Gregory W. Randolph, MD, FACS is an associate professor of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery at Harvard Medical School, and the director of the General Otolaryngology and Thyroid Surgical Clinic at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He is also a member of the division of Surgical Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is the author of Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands, 2nd Edition.

Dr. Randolph joined the staff of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1986, after completing a residency and fellowship there. He was the founder–and continues as director–of the Division of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. Dr. Randolph received his medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University and performed an internship at New York Hospital. He is board certified in otolarygology-head and neck surgery.

Much of Dr. Randolph’s research has been focused on anatomy and preservation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and its monitoring during thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Located near the thyroid gland, this nerve supplies motor function to the larynx. Continuous monitoring during surgery can help avoid damage to the nerve and preserve the patient’s voice.

Dr. Randolph travels internationally to educate other surgeons about the benefits of RLN monitoring. He has made repeated trips to the Ukraine with the Children’s Chernobyl Project, an organization that provides surgery and treatment to children with thyroid cancer due to radiation exposure. In addition, he has led thyroid surgical missions to surgical units in St. Petersburg, Russia and Guangzhou, China.