Working in partnership with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, the Comprehensive Adrenal Program at the OSUCCC – James delivers a full range of research-based, multidisciplinary, compassionate clinical care for patients with all forms of benign and malignant adrenal disorders.
Mission: To deliver the best cutting-edge, evidence-based clinical care to patients and to advance the scientific understanding of benign and malignant adrenal disorders.
Vision: By pushing the boundaries of discovery and knowledge, we will significantly impact the care for patients with adrenal disorders, and we will deliver unparalleled care.
Values: We embody the Buckeye Spirit in everything we do through our shared values of excellence, determination, persistence, honesty, empathy, safety and motivation.
World-Class Care Through Ongoing Support, Collaboration and Research
Disorders of the adrenal gland are frequently diagnosed. The vast majority of adrenal gland disorders are treatable, but they can become serious threats to your health if not treated appropriately. Even benign adrenal disorders can have serious effects on your overall health. That’s why the internationally recognized OSUCCC – James Comprehensive Adrenal Program team of specialists and subspecialists are committed to helping you every step of the way, from early diagnosis to treatment and long-term management and support.
The OSUCCC – James Comprehensive Adrenal Program team’s mission is to deliver the best cutting-edge, evidence-based clinical care to patients and to advance the scientific understanding of benign and malignant adrenal disorders. We push the boundaries of discovery and knowledge to significantly impact the care of patients with adrenal disorders and to deliver unparalleled care. We embody the Buckeye Spirit in everything we do through our shared values of excellence, determination, persistence, honesty, empathy, safety and motivation.
Your care is all about you. Our team’s goal is to help you navigate your care by providing numerous helpful resources and services, including our Destination Medicine Global Health Care Program through the OSUCCC – James. Through our exceptional affiliations and collaborations on campus, across the United States and beyond, we can help you, your family members, caregivers and friends find meaningful programs and initiatives designed to educate, support and address your concerns and needs.
Our program experts work every single day to create and conduct impactful, groundbreaking research that leads to advanced medical and surgical interventions, innovative breakthroughs and even more refined clinical procedures and therapies for patients with adrenal disorders. Our unified team approach means that you gain access to the best research and science-based treatments available today — all provided by hundreds of renowned research investigators working to develop novel, innovative approaches to preventing, diagnosing and treating adrenal disorders and to understanding the disease in its many forms.
What We Do
The OSUCCC – James Comprehensive Adrenal Program team of specialists and subspecialists reaches across multiple disciplines — surgical and medical oncology, endocrinology, radiology, radiation oncology, pathology, palliative care, occupational and physical therapy, social work and more — to share knowledge, expertise and world-class skills that ultimately move research and discoveries from the laboratory bench to the patient bedside.
At any given time, numerous advanced adrenal research projects are in progress within the program, and they all focus on discovering and delivering research outcomes that lead to the most advanced surgical treatments, sophisticated clinical procedures and highly targeted, precision therapies for patients diagnosed with any type of adrenal disorder, whether it's cancer, a benign adrenal tumor or a chronic adrenal condition.
Through integrative scientific research, case-based study and interdisciplinary collaboration that reaches across multiple medical disciplines, educational institutions and several continents, the OSUCCC – James adrenal research experts evaluate current therapeutic approaches, both surgical and nonsurgical, while also brainstorming emerging methodologies — not only here in Columbus, Ohio, but also in real-time with medical counterparts all over the world. In fact, these discussions are often continued into the lab where new techniques are measured, tested, refined and ultimately returned to the surgical suite or clinic where groundbreaking procedures and treatment protocols are used to improve outcomes for patients with adrenal disorders worldwide.
If you have been diagnosed with an adrenal disorder or adrenal cancer, would like a second opinion or would like to speak with an endocrine specialist on our Comprehensive Adrenal Program team, please call 614-293-7171 to make an appointment.