In Short: Dr. Norman is the MAN! I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Norman and his staff. After YEARS of trying to figure out what was wrong with my dad with numerous doctor visits and extensive scans and tests, his neurologist told us, "I know exactly what is wrong with your father, and a twenty minute procedure can fix it. You just have to go to Tampa." We live in the mountains of North Carolina, and a trip to Tampa with my 80 year old father seemed daunting. I was willing to take on the challenge though-anything to get my father back to a state of health where he could actually enjoy life again. After I agreed we would take the trip, meaning well-she said that Duke Hospital MIGHT have the same technology. Again, it seemed daunting to go to Tampa, so I was excited to hear a closer option might be available. That was my mistake, as I should have gone on her first recommendation to go to Tampa and let Dr. Norman handle my father's case. On our first trip to Duke, my father was told surgery was too great of a risk, and he was prescribed Sensipar. I later learned from Dr. Norman's amazing and well written website that Sensipar is only beneficial to patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, not primary hyperparathyroidism. Believing in what she told us, my father spent another year miserable. Again, she too, meant well- but we should have immediately just gone to Tampa and gotten this behind us. My dad suffered another year that he should not have had to suffer-but he did. In October of this year, I began to google my dad's symptoms- I was just certain they were missing something terrible. My father was continuing to decline. I didn't expect that he would live to Christmas of this year. All year, I kept saying, " He is not going to make it." He was going downhill and fast. I decided to call Duke, and when I spoke to his doctor, she said that she was sure nothing was being missed, but also said that after seeing zero improvement in my father's symptoms after a full year on Sensipar, that she believed that the parathyroid gland MUST come out. His blood calcium levels were not changing, and she believed at this point it was best to take it out. I asked what the surgery would be like there-knowing what I had read about the Norman Parathyroid Center and being told by the neurologist that Duke might use similar technology. I was very disappointed when she said at Duke it would take 2-4 hours, and after that he would have at least a 3 day hospital stay. She said there could be complications also, and that they wouldn't send him home sooner. I hung up the phone and knew I had to get my dad into the Norman Parathyroid Center. I went back to the website, and I found the step by step guide to becoming a patient. I followed all the instructions, and my dad was scheduled for surgery 3 weeks after I first logged on to start the process. They obtained all the medical records, and it was done. The appointment was scheduled. We were going! I couldn't believe how easy it was. We booked the flight, and we booked the hotel, and off we went. I really didn't give my dad much of an option. I said, "We have to do this." He did not know what to expect, as he's 81, and he is somewhat skeptical. Flying to Tampa to have a surgery that he thought seemed simple probably seemed crazy, but he trusted me. If you could speak to my father today, he would tell you that he thinks the absolute world of Dr. Norman and the Norman Parathyroid Center. The procedure went flawlessly, as did our brief stay at the Norman Parathyroid Center. We flew to Florida on Tuesday, had the surgery on Wednesday morning, and we flew out on Thursday morning as scheduled. Never did we feel rushed or like we were in an assembly line. The staff was all INCREDIBLE!. Dr. Norman has won numerous awards, graduated at the top of his med school class, and passed his surgical boards -scoring in the 100% percentile. That is like a perfect score! He is a genius. Please read the "about Dr. Norman" section. I knew that the center was world known and widely respected, but I didn't know just how amazing of hands my father was in. Dr. Norman has spent his life working on one gland, the parathyroid. Dr. Norman is amazing. Keep in mind he developed the technology to find which of the four parathyroid glands is diseased instantly whereas another doctor would have to look around and try to figure it out visually. If you have a problem with your parathyroid, why suffer through the hamster wheel, getting passed from doctor to doctor when you can make a simple trip and have a 20 minute surgery? It really is that simple, and don't let some other doctor mess around with your neck hunting around in there for your diseased parathyroid.......most doctors only perform this surgery a few times in their career....Dr. Norman is an expert and that is ALL he does. All day, every day. Everything the website says is exactly how it goes-it could NOT have been a BETTER experience! read more

