Welcome to Great Neck Thyroid Clinic
Do you know your Thyroid?
Do you have a Thyroid Problem?
We have the best Thyroid Specialist in Great Neck to Help you!
Meet
Dr. Ailian Chen MD, FACE, ECNU
Dr. Ailian Chen is a dedicated specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disorders. Her expertise encompasses a range of conditions, including hyperthyroidism/Graves’ disease, toxic adenoma, toxic multi-nodular goiter, thyroiditis, hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease, abnormal thyroid functions, thyroid nodules, thyroid cancers and post-operative cancer surveillance and follow-up.
Dr. Chen also provides comprehensive management of thyroid disorders during pregnancy. She offers preconception counseling, monitors thyroid function, and adjusts thyroid medications before and throughout the pregnancy. Her collaborative approach includes coordinating care with obstetricians and maternal-fetal medicine specialists for both natural and IVF pregnancies. Furthermore, Dr. Chen actively participates in postpartum care for patients with thyroid disorders.
Why Thyroid Health is Vital
The thyroid is an endocrine organ which secretes thyroid hormone (T3, T4) to regulate your whole body metabolism and other organs’ functions. The thyroid, like any other organ, can suffer diseases and cancers. In the last 40 years, thyroid cancer incidence has tripled. To know how to precisely diagnose and treat all kinds of thyroid disease/cancers, you need to see a thyroid specialist.
What is
Thyroid Disease?
When the thyroid makes too much thyroid hormone, your body uses energy too quickly. This is called hyperthyroidism. Using energy too quickly will do more than make you tired — it can make your heart beat faster, cause you to lose weight without trying and even make you feel nervous. On the flip-side of this, your thyroid can make too little thyroid hormone. This is called hypothyroidism. When you have too little thyroid hormone in your body, it can make you feel tired, you might gain weight and you may even be unable to tolerate cold temperatures.
Thyroid disease is very common, with an estimated 20 million people in the Unites States having some type of thyroid disorder. A woman is about five to eight times more likely to be diagnosed with a thyroid condition than a man.
You may be at a higher risk of developing a thyroid disease if you:
- Have a family history of thyroid disease.
- Have a medical condition (these can include pernicious anemia, type 1 diabetes, primary adrenal insufficiency, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome and Turner syndrome).
- Take a medication that’s high in iodine (amiodarone).
- Are older than 60, especially in women.
- Have had treatment for a past thyroid condition or cancer (thyroidectomy or radiation).
(ClevelandClinic.Org)
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