Melanie R. Goldfarb, MD

Accepting New Patients
Offers Video Visits
2121 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90404
2284.2 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Specialty Medical Group
Speaks: Spanish, Hebrew and English
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Providence Specialty Medical Group

2121 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90404

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About Melanie R. Goldfarb

Dr. Goldfarb (M.D., M.Sc., FACS, FACE ) is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon specializing in minimal access surgery for thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal tumors as well as neck ultrasound, thyroid biopsy and radiofrequency ablation. With over 75 publications and numerous grants, Dr. Goldfarb is a leader in her field. She founding Director of the Center for Endocrine Tumors, a new “one-stop shop” for thyroid/parathyroid ultrasound and biopsy with same day imaging and results. Here, every patient receives a personalized treatment plan, created together with the patient and physician. Dr. Goldfarb is also one of the first physicians on the west coast to offer radio-frequency ablation of thyroid nodules in her office. Dr Goldfarb is a graduate of Brown University and completed her surgery training at Beth Israel Deaconess (Harvard Medical School) followed by a fellowship at the University of Miami. She is on the editorial board of Thyroid, and serves on committees for the American Thyroid Association, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, and the Society for Surgical Oncology. Her personal research field focuses on endocrine tumors, secondary malignancies, thyroid ultrasound, adolescent and young adult thyroid cancer, and cancer survivorship.

Medical School

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
2005

Internship

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard Medical School), Boston, MA
2010

Residency

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard Medical School), Boston, MA
2010

Fellowship

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
2011

Professional Associations

American Thyroid Association

American Association of Endocrine Surgeons

American Association of Clinical Endocrinology

Society for Surgical Oncology

Endocrine Society

American Society for Clinical Oncology

Western Surgical Association

Pacific Coast Surgical Association

American College of Surgeons

International Association of Endocrine Surgeons

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Providence Specialty Medical Group
2121 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Specialty Medical Group

Affiliated Locations
Saint John’s Health Center Cancer Clinic – Santa Monica
Providence Saint John's Health Center

Clinical Interests

  • Abnormal Cortisol Level Tests
  • Adrenal Adenoma
  • Adrenal Disorders
  • Adrenal Hemorrhage
  • Adrenal Lesions
  • Adrenal Mass Non Malignant
  • Adrenal Neoplasm
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Aldosteronoma
  • Calcium Metabolism
  • Carcinoid Tumor
  • Central Compartment Neck Dissection
  • Conn Syndrome
  • Cushing Syndrome
  • Da Vinci Adrenalectomy
  • Ectopic Hyperparathyroidism
  • Endocrine Carcinoma
  • Endocrine Disorders
  • Endocrine Surgery
  • Endoscopic Adrenalectomy
  • Familial Medullary Thyroid Cancer (Fmtc)
  • Fine Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid
  • Ganglioneuroma
  • Goiter
  • Grave's Disease
  • Head And Neck Cancer Surgery
  • Hereditary Paraganglioma Pheochromocytoma
  • Hyperaldosteronism
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Hypocalcemia
  • I 131 Therapy For Thyroid Cancer
  • Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Monitoring
  • Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
  • Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Lymph Node Dissection
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Metastatic Adrenal Cancer
  • Metastatic Thyroid Cancer
  • Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Video Assisted Thyroidectomy
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
  • Neck Biopsy
  • Neck Cancer
  • Neck Lymph Nodes
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Of The Appendix
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Of The Bowel
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Of The Colon
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Of The Pancreas
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Of The Stomach
  • Nodular Goiter
  • Non Toxic Goiter
  • Paraganglioma
  • Parathyroid Adenoma
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Parathyroid Cancer Sugery
  • Parathyroid Disease
  • Parathyroid Hyperplasia
  • Parathyroid Mass
  • Parathyroid Scan
  • Parathyroid Surgery
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Pediatric Cancer
  • Personalized Cancer Therapy
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Pituitary Cancer
  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
  • Radical Neck Dissection
  • Radioiodine Therapy
  • Recurrent Thyroid Cancer
  • Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
  • Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
  • Targeted Parathyroidectomy
  • Thyroid Calcification
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer Genomics
  • Thyroid Cyst
  • Thyroid Disorder
  • Thyroid Nodule
  • Thyroid Surgery
  • Thyroid Ultrasound
  • Thyrotoxicosis
  • Toxic Diffuse Goiter
  • Toxic Nodular Goiter
  • Toxic Thyroid Nodule
  • Ultrasound Guided Thyroid Biopsy
  • Uremic Hyperparathyroidism
  • Virtual Care
  • Von Hippel Lindau Disease