Lisa A. Orloff, MD, FACS, FACE is Director of the Endocrine Head and Neck Surgery Program and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University. Her clinical practice focuses on the surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid tumors and disorders. She is an expert in the application of ultrasonography to the diagnosis and management of head and neck diseases. She authored the leading textbook, Head and Neck Ultrasonography (Plural Publishing), as a reference for clinicians. Dr. Orloff has held numerous leadership roles within the American Head and Neck Society, the American Thyroid Association, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and the American College of Surgeons. She is continuing co-chair of the ACS Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Neck Ultrasound curriculum and a member of the ACS National Ultrasound Faculty executive board. Dr. Orloff co-chairs the American Thyroid Association Task Force for its Thyroid Nodules Guidelines.