Thyroid or Parathyroid Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery, also called thyroidectomy, removes all or part of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate metabolism.

Consult Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 45days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 54days

Wait times

50th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 27
days
31
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 49
days
44
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 34
days
63
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 82
days
75
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- 84
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---

90th

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 85
days
180
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 296
days
123
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 441
days
117
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 224
days
509
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- 147
days
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Richard L Balys Dartmouth 10
days
42
days
S. Mark Taylor Halifax 20
days
33
days
Devin Piccott Halifax 7
days
56
days
James Fowler Sydney 38
days
32
days
Ayham Al Afif Halifax 26
days
45
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 42
days
69
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 69
days
75
days
Jonathan R Trites Halifax 100
days
70
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 103
days
91
days
Blair Williams Sydney 71
days
144
days
Elaine Fung Dartmouth --- 131
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville --- 147
days
Matthew Hall Rigby Halifax --- 50
days

90th

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
James Fowler Sydney 49
days
40
days
Devin Piccott Halifax 28
days
102
days
Richard L Balys Dartmouth 80
days
75
days
Ayham Al Afif Halifax 63
days
127
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish 125
days
207
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 242
days
133
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 199
days
244
days
Blair Williams Sydney 155
days
342
days
S. Mark Taylor Halifax 80
days
509
days
Jonathan R Trites Halifax 343
days
296
days
Elaine Fung Dartmouth --- 765
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville --- 449
days
Matthew Hall Rigby Halifax --- 85
days

Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.