Ms Laila Parvanta

Ms Laila Parvanta is one of the UK's most experienced Consultant Endocrine Surgeons, specialising in the assessment and surgical treatment of thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal conditions. She is recognised as one of the highest-volume endocrine surgeons in the UK, having personally performed over 1,500 thyroid and parathyroid operations and more than 500 adrenalectomies.

Her practice encompasses both benign and malignant endocrine disease, with particular expertise in thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer surgery, parathyroid disease and minimally invasive (laparoscopic) adrenal surgery. She is committed to delivering highly personalised care using the latest surgical techniques to achieve excellent clinical outcomes.

NHS Leadership & Centres of Excellence

Alongside her private practice, Ms Parvanta has been a Consultant Endocrine Surgeon at St Bartholomew’s Hospital for more than 15 years. She is the surgeon for the adrenal and parathyroid Centres of Excellence, including:

• The European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumours (ENSAT) Centres of Excellence for primary hyperaldosteronism, phaeochromocytoma and adrenocortical cancer

• The PheoPara Alliance Centre of Excellence

• The National Society for Endocrinology Bone and Mineral Centre of Excellence for complex parathyroid disease

Ms Parvanta has a specialist practice in thyroid nodule assessment and thyroid cancer surgery across Barts Health and Homerton Hospitals. She works closely with specialist head and neck radiologists across both the NHS and private sectors to achieve precise pre-operative localisation, allowing a high proportion of parathyroid operations to be performed using minimally invasive techniques.

Her surgical outcomes and case volumes are audited and published through the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons (BAETS) registry, reflecting her commitment to delivering consistently high standards of care.

Research, Education & Clinical Innovation

Ms Parvanta is dedicated to advancing endocrine surgery through research, education and innovation. She is an author on more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and is actively involved in national clinical research, including landmark UK studies into primary hyperaldosteronism, such as the MATCH trial, and ongoing research into phaeochromocytoma.

Expertise

Thyroid

• Thyroid nodules, thyroid cyst and thyroid lump assessment

• Thyroid disease

• Thyroid cancer and thyroid cancer surgery

• Multinodular goitre

• Thyrotoxicosis, including Graves' disease, toxic adenomas and toxic multinodular goitre

Parathyroid

• Parathyroid disease

• Primary hyperparathyroidism

• Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery

Adrenal

• Adrenal disease

• Adrenal tumours

• Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn's syndrome)

• Phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma

• Cushing's syndrome

• Adrenal cancer

Surgical Procedures

Thyroid Surgery

• Thyroidectomy

• Hemithyroidectomy

• Thyroid lobectomy

• Thyroid nodule assessment

• Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy

Parathyroid Surgery

• Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

• Targeted parathyroid surgery

• Parathyroid exploration

Adrenal Surgery

• Minimally invasive laparoscopic adrenalectomy

• Complex open adrenal surgery