Maisie L. Shindo, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Shindo received her M.D. from The University of Southern California in 1984.  She completed her residency training in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Southern California Los Angeles County Medical Center, and earned her Board Certification in 1989.  Subsequently, she pursued fellowship training in Head and Neck Oncology at Northwestern University Hospital as well as a fellowship in Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at Ohio State University.  In 1991 she joined the faculty of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Southern California, where she gained national recognition for her work in micro-vascular head and neck reconstruction.  Dr. Shindo joined our department in 2008 as Professor and as the Director of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Program, providing a full range of consultative, diagnostic and therapeutic service dedicated to patients with thyroid and parathyroid disorders.

Dr. Shindo has special expertise in the multidisciplinary management of complex thyroid and parathyroid disease.  She has performed pioneering work applying novel strategies, including minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, performed under local anesthesia and minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy, an adaptation of the established laparoscopic procedure which provides patients the benefits of a much smaller incision, thus better cosmetic results.  Dr. Shindo’s microsurgical techniques, for which she completed advanced training, coupled with her precise operative skills offers the most sophisticated care available to our patients.

Dr. Shindo lectures nationally on topics related to her specialty. She has lectured in seminars and taught instructional courses through the Pan Pacific Surgical Association, AAOHNS, the University of Pittsburgh and the Research Study Club of Los Angeles. Dr. Shindo has also given Grand Rounds and Visiting Professor Lectures at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Albany Medical School, University of Cincinnati, Beth Israel, and Mt. Sinai Medical Center. She is a fellow of The American College of Surgeons and The American Academy of Otolaryngology, a senior examiner for The American Board of Otolaryngology, and a member of The American Thyroid Association. 

Other Physicians and Faculty
Peter E. Andersen, M.D.
James I. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D. - PVAMC and academic only
Neil D. Gross, M.D.
Mark K. Wax, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.(C)
Thomas W. Albert, M.D., D.M.D.
Teresa Kochanowski, N.P.