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Lisa A. Orloff, M.D.

Head and neck surgeon

Dr. Lisa A. Orloff, chief of Head and Neck and Endocrine Surgery at UCSF Medical Center, is a specialist in the care of patients with thyroid and parathyroid diseases, including cancer. Orloff also is an expert in diagnostic ultrasonography and laryngology as well as endoscopic, minimally invasive, open and microscopic head and neck surgery. She is board certified in otolaryngology, or head and neck surgery, by the American Board of Otolaryngology.

Orloff, a former Fulbright scholar, earned a bachelor's degree at Stanford University and a medical degree at the University of California, Los Angeles. She completed a residency at the University of Washington and a fellowship in microvascular and reconstructive surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Prior to joining UCSF Medical Center, she was co-director of the Multidisciplinary Thyroid/Parathyroid Clinic at the University of California, San Diego. She is a national fellow as well as past-president of the San Diego Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.

Read a Q&A with Orloff about head and neck cancer.

Clinics

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2330 Post St., Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 353-9500
Fax: (415) 885-7800

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Head and Neck Surgery Cancer Clinic
2380 Sutter St., Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 885–7528
Fax: (415) 885–7711

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Thryoid and Parathyroid Surgery
2380 Sutter St., Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 885–7528
Fax: (415) 885–7711

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

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Additional Languages

Spanish

Education

UCLA School of Medicine 1986

Residencies

University of Washington, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery 1992

Fellowships

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, microvascular and reconstructive surgery

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Prendes BL, Orloff LA, Eisele DW. Therapeutic sialendoscopy for the management of radioiodine sialadenitis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Jan; 138(1):15-9.
  2. Ryan WR, Orloff LA. Intraoperative tumor localization with surgeon-performed ultrasound-guided needle dye injection. Laryngoscope. 2011 Aug; 121(8):1651-5.
  3. Randolph GW, Dralle H. Electrophysiologic recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thyroid and parathyroid surgery: international standards guideline statement. Laryngoscope. 2011 Jan; 121 Suppl 1:S1-16.
  4. Kangelaris GT, Kim TB, Orloff LA. Role of ultrasound in thyroid disorders. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2010 Dec; 43(6):1209-27, vi.
  5. Hwang HS, Orloff LA. Efficacy of preoperative neck ultrasound in the detection of cervical lymph node metastasis from thyroid cancer. Laryngoscope. 2011 Mar; 121(3):487-91.
  6. Eisele DW, Wang SJ, Orloff LA. Electrophysiologic facial nerve monitoring during parotidectomy. Head Neck. 2010 Mar; 32(3):399-405.
  7. Orloff LA, Kuppersmith RB. American Thyroid Association's central neck dissection terminology and classification for thyroid cancer consensus statement. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Jan; 142(1):4-5.
  8. Groppo ER, Glastonbury CM, Orloff LA, Kraus PE, Eisele DW. Vascular malformation masquerading as sialolithiasis and parotid obstruction: a case report and review of the literature. Laryngoscope. 2010; 120 Suppl 4:S130.
  9. Hwang HS, Perez DA, Orloff LA. Comparison of positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging and ultrasound in staging and surveillance of head and neck and thyroid cancer. Laryngoscope. 2009 Oct; 119(10):1958-65.
  10. Ali MJ, Orloff LA, Lustig LR, Eisele DW. Botulinum toxin in the treatment of first bite syndrome. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Nov; 139(5):742-3.
  11. Roediger FC, Orloff LA, Courey MS. Adult subglottic stenosis: management with laser incisions and mitomycin-C. Laryngoscope. 2008 Sep; 118(9):1542-6.
  12. Gurney TA, Eisele DW, Orloff LA, Wang SJ. Predictors of quality of life after treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Aug; 139(2):262-7.
  13. Gurney TA, Orloff LA. Otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon-performed ultrasonography for parathyroid adenoma localization. Laryngoscope. 2008 Feb; 118(2):243-6.
  14. Kim TB, Moe KS, Eisele DW, Orloff LA, Wang SJ. Full-thickness skin graft from the groin for coverage of the radial forearm free flap donor site. Am J Otolaryngol. 2007 Sep-Oct; 28(5):325-9.
  15. Orloff LA, Mann AP, Damrose JF, Goldman SN. Laser-assisted voice adjustment (LAVA) in transsexuals. Laryngoscope. 2006 Apr; 116(4):655-60.
  16. Jecker P, Orloff LA, Wohlfeil M, Mann WJ. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), extraesophageal reflux (EER) and recurrent chronic rhinosinusitis. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Jul; 263(7):664-7.
  17. Alexander TH, Beros AD, Orloff LA. Twice-recurrent primary hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid hyperplasia in an ectopic supernumerary gland. Endocr Pract. 2006 Mar-Apr; 12(2):165-9.
  18. Chia SH, Weisman RA, Tieu D, Kelly C, Dillmann WH, Orloff LA. Prospective study of perioperative factors predicting hypocalcemia after thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Jan; 132(1):41-5.
  19. Jecker P, Orloff LA, Mann WJ. Extraesophageal reflux and upper aerodigestive tract diseases. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2005; 67(4):185-91.
  20. Stenzel M, Preuss S, Orloff L, Jecker P, Mann W. Cerebrospinal fluid leaks of temporal bone origin: etiology and management. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2005; 67(1):51-5.

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