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? 42days
Surgery Nova Scotia 50% of people served within? 55days

Wait times

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 34
days
53
days
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 31
days
64
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 78
days
118
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 186
days
51
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth Dartmouth General Hospital 57
days
148
days
Amherst Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre 263
days
79
days
Sydney Cape Breton Regional Hospital 195
days
209
days
Halifax QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites) 99
days
832
days
Antigonish St. Martha's Regional Hospital --- ---
Bridgewater South Shore Regional Hospital --- ---
Halifax IWK Health Centre --- ---
Kentville Valley Regional Hospital --- ---
Windsor Hants Community Hospital --- ---

Wait Times by Surgeon

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Richard L Balys Dartmouth 6
days
39
days
Devin Piccott Dartmouth 6
days
56
days
Matthew Hall Rigby Halifax 32
days
63
days
Martin Corsten Halifax 29
days
70
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 61
days
44
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 60
days
51
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville 44
days
88
days
Blair Williams Sydney 63
days
109
days
Jonathan R Trites Halifax 68
days
128
days
S. Mark Taylor Halifax 42
days
156
days
Elaine Fung Dartmouth --- 127
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- ---
Philip L Curry Sydney --- 78
days

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Devin Piccott Dartmouth 13
days
112
days
Richard L Balys Dartmouth 78
days
104
days
Benjamin A Taylor Kentville 135
days
92
days
Matthew Hall Rigby Halifax 41
days
241
days
Blair Williams Sydney 127
days
209
days
Timothy D Wallace Amherst 263
days
100
days
Martin Corsten Halifax 125
days
253
days
Magdalena Kujath Kentville 544
days
144
days
Jonathan R Trites Halifax 170
days
576
days
S. Mark Taylor Halifax 65
days
832
days
Elaine Fung Dartmouth --- 343
days
Lukas Wasserman Antigonish --- ---
Oleg Lefel Yarmouth --- ---
Philip L Curry Sydney --- 132
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.