Composition and Priorities of Multidisciplinary Pediatric Thyroid Programs: A Consensus Statement

COMMENT: This is a recent Delphi method article on expert opinion to describe the form and function of what a multidisciplinary pediatric thyroid program should look like. Over the last two decades, it has become increasingly acknowledged that pediatric thyroid cancer patients have distinct differences compared to adults. This article emphasizes agreement among experts that a comprehensive team includes, but is not limited to, a thyroid surgeon, a pediatric endocrinologist, a high-volume fine needle aspiration proceduralist, an oncologist, a nuclear medicine physician, a pediatric pathologist, a pediatric radiologist, and a nurse coordinator.—Ryan Belcher, MD, MPH