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Scientific Associate at Metropolitan General
Dr. Segkos graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School. He subsequently relocated to the United States, where he completed his specialty training at the University of Massachusetts and The Ohio State University. He is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
In addition, he holds the Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU), which certifies his expertise in neck ultrasonography and ultrasound-guided neck procedures. He has a special clinical interest in thyroid disorders, thyroid nodules, and thyroid cancer, and is committed to helping patients with benign symptomatic thyroid nodules avoid surgery by offering and performing Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of thyroid nodules.
Dr. Segkos lived and worked for several years in the State of Utah, USA, where he founded the Utah Thyroid Center. He and his family have decided to relocate to Greece and are excited to be able to offer their services to the local community.
EDUCATION & ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- MD Degree, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), School of Medicine
- Residency training in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at the University of Massachusetts and The Ohio State University, USA
- Clinical Instructor (Housestaff), Department of Endocrinology, The Ohio State University, USA
- ABIM Board Certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism (USA)
- Board Certification in Endocrinology, Greece
- ECNU Certified (Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound), AACE/ACE/AIUM
- FACE (Fellow of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology)
- ECFMG Certified, USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Endocrinologist, Medical Director and Owner, with a focus on Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders and Interventional Thyroidology, Utah Thyroid Center, USA
- Endocrinologist, clinical practice and subspecialty expertise in Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders at the Thyroid Institute of Utah, Utah Valley Hospital, and Timpanogos Regional Hospital, USA
- Current: Director, Endocrinology Clinic, Metropolitan General
- Current: Private Endocrinology Practice, Chalkida, Greece
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Member, American Thyroid Association
- Member of additional Greek and International Endocrinology Societies
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
- Completed and published research project on the clinical utility of ultrasound in Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma HONORS & AWARDS
- FACE (Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinology)
- Selected participant, AACE Endocrine University 2017, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- 2016 ATA Trainee Grant for participation in the E. Chester Ridgway Trainee Conference, held during the 86th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed Publications
- Segkos K, Gkeli MG. Short-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation of a toxic and a non-toxic benign thyroid nodule. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2020.
- Segkos K, Porter K, Senter L, Ringel MD, Nabhan FA. Neck ultrasound in patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma. Hormones and Cancer, 2018.
- Aljammal J, Segkos K, Wald AI, Nikiforov YE. Positive PIK3CA (p.H1047R) mutation in a benign thyroid nodule of a patient with MEN-1 syndrome. AACE Clinical Case Reports, 2018.
- Segkos K, Short T, Ing SW. Adrenal hemorrhage due to hypercoagulable state mimicking pheochromocytoma. Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology: Case Reports, 2017.
- Segkos K, Schmidt C, Nabhan FA. Isolated liver metastasis in Hürthle cell thyroid cancer treated with microwave ablation. Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2017.
- O’Neill BT, Segkos K, Kasper EM, Pallotta JA. Non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma within a Rathke’s cleft cyst. Pituitary, 2015.
Conference Posters
- Segkos K, Porter K, Senter L, Ringel MD, Nabhan FA. Neck ultrasound in the long-term surveillance of patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma. AACE 26th Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress, Austin, TX, May 2017.
- Segkos K, Schmidt C, Nabhan F. Hürthle cell thyroid carcinoma with isolated liver metastasis: a case report. 86th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Denver, CO, September 2016.
- Segkos K, Dungan KM, Ing SW. Adrenal hemorrhage due to antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as pseudopheochromocytoma and primary adrenal insufficiency, masked by chronic corticosteroid use. 100th Annual Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 2016.