Procedure dates by Dr. James Norman and Dr. Gary Clayman - October 3 & 4, 2017 At 15 years of age, I had my thyroid removed as a preventive measure for medullary thyroid cancer. Then approximately 17 years later I began to develop two different health issues at one time. My family physician referred me to a specialist in Cleveland, Ohio, due to a rise in my calcitonin level which indicates a cancerous tumor developing somewhere (probably in tissue left behind from my thyroid removal). Around the same time, it was discovered that I was developing a tumor on my parathyroid gland as well (rarely cancerous). Multiple tests and scans were performed and these tumors could not be located. Exploratory surgery was performed to try and find my parathyroid tumor. This surgery resulted in the removal of three good parathyroid glands, but not the bad parathyroid gland. The doctors indicated that maybe I had an abnormal anatomy and at some point I might need my chest bone opened to explore that area for the parathyroid gland that contained the tumor. Shortly after I had the parathyroid surgery, in researching my health problems, I found information about the Norman Parathyroid Clinic. Everything seemed too good to be true, but we always kept this facility in mind. Several years later I switched to a specialist closer to home. I asked if she had ever heard of Norman Parathyroid Clinic and she said they had helped a patient of hers. Over the years she attempted to find my cancerous tumor, but nothing ever showed up in my tests and scans (even though my calcitonin levels continued to rise). My symptoms from my parathyroid tumor were beginning to get worse. It had been over 20 years since my second surgery and each time we tried to locate the cancerous tumor it was not found. I decided to address the tumor on my parathyroid because by this time I was growing tired of the multiple kidney stones, all the tests that this kept requiring, and all the time off from work due to several kidney stone surgeries. It was time to try the Norman Parathyroid Clinic. The multiple surgeries I had made my case more difficult and there was no guarantee that my parathyroid tumor could be found. The entire process, working with the staff at Norman Parathyroid Clinic, was so easy and they were so professional and wonderful to work with. The consultation was completed by phone and I was told that I was not an easy case. Due to all the scar tissue from previous surgeries there was no guarantee that the parathyroid tumor would show up on the Sestamibi scan and be located but they were willing to try. I arrived in Tampa, had my Sestamibi scan, and the tumor showed. While waiting in the prep room for my mini-surgery, Dr. Norman stops in to talk and we discussed my high calcitonin levels and I inquired if this surgery would take care of this as well. He informed me that this was an entirely different issue and after discussing the medical history regarding this that he was postponing the surgery until the next day. He stated that he was going to get the thyroid cancer specialist, Dr. Clayman, to see me for a consult and more tests would need to be ran and there was no way in good conscious could he perform his parathyroid surgery before this had been checked out. Dr. Clayman came in for his consult and ordered testing, which led to biopsies that showed the cancer. A dual surgery was then scheduled for the following day. Dr. Norman handed me over to Dr. Clayman so he could perform the surgery to remove my medullary thyroid cancer, but Dr. Norman would perform his surgery to remove the parathyroid tumor. Cancer was found in my neck and on a nerve near my vocal cord, if it had been left much longer I would have lost my voice. After surgery the aching in my legs cleared up immediately. My parathyroid hormone levels have dropped from over 100 to 9 and my calcium levels are now within normal range. Calcitonin levels have dropped from around 300-400 to less than 2. I received the most professional, loving care from everyone that was involved in my care including all the staff at the Norman Parathyroid Clinic, the Thyroid Cancer Center, Tampa General Hospital and especially Dr. James Norman, Dr. Deva Boone and Dr. Gary Clayman. Not only did they treat me as a close friend or a relative, they also treated my wife with excellent hospitality. The care did not end after the surgery though, I have been in touch daily with Dr. Boone for updates and instructions and this was at their request. I highly recommend the Norman Parathyroid Clinic and The Thyroid Center and wish I had known about them earlier and sought treatment from them prior to previous surgeries. The Norman Parathyroid Clinic and the Thyroid Cancer Center was truly a blessing to me and I could not be more thankful for everything I experienced during this past year with them! Greg Moore, Ripley, WV read more

