# Bryan R. Haugen

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## TL;DR

Colorado endocrinologist who chaired the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines, the reference for how thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer are diagnosed and treated.

## Summary

Bryan Haugen heads the division of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes at the University of Colorado and directs its thyroid tumour programme. He chaired the task force that produced the 2015 American Thyroid Association management guidelines for adults with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer, which introduced more conservative surgery and radioiodine use for low-risk disease. His research covers thyroid cancer biology and redifferentiation therapy.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-18
- Tags: thyroid; guidelines
- Role: Professor of Medicine and Head of Endocrinology, University of Colorado
- Specialisms: Differentiated thyroid cancer; Thyroid nodules; Clinical guidelines

## Connected records

- cancers: [Follicular thyroid cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/follicular-thyroid-cancer/), [Papillary thyroid cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/papillary-thyroid-cancer/), [Thyroid cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/thyroid/)
- institutions: [University of Colorado Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/colorado-cancer-center/)
- key papers: [2015 American Thyroid Association management guidelines for adult patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer](https://onco.cc/key-papers/paper-ata-2015-thyroid-nodules-dtc-haugen-thyroid-2016/)

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