Thyroid Artery Embolization Episodes

Most patients diagnosed with a thyroid nodule are offered two options: watch it or remove it. Andy Manos, PA-C is on a mission to make sure a third option reaches every community in the country. As a physician assistant and VP of Internal Growth at North Star Vascular Interventional in Minneapolis, Andy performs thyroid radiofrequency ablation in a community-based interventional radiology clinic — no hospital required, no general anesthesia, same day in and same day out. In this episode he joins Jennifer Holkem to pull back the curtain on why so many patients are never told about nonsurgical options, how financial incentives can push physicians toward surgery, and what a single question can do to change the entire direction of a thyroid consultation. He also breaks down thyroid artery embolization using the most accessible analogy I've ever heard — a water balloon, a garden hose, and a Costco run — and explains why the sub-stern In this episode: ✅ Why interventional radiology …

Anne Moeller had a multinodular goiter the size of a grapefruit that had grown significantly after two pregnancies, causing a severely deviated trachea and increasing pressure on her airway. With a thyroidectomy already scheduled, she stumbled across information about non-surgical thyroid treatments just weeks before her surgery date — and everything changed. In this episode, Anne shares how she went from knowing nothing about alternatives to surgery, to becoming her own most informed advocate. She walks us through her research process, how she found the Save Your Thyroid community, and why she ultimately chose thyroid artery embolization (TAE) with Dr. Juan Camacho over surgery. Anne also opens up about what the procedure was actually like as a patient, her gradual recovery, and how her thyroid function has remained stable throughout. As someone based in the UK navigating a healthcare system where TAE is only just emerging, her story offers a unique international perspective on wha…

In this episode of Save Your Thyroid, Jennifer sits down with Tosin, a patient whose routine checkup revealed a complex multinodular goiter that had quietly grown down into his chest. Facing a highly invasive sternotomy to remove the mass and the prospect of lifelong medication, Tosin leaned into his curiosity and began searching for alternatives. His journey led him from Houston to Florida to undergo Thyroid Artery Embolization (TAE) with Dr. Juan Camacho. Tosin shares the realities of his diagnosis, what it feels like to undergo TAE, the temporary side effects of recovery, and the incredible news that his goiter shrank by over 80% in just six months—allowing him to keep his thyroid completely intact and fully functional.

Most patients with a massive thyroid goiter — especially one that has "dived" beneath the collarbone into the chest — are told the only option is a total thyroidectomy, often requiring a sternotomy to crack the chest bone and reach the tissue. Matthew Ashby faced exactly that crossroads. His massive multinodular goiter had grown silently for years until it began affecting his breathing. When his physicians told him surgery was his only path, he refused to accept that and started researching alternatives. What he found was Thyroid Artery Embolization — TAE. A minimally invasive procedure performed through a tiny access point in the wrist, with no chest-cracking required. No general anesthesia. No surgical scar. His goiter began to shrink. His thyroid stayed intact. In this episode Matthew shares his full journey — from discovering the goiter, to facing a sternotomy recommendation, to finding Dr. Juan Camacho and choosing TAE, to life on the other side. In this episode: W…

If you've been told your thyroid goiter is too large for RFA and that surgery — possibly including a sternotomy — is your only option, this episode is for you. Dr. Juan Camacho is a leader in Interventional Radiology at Radiology Associates of Florida and Sarasota Memorial. He joins Jennifer Holkem to discuss Pressure-Enabled Thyroid Artery Embolization — PED-TAE — a nonsurgical treatment showing remarkable results for massive goiters that thermal ablation can't adequately address. While RFA is often ineffective for thyroid volumes exceeding 20 mL, Dr. Camacho's clinical research shows a 73% mean volume reduction in massive goiters averaging 117 mL using PED-TAE. That's a game-changing number for patients who have been told nothing nonsurgical is available for their size. In this episode: Why large multinodular goiters often require more than thermal ablation How PED-TAE uses pressure to shrink thyroid tissue while preserving organ function Results from Dr. Camacho's lat…

Today’s guest is Professor Saim Yilmaz, an interventional radiologist practicing in Istanbul and Antalya, Turkey. Throughout his 40 year medical career, Professor Yılmaz has worked exclusively in this unique specialty, treating patients with multiple image-guided, minimally invasive treatments. He is a pioneer of nonsurgical thyroid treatments. In 2018, Prof. Yilmaz founded Varisson Interventional Radiology Clinics where he leads a team of 5 doctors and 19 staff. He speaks English, French and German. In today’s conversation, we will focus primarily on 2 nonsurgical thyroid procedures for the treatment of thyroid nodules and cancers: Cryoablation and Embolization.

Today’s guest returns to the podcast for a third time, Dr. Emad Kandil, an endocrine surgeon with a passion for helping patients shrink thyroid nodules and cancers using various nonsurgical, thyroid-sparing techniques. Dr. Kandil is the Chief of General, Endocrine and Oncological Surgery at Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans, Louisianna. In today's discussion, we'll cover topics such as his adoption of microwave ablation, thyroid embolization, the benefits of combination therapy, an...

Dr. Ralph Tufano and Dr. Juan Camacho collaborate to bring multiple thyroid nodule treatment options to Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System. These include: Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) Echolaser Ablation (LA/PLA) Microwave Ablation (MWA) Cryoablation Thyroid Arterial Embolization (TAE) Traditional thyroid surgery Scarless thyroid surgery (and just added) Nanosecond Pulsed Field Ablation (nsPFA) This episode is a great resource to give general guidance on when each of the nonsurgical tr...

Kathy shares her experience with thyroid arterial embolization (TAE), a non-surgical procedure that can be used to treat large thyroid nodules, toxic (hormone producing) thyroid nodules, and Graves disease. Kathy now shares her experience with thyroid embolization and the importance of preserving the thyroid gland with the Save Your Thyroid patient advocacy community, emphasizing the need for patients to do their own research and advocate for themselves. This episode is a great resource to give...

Today’s guest is Dr. Juan Camacho, an interventional radiologist at Radiology Associates of Florida/Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System. Trained at Emory University, he has worked in renowned academic institutions for the past 10 years. Dr. Camacho has a clinical and research focus in locoregional therapies for the treatment of benign and malignant tumors, and developed the IR ENT service line in collaboration with Endocrinology and Surgical services in the institutions where he has served. Duri...

Today’s guest is Dr. Juan Camacho, an interventional radiologist at Radiology Associates of Florida/Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System. Trained at Emory University, he has worked in renowned academic institutions for the past 10 years. Dr. Camacho has a clinical and research focus in locoregional therapies for the treatment of benign and malignant tumors, and developed the IR ENT service line in collaboration with Endocrinology and Surgical services in the institutions where he has served. Duri...