# Ralph P. Tufano

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/ralph-p-tufano/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 19,406 |
| Field | Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery |
| h-index | 72 |
| i10-index | 239 |
| Last Known Institution | Sarasota Memorial Health Care System |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5079018144 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-3208 |
| Works | 437 |

## Researcher papers

- [BRAF Mutation Predicts a Poorer Clinical Prognosis for Papillary Thyroid Cancer](https://scholariq.org/papers/braf-mutation-predicts-a-poorer-clinical-prognosis-for-papillary-thyroid-cancer/)
- [Association Between BRAF V600E Mutation and Mortality in Patients With Papillary Thyroid Cancer](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-between-braf-v600e-mutation-and-mortality-in-patients-with-papillary/)
- [Detection of somatic mutations and HPV in the saliva and plasma of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas](https://scholariq.org/papers/detection-of-somatic-mutations-and-hpv-in-the-saliva-and-plasma-of-patients-with/)
- [Radiofrequency ablation and related <scp>ultrasound‐guided</scp> ablation technologies for treatment of benign and malignant thyroid disease: An international multidisciplinary consensus statement of the American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section with the Asia Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery, Associazione Medici Endocrinologi, British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons, European Thyroid Association, Italian Society of Endocrine Surgery Units, Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology, Latin American Thyroid Society, and Thyroid Nodules Therapies Association](https://scholariq.org/papers/radiofrequency-ablation-and-related-scp-ultrasound-guided-scp-ablation/)
- [Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Surgery for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Results of Over 5 Years' Follow-Up](https://scholariq.org/papers/ultrasound-guided-radiofrequency-ablation-versus-surgery-for-low-risk-papillary/)
- [Transoral thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy – A North American series of robotic and endoscopic transoral approaches to the central neck](https://scholariq.org/papers/transoral-thyroidectomy-and-parathyroidectomy-a-north-american-series-of-robotic/)

## Researcher topics

- [Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery](https://scholariq.org/topics/thyroid-and-parathyroid-surgery-2/)
- [Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/thyroid-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment-2/)
- [Head and Neck Anomalies](https://scholariq.org/topics/head-and-neck-anomalies/)
- [Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/parathyroid-disorders-and-treatments/)
- [Thyroid Disorders and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/thyroid-disorders-and-treatments-2/)

## Researcher university

- [Sarasota Memorial Health Care System](https://scholariq.org/institutions/sarasota-memorial-health-care-system/)

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