JX, Kuo EJ, Yeh MW, Leung AM. Recent Pregnancy Is Not Associated with High-risk Pathological Features of Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 28 (1), 68-71.
Lee SL, Spence L, Mock K, Wu JX, Yan H, DeUgarte DA. Expanding The Inclusion Criteria for Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis: Outcomes and Cost. Journal of pediatric surgery 53 (1), 42-47.
Zanocco KA, Wu JX, Yeh MW. Parathyroidectomy for asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism: A revised cost-effectiveness analysis incorporating fracture risk reduction. Surgery 161 (1), 16-24.
EJ Kuo, Wu JX, Zanocco KA, Yeh MW, Livhits MJ. Nonoperative Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in California: A Population-level Analysis of 29,978 Patients. Endocrine Practice 23 (10), 1262-1269.
Talan DA, Saltzman, DJ, Mower WR, Krishnadasan A, Jude CM, Amii R, DeUgarte D, Wu JX, Pathmarajah K, Morim A, Moran GJ for the Olive View-UCLA Appendicitis Study Group. Antibiotics-first vs. Surgery for Appendicitis: A U.S. pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Allowing Outpatient Antibiotic Management. Annals of emergency medicine 70 (1), 1-11. e9.
Wu JX, Dawes AJ, Sacks GD, DeUgarte DA, Lee SL. The Cost-Effectiveness of Non-Operative Management Versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy for the Treatment of Acute, Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children. Journal of pediatric surgery 52 (7), 1135-1140.

Link to Dr. Wu's google scholar profile for more >

In The News: Gene Expression Classifier Test: Thyroid Nodule Size Irrelevant (Medscape)
Awards: Excellence in Teaching with Humanism Award

Webinar URL: Active Surveillance of Thyroid Cancer - UCLA Endocrine Center

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