The section of endocrine surgery at Rush University Medical Center provides cutting-edge surgical care to patients with complex endocrine problems.  Each member of this section has extensive experience in managing the full range of endocrine surgical diseases.  Our team is also involved in clinical and basic scientific research dealing with benign and malignant conditions affecting the endocrine organs.  We offer patients the option to participate in available clinical research studies that provide some of the newest treatment approaches.

We offer diagnostic testing for thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreatic and gastrointestinal endocrine surgical problems. We perform in-office ultrasound exams, biopsy of thyroid nodules, intraoperative parathyroid hormone testing, and minimally invasive surgery.

Endocrine surgeons at Rush participate in multidisciplinary care teams with other Rush specialists managing the complex medical and surgical care of patients endocrine disorders. 

Meet the endocrine surgery team: 

• Richard A. Prinz, MD
• Carmen C. Solorzano, MD
• Subash Patel, MBBS (Cook County Hospital)

In addition, two endocrine surgery fellows are involved in the day-to-day care of the endocrine patient at Rush and Cook county hospitals. Rush has the only program in the Chicagoland area that provides this type of advanced training in endocrine surgery. Visit the online physician directory to find other specialists in surgery at Rush.