I had my parathyroid surgery with Dr. Norman and his staff on 5/31/16, and I'm so glad I did! I have been suffering with high blood calcium for about 12 years. I've had three endo's since 2004. 1st one put me on Synthyroid "for the rest of my life" he stated. In 2015 #2 endo told me I should have never been on the medication. (I wonder if all the years I was on it messed me up?) #2 relocated without telling any of his patients. On to #3 endo. As a new patient, of course #3 had to have scans, sonogram, labs, etc. (I know, parathyroid.com states that we don't need them to become a patient, but I was new to #3 and he requested them.) Results....he told me they found nothing on my scans and that my blood calcium (at 11.2) was normal for a woman of my age (63). WHAT????? Parathryoid.com will tell you that women (and men) of this age should be in the 9's. Needless to say, I was furious, and he knew it. I also knew from my research on parathyroid.com that high blood calcium would not get better by watching and waiting or with medicines. The only way to be cured is with surgery. On the way home, I was in tears and told my husband that I wanted to go to Tampa and have my surgery performed by the experts. The next day, I submitted my new patient form (my primary care physician submitted my labs) and in less than a week I was contacted by one of the surgeons from the Norman Parathyroid Center who went over my chart, with me asking questions as needed. (I would like to add that everyone at the Center is super!!!) Shortly thereafter my surgery was scheduled. All this in just under a month! On 5/30 my husband and I flew to Tampa from Pittsburgh (a little over 2 hrs.), checked into our hotel, and had dinner. Next morning we were at the hospital at 4:00 a.m. (You've got to love those early morning surgeries because you know the surgeons have had their coffee and are raring to go!) I met the nurse who prepped me, with Drs. Mitchell and Norman, had my scan, and was taken back to pre-op. Guess what? Again my scan showed nothing abnormal. I was dumbfounded! But, if you've read parathyroid.com, Dr. Norman says, even someone with a negative scan can still have an operation. Lucky for me!!!!! Off to the OR!!! [Now, you probably wonder why I didn't have the surgery in Pittsburgh. Well, I researched a surgeon who performed MIRP robotically. His surgical entry was through the armpit. Does that make sense? To go through the armpit to the throat? NO THANK YOU!!! Besides, most of the doctors in the hospitals perform very few parathyroid operations. I wanted to go to THE BEST location where parathyroid operations are ALL they do!!!] And so... Coming out of anesthesia, Dr. Norman came by to say "You're Cured" and handed me a picture of not only one adenoma, but TWO!!!! Within 5 hours I was cured, went to the hotel to get my sleep on, and later had a nice dinner with hubby at Outback. I am so happy!!!! I've shared pictures of my surgical scar (very minimal - 1 week out) with my friends and family. I rave about how well I was treated by Dr. Norman's surgical staff at Tampa General and the ladies at the Wesley Chapel location. I could go on and on about my experience, but please continue to read some of the other reviews. Everyone has their own unique experience. P.S. If you want find out if you have the disease before you contact the Center, download the Calcium Pro App. Just insert your medical data and the results will be clear. I did!!!! Jane M. East Liverpool, OH read more

