Alexander L. Shifrin, MD, FACS, FACE, FEBS, FISS, ECNU, is a top general and endocrine surgeon who lends his skills and expertise to serve patients at his private practice in New Jersey. He additionally serves as Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dr. Shifrin is the Medical Director of Endocrine Oncology at Hackensack Meridian Health System and Surgical Director of the Center for Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal Diseases at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, New Jersey, which he established in 2006. Under his leadership, the program gained international recognition for clinical excellence in the management of complex endocrine diseases including thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal problems and endocrine syndromes, research, and training of residents and students. With twenty years of experience as a general and endocrine surgeon, he specializes in all facets of his specialty. Dr. Shifrin is the first, and the only US Endocrine Surgeon who was admitted and successfully passed the European Board Exam in Endocrine Surgery. The United States do not have a similar exam for endocrine surgeons. Dr. Shifrin is also a member of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons, and the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons. He is also Vice President of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. For more information about Alexander L. Shifrin, please visit http://www.shifrinmd.com.