Alaa Al Nofal, MD

Experience & Research

Selected Research and Publications:

• Brito JP, Gionfriddo MR, Al Nofal A, et al. The accuracy of thyroid nodule ultrasound to predict thyroid cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 99(4):1253-1263. Apr 2014.
• Alaa Al Nofal, Michael Gionfriddo, Asma Javed, Qusay Haydour, Juan P Brito Campana, Siobhan Pittock, M Hassan Murad, Accuracy of thyroid nodule sonography for the detection of thyroid cancer in children: systematic review and meta-analysis, Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2015 Apr 2. doi: 10.1111/cen.12786.
• Brito JP, Al Nofal A, Montori V, Hay ID, Morris JC 3rd The impact of subclinical disease and mechanism of detection on the rise in thyroid cancer incidence: A population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota during 1935 through 2012. Thyroid. 2015 Jun 23
• Alaa Al Nofal, MD, Aida Lteif, MD, Use of thiazide diuretics in the management of young children with central diabetes insipidus. J Pediatr, 2015 Jun 27
• Alaa Al Nofal, Osama Altayar, Khalid Benkhadra, Noor Asi, Osama Kassim Agha, Mohammad Nabhan, Mohammad Hassan Murad, Bone turnover markers in Paget's disease of the bone: A Systematic review and meta-analysis, Osteoporos Int. 2015 Jun 3
• Al Nofal A, Schwenk WF. Growth Failure in Children: A Symptom or a Disease? Nutr Clin Pract. 28(6):651-8 Oct 29 2013

My Idea of Care

I believe that involving the patients and their family in shared medical decision-making is a corner stone to offering the best quality of care to the patients.

Personal Interests

Dr. Al Nofal enjoys outdoor activities. He is a soccer player and soccer fan. He also enjoys watching movies with his wife.