I was diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism a year and a half ago when my gynecologist did blood work concerning my osteoporosis at age 45. I had a PTH of 268 and was told to see a surgeon right away to get this problem taken care of. I went to my local surgeon and was assured, even though my parathyroid did not show up on any tests, that they would still be able to find it and get it out. I had a 4 1/2 hr surgery that was unsuccessful. I was then referred to a major university hospital in my state to one of the top parathyroid surgeons there. They repeated all the testing, along with additional testing that never revealed the parathyroid at all. The surgeon suggested exploratory surgery again and I declined. I was ready to give up and just live with it but wanted to give it one more try. So I started to do more research and found the Norman Parathyroid Clinic. I started talking to people and came across 2 people in my home town that had went to the Norman Parathyroid Clinic and had great success. The one lady had decided to talk with me and tell me about her experience with the Norman Parathyroid Clinic. It was so positive and she had assured me that everything that is listed on the Internet is true so I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. The only problem with me and the other 2 people in my hometown was that they had not had a previous extensive surgery. I still felt that I had to give it a shot so I sent all of my medical records to the Norman Parathyroid Clinic for the doctors to review. Dr. Norman called me for my consult and told me that he would help me. I will say I was less than optimistic and very skeptical because 2 other surgeons had told me the same thing, yet both were unsuccessful. My husband and I set up the surgery, and flew down to Tampa, FL. We flew down on Sunday, and met with the doctor on Monday morning. I had a sestamibi scan after I got processed into the clinic. Dr. Poliski did a ultrasound on my neck after that, and seemed to find something. Then Dr. Norman came in and did an ultrasound, without consulting with Dr. Poliski to see if he could find it in the same spot. They did! Through all of the scar tissue and more than a year after I was diagnosed, they found it! They did a 14 minute surgery and removed the bad parathyroid. I was cured!!! I couldn't believe it and neither could my husband! Their surgery floor at Tampa General operated like a well oiled machine. From the time we stepped off the elevator until the time that we left, everyone knew exactly what they needed to do and were extremely nice and very knowledgeable. Dr. Norman, Dr. Poliski and Dr. Lopez were awesome and my family and I will forever be in their debt! Everything that you read on the internet about the Norman Parathyroid Clinic is exactly the way that they describe it. I thank God every day for leading me to their clinic and to the doctor that started it all. They all work very hard and are very serious about helping as many people as they can. Thank you Dr. James Norman and staff! read more

I arrived at the Norman Parathyroid Clinic in Tampa, Florida for my second parathyroid by Doctors Norman and Politz. August 31, 2006 was my first operation after which I was completely healed of my parathyroid disease. Dr. Norman has used his gamma probe to assure there is no undetected disease left behind. So, June 17, 2014 and here I am again. What? Not supposed to happen. This is a brand new parathyroid tumor. Said to myself, "Gosh, I think I have another parathyroid tumor, because I feel just like I did the last time. Labs and scans say so too. Upon contacting the Norman Clinic, Dr. Politz responded and reminded me of the radioactive iodine treatment I had received September 1995 in Eugene, Oregon for Hyperthyroidism. My thyroid was causing my heart to race and be enlarged and weak. He clearly explained that shot of radioactive iodine directed to my thyroid simply took out the whole thyroid that was causing my heart to work way too hard, Certainly, without that treatment, I would most probably not be sitting here telling you all about the after effects of radioactive iodine. Nope, I would be dead. So now, remembering that shot of nuclear medicine, i.e. radioactive iodine,was not an exact science (more like a shotgun blast), the cellular structure inside my neck received a scatter hit. Thus my cellular structure was genetically modified, kinda like that there GMO in vegetables. Dr. Norman's gamma probe did not leave anything behind in 2006. Indeed, this was a brand new parathyroid tumor generated by a genetically moderated parathyroid gland gone whack. What a class act, these highly intelligent and skilled doctors along with their staff. I flew all the way from Portland, Oregon to Tampa, Florida to get my most recent surgery here. What fine teachers these two doctors: Dr Politz's pre surgery telephone was warm and caring, yet succinctly to the point. I loved Dr. Norman's personal contact right before my surgery, whereupon he dedicated his focus, "for approximately 15 minutes, you are going to be the most important person in my life". And so on, having thoroughly done his homework, he confidently projects a positive outcome - a complete healing of my present parathyroid disease. Calm assurance established, he is on the move and I am rolled in for surgery. Mission accomplished, I am again healed of parathyroid disease. In closing, I would humbly suggest you never stand still for any doctor to tell you that yes, you have a parathyroid tumor, but we're just going to watch it because the labs aren't too high and the tumor isn't very big. Remember that thing is chipping away at your kidneys, bones, and in general making you feel really bad. Personally, I would never go anywhere else than the Norman Parathyroid Clinic to be sure you get it done right. And the sooner the better. . read more

