William E. Gillanders, MD

William E. Gillanders, MD

Expertise

Specialty Areas


  • Endocrine surgery, including thyroid and parathyroid surgery
  • Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery
  • Breast surgery, including breast cancer surgery

Common Procedures


  • Thyroidectomy
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Thyroid lobectomy
  • Mastectomy
  • Breast biopsy

Common Diagnoses Treated


  • Thyroid cancer
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Thyroid nodules
  • Breast cancer
Education

Board Certifications


General Surgery

Degrees


Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 1991

Graduate School: MS, Clinical Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC


Residency


1999 Chief Resident, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

1998 General Surgery Residency, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO

Fellowship


1996 Surgical Oncology Research, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Research

Areas of Research Interest


Antigen-specific T cell response to cancer vaccines Molecular detection of breast cancer in sentinel lymph nodes, peripheral blood and bone marrow of breast cancer patients Molecular targeting of EpCAM for breast cancer therapy

Publications


Locations

Hospital Affiliations


Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Patients Seen At


Siteman Cancer Center at 4500 Forest Park Avenue
4500 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Floor: 5th

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