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Specialty:: Surgery, Endocrine
Surgery
Department Affiliation:: Surgery
Hospital Affiliation:: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
State License:: A103993
Phone:: 310-267-7838
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me

Dr. Masha Livhits is an Endocrine Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA. An exceptional achiever since childhood, she attended college at the age of 12 through the highly competitive Early Entrance Program at California State University, Los Angeles. She then received her medical degree at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and was awarded the prestigious Sarnoff Foundation genetics research grant.

Dr. Livhits completed her general surgery training and endocrine surgery fellowship at UCLA. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Livhits has published widely in the area of improving surgical outcomes and quality of care. She is dedicated to combining knowledge learned through research with her experience as a surgeon to deliver the best care to her patients. Her clinical and research interests include parathyroid disease, benign and malignant thyroid tumors, adrenal masses, and familial endocrine disorders. She helped to pioneer the new technique of single incision retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in North America. She has an ongoing clinical trial to study molecular testing for thyroid nodules.

Additional Practice Locations
Porter Ranch - Primary & Specialty Care
19950 Rinaldi Street
Suite 300
Porter Ranch, California 91326

Phone
818-271-2400

Fax
818-271-2401

Patient Stories

Pushing Through It
Amazing Cancer Facility
Experience with Dr. Livhitz
Left Adrenalcortical Carcinoma Surgery
Cancer Free
First double adrenal gland removal at UCLA
Parathyroidectomy
My visit with UCLA Endocrine Surgery
My halloween adventure
Dr. Livhits and the team works as one!
One lump turned into ten!
Surgery For Hyperthyroidism "Sure Worth It"
Left Adrenalectomy
Complete Thyroidectomy
Complete Thyroidectomy
Complete thyroidectomy and adjacent lymph nodes
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Hyperparathyroid Surgery
Recovery from Parathyroid Surgery
My post thyroidectomy
Small Cut, Big Results

Links

uclahealth.org/endocrine-center
uclahealth.org/porter-ranch
uclahealth.org/westlake-village

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: Westlake Village - Primary & Specialty Care
Secondary Address: 1250 La Venta Drive
Suite 207
Westlake Village, California 91361
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Phone: 805-494-6920
Fax: 805-494-6922

Medical Board Certifications: Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2014
Fellowship: Endocrine Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2014-2015
Residency: Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2006-2014
Internship: Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 2006-2007
Degree: Washington University School of Medicine, MD, 2006

Research Interests

Dr. Livhits' clinical and research interests include parathyroid disease, benign and malignant thyroid tumors, adrenal masses, and familial endocrine disorders.

Publications

Link to Dr. Livhits' PubMed publications >

Biochemical and Skeletal Outcomes of Parathyroidectomy for Normocalcemic (Incipient) Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Sho S, Kuo EJ, Chen AC, Li N, Yeh MW, Livhits MJ. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Nov 7.
Risk Factors for Readmission After Parathyroidectomy for Renal Hyperparathyroidism. Lee JD, Kuo EJ, Du L, Yeh MW, Livhits MJ. World J Surg. 2018 Oct 19.
Association of Radioactive Iodine Administration After Reoperation With Outcomes Among Patients With Recurrent or Persistent Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Hung ML, Wu JX, Li N, Livhits MJ, Yeh MW. JAMA Surg. 2018 Aug 15.
Gene Expression Classifier vs Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in the Management of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules. Livhits MJ, Kuo EJ, Leung AM, Rao J, Levin M, Douek ML, Beckett KR, Zanocco KA, Cheung DS, Gofnung YA, Smooke-Praw S, Yeh MW. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Jun 1;103(6):2261-2268.
Decreasing Use of Radioactive Iodine for Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer in California, 1999 to 2015. Park KW, Wu JX, Du L, Leung AM, Yeh MW, Livhits MJ. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Mar 1;103(3):1095-1101.
Recent Pregnancy Is Not Associated with High-Risk Pathological Features of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Chen AC, Livhits MJ, Du L, Wu JX, Kuo EJ, Yeh MW, Leung AM. Thyroid. 2018 Jan;28(1):68-71.
Individualizing Surgery in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Based on a Detailed Sonographic Assessment of Extrathyroidal Extension. Kuo EJ, Thi WJ, Zheng F, Zanocco KA, Livhits MJ, Yeh MW. Thyroid. 2017 Dec;27(12):1544- 1549.
Risk Factors Associated With Reoperation and Disease-Specific Mortality in Patients With Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Kuo EJ, Sho S, Li N, Zanocco KA, Yeh MW, Livhits MJ. JAMA Surg. 2018 Jan 1;153(1):52-59.
Factors Associated With Discordance Between Preoperative Parathyroid 4-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Scans and Intraoperative Findings During Parathyroidectomy. Sho S, Yuen AD, Yeh MW, Livhits MJ, Sepahdari AR. JAMA Surg. 2017 Dec 1;152(12):1141-1147.
Single-incision retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: a North American experience. Sho S, Yeh MW, Li N, Livhits MJ. Surg Endosc. 2017 Jul;31(7):3014-3019.

In The News

Are people with Cushing’s disease refractory to surgery and radiotherapy better served with long-term pharmacotherapy or bilateral adrenalectomy?
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

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Awards

Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2019
Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2018
Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2017
Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2016

Webinar URL: Webinars
Molecular Markers for Thyroid Cancer
Adrenal Causes of High Blood Pressure
Thyroid Nodules & Thyroid Cancer: What You Need to Know
Causes of High Calcium
What to Expect After Parathyroid Surgery
Updates for Hyperparathyroidism and Osteoporosis
Bone Health and Hyperparathyroidism

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