RELIEF! This experience was tragic for us. But their experience & confidence in what they do made life so much easier for us to endure through the process beginning to end. My husband had surgery Dec 8, 2016. Before going in he had been having very high blood pressure, had several episodes of kidney stones, was in chronic pain especially his heels, knees, elbows & wrists, he battled chronic fatigue, sleep apnea, heart burn & extreme moodiness. Up to being on the stretcher going into surgery I requested pillows to help prop up his knees & lay across his lap to rest his hands on to try to make him more comfortable which he still was NOT. After going back to prep for surgery, have surgery & wake up in recovery approx an hour my husband was in better mood! He had his IV out & was talking. I asked him if he needed his pillows back & he said he was fine & wasn't hurting at all. When discharged a couple hrs later he was ready to eat! We went back to the hotel by shuttle & ate in their restaurant. He ate mild hot wings, blacked fish & seasoned veggies with lemonade to drink. Fasting for surgery and being about 4 pm (this is food & drink he generally can't tolerate on a normal day!!!) I was surprised he did well. When we got back to the room we played a full game of rummy with him wide awake (out of character with his usual preference to nap without being in surgery). After the game of cards he wanted Pizza so I ordered a pepperoni Pizza with great warning! But he tolerated it!!! That night he tried to get us up & on the road to head back to the Panhandle of Florida which took us 6 hrs to get there due to road construction & heavy steady traffic. When we got home he proceeded to go out to work in his garage! He has surgery less than 24 hrs ago. He has so much energy compared to before. He (we) now sleep all through the night without to 10-20 episodes of apnea that waked us up before each night. His blood pressure is now within normal limits & NO MORE bone & joint pain. He had a small growing lesion above his left eye lid for a solid year BUT it disappeared. I am hopeful he won't have anymore kidney stones. My happy, friendly husband is back! He had been missing for 12-14 yrs! This group of persons that work there were all extremely kind & informative. They answered questions I did not think of yet. The doctors are extremely confident about their knowledge & surgery of the Parathyrold. While we were there waiting for him to come from surgery we met people from New York and out West. One had previous surgery at a Mayo clinic but they were not complete in their surgery & she needed another so they referred her there. I am so THANKFUL for their practice & expertise! Worth the surgery!!!!! read more

Words cannot describe what this Doctor has done for me. As soon as I knew there was a problem I started researching what was the treatment and how it is treated. I found out surgery is the only treatment. Then my next question was who does the best job and who would I trust with doing this type of surgery, after all they are literally cutting your throat. And I kept going back to Dr. Norman. After going through five surgeries in 2011, the one thing I did know was I did not want to be put to sleep with tubes down my throat and tubes down my nose. It has been so worth everything. I had surgery on 02/11/2014. I cannot even begin to tell you what the removal of a tumor on the Para-thyroid gland can do. I complained for years about tiredness, bones hurting, dizziness, headaches and the list went on. I firmly believe that all the medical problems would never had happened if this tumor had been removed years ago. Am I doing the happy dance, you darn right. The bones stopped hurting within two hours, but the biggest and the most surprising is the dizziness is gone when I stand up and the pain that I complained about for years of thinking my tonsil was swollen and glands hurting only to be told by my doctors to just gargle turns out that is where the tumor was and every time I swallowed I almost passed out . All gone. Fogginess is gone. I thank the good Lord for helping me to find Dr. Norman and I urge anyone that the minute you start having problems with your calcium levels do not hesitate to start the process of getting help. Many, many thanks to all the staff and doctors at the TGH Norman Para-Thyroid Center. read more

