Deva Boone, MD

A surgeon's perspective on medicine.

I'm a parathyroid surgeon in Phoenix. This is where I write about evidence, clinical reasoning, and the medical questions that deserve a closer look.

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Parathyroid surgeonPhoenix, Arizona

01 / About me

I've built my career around careful surgery and careful thinking.

After Cornell Medical College, I completed general surgery residency in New York City and an endocrine surgery fellowship in Chicago.

I later focused exclusively on parathyroid surgery, first at the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa and then in Phoenix, where I founded a specialized practice.

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Evidence-based medicineOctober 7, 2020

Covid-19: We don't need better tests

The Covid testing strategy in the White House failed to prevent an outbreak in our highest levels of government. Critics quickly noted that Abbott's rapid point-of-care tests like the BinaxNOW are…

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Evidence-based medicineSeptember 29, 2020

Vitamin D and Covid: A Review

Recent headlines suggest that I could protect myself from Covid and also cut my risk of dying from Covid by half just by taking Vitamin D.

10 min read

Evidence-based medicineSeptember 21, 2020

African American Kidneys: Why is race used to measure kidney function?

Routine bloodwork at your doctor’s visit usually includes an assessment of kidney function, something called the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

7 min read