Assistant Professor, Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

General Surgery

Kelly McCoy practices General Surgery. She graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine. She received awards:"CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. Kelly L. McCoy is a published doctor as well. She has 24 publications published. The latest was: Thyroid nodules with KRAS mutations are different from nodules with NRAS and HRAS mutations with regard to cytopathologic and histopathologic outcome characteristics.

Publications

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• Thyroid nodules with KRAS mutations are different from nodules with NRAS and HRAS mutations with regard to cytopathologic and histopathologic outcome characteristics.
• PAX8/PPARγ Rearrangement in Thyroid Nodules Predicts Follicular-Pattern Carcinomas, in Particular the Encapsulated Follicular Variant of Papillary Carcinoma.
• The Small Abnormal ParaThyroid Gland is Increasingly Common and Heralds Operative Complexity.
• The Final Intraoperative ParaThyroid Hormone Level: How Low Should It Go?
• A multi-institutional international study of risk factors for hematoma after Thyroidectomy.
• Thyroid Nodules (≥4 cm): Can Ultrasound and Cytology Reliably Exclude Cancer?
• Intraoperative ParaThyroid Hormone Criteria: The Quest for PerfectionComment on "Factors That Influence ParaThyroid Hormone Half-life".
• Outcome and Prognostic Factors After Adrenalectomy for Patients with Distant Adrenal Metastasis.
• RAS Mutations in Thyroid FNA Specimens Are Highly Predictive of Predominantly Low-Risk Follicular-Pattern Cancers.
• BRAF mutation detection in indeterminate Thyroid cytology specimens: Underlying cytologic, molecular, and pathologic characteristics of papillary Thyroid carcinoma.
• BRAF V600E mutation independently predicts central compartment lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary Thyroid cancer.
• Both BRAF V600E mutation and older age (≥ 65 years) are associated with recurrent papillary Thyroid cancer.
• Failure is not a fate worse than death: Comment on "Special report: Suicidal ideation among American surgeons".
• PAR1 and PAR2 couple to overlapping and distinct sets of G proteins and linked signaling pathways to differentially regulate cell physiology.
• Cystic paraThyroid lesions: functional and nonfunctional paraThyroid cysts.
• Plasmin potentiates synaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor function in hippocampal neurons through activation of protease-activated receptor-1.
• Same-day ultrasound guidance in reoperation for locally recurrent papillary Thyroid cancer.
• The incidence of cancer and rate of false-negative cytology in Thyroid nodules greater than or equal to 4 cm in size.
• Molecular mechanism for divergent regulation of Cav1.2 Ca2+ channels by calmodulin and Ca2+-binding protein-1.
• Regulators of G protein signaling proteins as central components of G protein-coupled receptor signaling complexes.
• Immunocompetent T-cells with a memory-like phenotype are the dominant cell type following antibody-mediated T-cell depletion.
• Immunomodulation by cannabinoids is absent in mice deficient for the cannabinoid CB(2) receptor.
• Regulator of G Protein Signaling 2 (RGS2) and RGS4 Form Distinct G Protein-Dependent Complexes with Protease Activated-Receptor 1 (PAR1) in Live Cells.

Schools

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• Hahnemann University

• Ntl Naval Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Adrenalectomy
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision

Conditions Treated

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• Anemia
• Hypercoagulable State
• Lambert-Eaton Syndrome
• Meningiomas
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Doctors Specialties

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• Complex General Surgical Oncology
• Endocrine Surgery
• General Surgery
• Surgical Oncology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow (FACS)

Education

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• National Capital Consortium
• Drexel University College of Medicine

Hospital

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• UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

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