I am only four days out of my surgery with the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa and feel compelled to write this review immediately. There are truly not enough adjectives to express my praise about the center, the surgeons, the staff, and the top notch treatment with which I was given. From the moment I first contacted the Norman Parathyroid Center, until the moment I left the hospital, I encountered nothing but professional, courteous, and caring people. My surgical team consisted of Dr. Norman, Dr. Politz and Dr. Lopez. Every wonderful review I'd read about them was spot on. Their genuine care, compassion, and concern for you as both their patient, and a human being with fears and worries, emanates from them at first meeting. I had spent upwards of a year on their site educating myself about parathyroid disease and their center. I urge anyone dealing with this disease to go to their site at parathyroid.com and take the time to read and learn and take advantage of the time they've put into creating their site. Educate yourself. Knowledge is power!!! Download their app, watch their videos, go to youtube and watch videos created by both the surgeons and previous patients. After all of the research I'd done, going to the Norman P/T Center was a no brainer!!! After listening to me for the past four days going on and on about the center, my husband said to me "you're going to be 'selling' this place to anyone who'll listen, aren't you? I said "you BETCHA!!!!!!!" Thank you Dr.'s Norman, Politz and Lopez from the bottom of my heart for giving me the care that you did and giving me my life back. read more

Thanks to Dr. Norman, Dr. Politz and Dr. Lopez, I am now cured of primary hyperparathyroidism. Dr. Norman said I had PHPT disease for 7 years that my endocrinologist in Northern California failed to diagnose as she was waiting for my calcium levels to go over 10.5. When I broke my foot 2 years ago, while playing in the finals of a tennis tournament, I started to figure it out after my dexa scan showed osteopenia. I had to really corner my endocrinologist into a corner and showed her how my numbers looked on Dr. Norman's Calcium Pro App to get her to refer me to a local surgeon, who when he could not find the tumor on the sestamibi scan told me that I should wait 6 more months before he would do surgery. I had severe headaches for 2-3 days every week for seven years and had started to get heart palpitations along with losing my voice and I just decided I had enough of their madness and sent my labs and tests via email to Dr. Norman and within a week I was scheduled for surgery in Tampa 3 weeks later. I would be self pay as it was out of network---but well worth it!! It turned out that I had 2 adenomas removed that were making a total of 1242 units of PTH hormone together --no wonder I felt so bad and was getting worse!!---It will be 2 weeks tomorrow that I had surgery in Tampa and I feel fabulous! Headaches are gone along with heart palpitations!! I feel like a heavy fog has been lifted from my body!! I have my active life back and I am thrilled!! Dr. Norman, Dr. Politz and Dr. Lopez are truly miracle workers! Thank you!! read more

Having lived for 8years with an undiagnosed hyperparathyroid i was looking forward to a surgical removal in Jan 2017 here in the U.K. I was in the operating theatre for 5 hours and unfortunately the adenoma was not found. Not wanting to live with a high calcium indefinitely, I began to researched the excellent work that is undertaken at the Norman Parathyroid Centre in Tampa Florida. I finally made contact with them and after many emails to Dr Norman I became more confident that this might be an option for me. I finally took the plunge and went over to Tampa in September. From the moment I arrived at the clinic each individual member of staff treated me with kindness and respect. The sestamibi scan was able to locate the adenoma and an ultrasound performed by Dr Norman clearly showed the offending adenoma. Dr Norman and his team successfully removed the tumour in just 26 minutes. I found the whole experience amazing from start to finish. The knowledge and expertise displayed by Dr Norman is beyond words. I would urge anyone with this condition in the UK to explore fully the expertise of the surgeon, particularly if the scans have not revealed the adenoma prior to consenting to surgery. Not everyone is in a position to go over to Dr Norman's clinic but he indicated to me that he would be willing to share information and offer advice if required about this condition. My sincere thanks again to Dr Norman and his team for giving me my life back. Debra read more

September 22, 2014 Jim Norman and Deva Boone removed a bad parathyroid gland. My consultation surgeon is Doug Politz. The care exhibited by Jim, Deva, and Doug pre and post op was very caring and precise. The entire staff at the Norman Parathyroid Clinic are to be commended for their professionalism and care. I had surgery in the morning, went out to lunch, checked into a different hotel, walked around the town of Dunedin, FL, and went out to dinner with friends. This group knows what they are doing and how to do it. The information provided on parathyroid.com and on their youtube videos is outstanding. It answers almost every question a patient may have regarding parathyroid issues. I totally recommend Jim Norman, Doug Poulitz, and Deva Boone who I have first hand experience with pre-op, for surgery, and post op. All my emails were answered very quickly, even on the weekend. I received a call the night of surgery from the surgeon to check on me. I am one of the lucky ones who are able to hit the ground running after anethesia and having parts removed. I did not have to take anything for pain after leaving the hospital. I have almost no bruising around my incision. My Endocrinologist told me going to Tampa was a good plan. It definitely was a good plan for me. I am very grateful to the surgeons and all the staff at NPC for taking care of me and getting me back on the road to a normal life. read more

