Dr. Cotton is the Chief of Endocrine Surgery at Care New England. He is a fellowship trained endocrine surgeon who specializes in the surgical treatment of both benign and malignant disease affecting the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. For over a decade, Dr. Cotton has had a dedicated endocrine surgery practice in the state of Rhode Island. He is a high-volume surgeon performing over 400 operations annually. He has joined Care New England from the Department of Surgery at Brown University, where he earned a reputation as one of the region’s most distinguished endocrine surgeons.
Dr. Cotton has nationally recognized expertise in treating both routine and complex conditions of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. Endocrine surgery is the sole focus in his highly specialized practice. Dr. Cotton is an expert at thyroid ultrasound and ultrasound guided fine needle aspirations (FNA) biopsies, which are often performed in the office. He performs a full range of endocrine operations, including thyroidectomy, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, modified radical neck dissections, and laparoscopic adrenal surgery.
Originally from Texas, Dr. Cotton graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.
Dr. Cotton completed his internship and residency in General Surgery at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He then went on to complete a Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery at the University of Michigan as the Norman W. Thompson Fellow.
Given this recognized expertise in thyroid pathology and ultrasound, he has served as a course instructor of Thyroid Ultrasound for the American College of Surgeons as well as for graduating Endocrine Surgery Fellows at the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons.
Pictured: Dr. Travis Cotton
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