Susan J. Mandel, MD, MPH
Endocrinology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Endocrinology Perelman
Make an appointmentCall 215-662-2300
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Sylvan H. Eisman Professor of Medicine II
  • Professor of Medicine in Radiology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Columbia University
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

370 reviews

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October 2025
she is the most experienced and knowledgeable in her field
October 2025
very nice and understanding
October 2025
top notch!
October 2025
dr. mandel is superior.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Mandel is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Nachum S, Tondi Resta I, Baloch Z, Mandel SJ Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology and Negative Molecular Profile: Prevalence of Malignancy and Practice Paradigms for Surveillance. , Thyroid: 2025

Ginzberg SP, Sharpe J, Passman JE, Amjad W, Wirtalla CJ, Soegaard Ballester, JM, Finn CB, Mandel SJ, Kelz RR, Wachtel H. Revisiting the Relationship Between Tumor Size and Risk in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cance , Thyroid, 34(8): 2024.,980-989

Alexis M, Ginzberg SP, Soegaard Ballester JM, Mandel SJ, Langer JE, Kelz RR, Wachtel H. Assessing the Frequency of Deferrable Thyroid Nodule Biopsies to De- escalate Low-Value Care , Endocr Pract., 30(4): 2024,305-310

Grani G, Del Gatto V, Cantisani V, Mandel SJ, Durante C. A Reappraisal of Suspicious Sonographic Features of Thyroid Nodules: Shape Is Not an Independent Predictor of Malignancy , J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 108: 2023,e816-e822

Durante C, Hegedüs L, Na DG, Papini E, Sipos JA, Baek JH, Frasoldati A, Grani G, Grant E, Horvath E, Hoang JK, Mandel SJ, Middleton WD, Ngu R, Orloff LA, Shin JH, Trimboli P, Yoon JH, Tessler FN. International Expert Consensus on US Lexicon for Thyroid Nodules , Radiology: 2023

Ginzberg SP, Soegaard Ballester JM, Wirtalla CJ, Morales KH, Pryma DA, Mandel SJ, Kelz RR, Wachtel H. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Appropriate Thyroid Cancer Treatment, Before and After the Release of the 2015 American Thyroid Association Guidelines , Ann Surg Oncol: 2023

Ginzberg SP, Soegaard Ballester JM, Wirtalla CJ, Morales KH, Pryma DA, Mandel SJ, Kelz RR, Wachtel H. ASO Visual Abstract: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Appropriate Thyroid Cancer Treatment, Before and After the Release of the 2015 American Thyroid Association Guidelines , Ann Surg Oncol: 2023

Andrianus S, Gubbiotti MA, Mandel SJ, Nikiforov YE, Baloch Z. Unraveling the significance of TSHR mutations in indeterminate thyroid cytology specimens , Diagn Cytopathol: 2023

Ginzberg SP, Soegaard Ballester JM, Wirtalla CJ, Pryma DA, Mandel SJ, Kelz RR, Wachtel H. Insurance-Based Disparities in Guideline-Concordant Thyroid Cancer Care in the Era of De-escalation , J Surg Res: 2023

Chou R, Dana T, Mayson SE, Cibas ES, Durante C, Solórzano CC, Mandel SJ, Orloff LA. Ultrasound Follow-Up of Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Scoping Review , Thyroid: 2023