I went to Dr. Norman 3 years ago now. It was the best decision I have ever made! I had been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism and actually had a 4 1/2 hr. surgery in my local city which yielded no results. I was then sent to the bigger institution in my state to the top endocrine surgeon of that facility and after tons of unnecessary testing, they also could not find my parathyroid. I was desperate for help at this point after feeling terrible for so long. I had stomach issues, osteoporosis at the age of 45, pain in my joints, exhausted all the time. We had heard from some local people that they knew someone that had flown down to Tampa Florida to see Dr. Jim and they were very happy with the results. We decided to go there and they were everything that they promised on their website! It was like a well oiled machine, they were all very nice and helpful, very efficient and most of all, they know exactly what they are doing and found my parathyroid within one minute of an ultrasound and my surgery was about 15 minutes and I was cured! I feel so great today and can't stress enough that if you are having parathyroid issues, please don't hesitate to call their office and see what it will take to have them operate on you. You will be so happy that you did! Thank you Dr. Jim and staff! You are awesome and will always be awesome in my book! Lisa-Michigan read more

I wish we had my wife's para thyroid operation by dr Norman .in Australia we have some great endo surgeons but not enough to be at that level required ,or that you have in America .my wife became very ill ,not the osteo side but mentally for almost a year we struggled ,a qualified midwife with obviously a good knowledge of medical things ,but nothing could prepare us for what unfolded.pushed from doctor to doctor ,by chance I came across a person who had known someone with pth.they recommended the calcium pro app.i jumped on that and it all made sense,the information was all there.had all the blood tests,the doctors said your level was not high,but we knew it wasn't how high but how long.blood tests from ten years earlier were found all elevated levels .long story short but young endos saying your depressed anxious and everything prescribing nasty drugs which she took comatosed her.eventually we saw an endo surgeon .sesamibi scan showed nothing but he had one other test which showed something.operation completed my wife was back in recovery she was better mentally ,but woke up with numb hands and nothing has changed.agony can't work can't sleep six months later massive swelling in all her joints extra 20kilos and a pulmonary clot for good measure ,surgeon says he didn't do anything,nobody seems to know.help regards michael ....mwarby888@gmail.com read more

After a surgeon in VA removed 3 normal parathyroids and left the only remaining one with a tumor, we found Dr Norman and the Norman Parathyroid Center. Although our insurance would not pay to have surgery outside of the state of VA, we only had one chance left to get this right. Dr Norman went above and beyond to insure a successful surgery, that took minutes instead of hours, and saved the one remaining parathyroid! Priceless! It is easy to see why Dr Norman and his staff are the best in the world. I only wish we had found him sooner! It amazes me that the education, videos, and pictures posted on their website outlines what should happen with this condition, that most other surgeons are still doing it wrong and negatively impacting the lives of their patients. Dr Norman, all of his physicians, and Amy in the office are dedicated to making sure patients are cured and receive the best care possible! Thank you for saving my husband'a life!! I implore you to review the information available on the website and ask your surgeon the right questions, specifically HOW they are going to decide if a parathyroid is producing too much PTH before they remove them!!! This is standard protocol with EVERY surgery at the Norman Parathyroid Center to insure that only the bad parathyroids are removed. Steve and Judy, VA read more

