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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 LocationsPorter Ranch - Primary & Specialty Care19950 Rinaldi StreetSuite 300Porter Ranch, California 91326
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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
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