Lets start with the fact that I am a kidney transplant patient of 31 yrs. You would think my Kidney Drs would know about parathyroid disease but never said a word about it in all my years of complaining of not feeling well , beat up, tired I needed naps from my naps.Dr. Norman saved my brothers life 4 years ago( also a transplant ) . At my brothers urging I called The Norman Parathyroid Center, sent my blood test in and next thing I know Dr. Lopez called me and said you need to get down here. One month later I arive and everything goes like clockwork. Even at 5:15 am the staff was funny and chipper. Lucky me I am in 1.5 % with 4 tumors . Everthing went smooth and am headed back to my hotel that afternoon. . After sleeping for 2 hours my wife and I walked Yober City and had a great dinner to celebrate. The next day we left for New Orleans before heading back to Michigan. . Well we just got home it has been 6 days and call me crazy but I FEEL FANTASTIC. My legs and feet have stopped hurting , my wife says my mood has greatly improved, I remember being mad all the time and not knowing why. . All I can give is praise to Team Norman my life is looking better . People do not wait get it done . . Now I cant wait to make a kidney Dr. appointment to educate him . Spread the word cause they dont know!!!! read more

This is the ONLY place to go for Parathyroid problems. Dr. Norman basically saved my husbands life. He was diagnosed with Parathyroid Cancer. He had 2 major surgeries at 2 different hospitals and the Doctors at the second one wanted to do another major surgery where they would have taken out his vocal nerve . The chance to be healed would have been less then 10% and that he would have been with normal PTH for maybe 1 Year. Finally Dr. Norman gave us a chance after checking that it might not be cancerous at all. My husband had 2 surgeries in 2 days with lots of tumors taken out. We both could go home 2 hours after each surgery. He feels great and really so much better now. So what we have to do is each time the pth gets high again and my husbands wellness gets worse again , due to more growing tumors we have to fly to Tampa and get it removed again. Still it is so much better then loosing your voice for no better outcome. This man and his crew are just AWESOME Do get second or third opinions before you get big surgeries done. it is well worth it. There is a reason why they are number 1 in the world read more

After years of having high calcium levels and being turned down for surgery by the best surgeon in Tyler, TX. I started researching on line and found this group. I did the paper work and flew to Tampa on March 2nd, 2016 and had the surgery on March 3rd, 2016. This group and the hospital are top notch. Everything is done very fast but with compassion and everyone is very nice. I flew home on March 5th and am looking forward to having my remaining years feeling better. I am sad that my Endocrinologist had not done more research on his own and found this group and then recommended them to me years ago.. I would recommend this group to anyone if you are having symptom's of any kind to research at www.Normanparathyroid.com and check out the symptom's of this disease against what is happening with your body. I highly recommend this group for surgery of this hidden disease that most doctors are not diagnosing as being related to parathyroid disease. Stop suffering and find a doctor to help you see if this is your problem and then run, do not walk to Tampa for surgery. J. Wood read more

Dr. James Norman is a wonderful person and a great surgeon! I had my operation a week ago (Dr. Norman & Dr. Lopez), and I feel so much better already. If it wasn't for his website I would never have diagnosed that I had parathyroidism. I have had this condition for 15+ years that my family doctor failed to diagnose. I looked into surgery in Canada where I live, however there was over a years wait to get in for surgery. We decided to go to Tampa for the surgery. This team of surgeons are the very best and I'm so glad I had the surgery through the Norman Parathyroid Center. Dr. Norman and Dr. Lopez spoke to my wife and I before the surgery and after the surgery. They took the time to explain things and made us feel at ease. Dr. Norman, thank you so much for your dedication to curing this disease and getting the much needed information out to other doctors and patients. read more

I saw Dr. Norman and Dr. Politz in June 2014 for a very successful parathyroid surgery. The entire staff is an extremely competent team that made me feel comfortable, and I knew immediately I had traveled to the right place. That wasn't the case last year though; I had an unsuccessful parathyroid surgery locally and feel fortunate to still be able to speak since the surgeon obviously did not know what he was doing because he removed a normal parathyroid gland, but completely missed the parathyroid tumor. Dr. Norman and Dr. Politz assured me that I would leave the Norman Parathyroid Center CURED - and I did, taking with me the photo of the large tumor the local surgeon missed. I urge everyone who has a parathyroid tumor to go to the Norman Parathyroid Center and avoid the risk of having a failed surgery. It is worth the trip!! read more