Biography


Dr. Carolyn Dacey Seib is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon and board certified general surgeon. Her practice is focused on surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.

Dr. Seib has clinical and research expertise in the surgical management of endocrine disorders in older adults, including primary hyperparathyroidism, thyroid cancer, and hyperthyroidism. Dr. Seib completed her undergraduate education at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude in 2004. She received her M.D. at the New York University School of Medicine and then attended residency in General Surgery at UCSF. Dr. Seib also completed a fellowship in Endocrine Surgery at UCSF, during which she cared for patients with complex disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.

Dr. Seib focuses on providing individualized care for patients with thyroid malignancy, hyperthyroidism, primary hyperparathyroidism, and adrenal disorders. She has received funding from the National Institute on Aging and the American Thyroid Association to study the surgical management of endocrine disorders in older adults and has a number of peer-reviewed journal publications on this topic that have received national attention, including being featured in the New York Times.

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Medical Education: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2009) NY
  • Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (2017)
  • Fellowship: UCSF Endocrine Surgery Fellowship (2017) CA
  • Residency: UCSF General Surgery Residency (2016) CA

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Practice Locations


Endocrine Tumor Program - 900 Blake Wilbur Drive Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA

900 Blake Wilbur Drive

Palo Alto , CA 94304

(650) 498-6000

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Endocrine Tumor Program in Emeryville Emeryville, CA
Emeryville, CA

5800 Hollis Street

Emeryville , CA 94608

+1 (833) 444-7622

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She is an excellent, knowledgeable, thorough, and kind doctor that I feel lucky to have overseeing my care.
Carolyn Seib was concise, answered my questions and explained plan going forward. It was excellent!
I appreciate Carolyn Seib’s competence and I feel very fortunate to have her as my surgeon.
She is very professional courteous helpfull, kind and genuinely cares about our well being.
She is an excellent Doctor who shows care and concern for her patients and has excellent communication. She is the best!
Wonderful experience with STanford health. . Dr. Carolyn Seib was a wonderful surgeon, and she was always friendly and kind. I highly recommend becoming her patient!
Dr. Seib is phenomenal. I'm glad she's in my corner. She explains everything very well and listens to what I have to say.
Dr. Seib changed my life! She properly diagnosed a primary hyperparathyroid adenoma and successfully removed it. Healing is minimal. I have my life back.
Excellent surgeon and communicator.
I really like Dr Seib! She's did a great job with my surgery, and every meeting I've had with her has been straightforward and easy to understand. She listens well to any concerns I have, and makes sure we're in agreement on whatever issues there are. I really appreciate that. She also takes any necessary time to go through everything, though she covers things well enough that extra explanations are seldom needed.
I am very happy and incredibly grateful to have been referred to Dr. Seib. She has been an excellent physician and partner in making me healthy again.
Dr. Seib is absolutely awesome. I'm so confident in her and appreciate the fact that she is being very through before coming to any definite conclusions on how to best treat my conditions. I have no doubt that whatever course of treatment is decided upon by Dr. Seib and her colleagues, it will be the best possible decision.
She communicates very clearly and makes it easy to understand complex issues.
Very thorough and caring
She's great. Highly recommend her as a surgeon.
Dr Seib was very professional and respectful. Very calm and patient, answered all my questions. She explained very clearly. She is skilled surgeon. Thank you and to everyone in your team, so nice and pleasant.
She is the best
Excellent doctor!
It has been a pleasure being a patient of Dr.Seib. She and Andrea Lee, RN were very attentive and thorough with my needs.
I've met with Dr. Seib two time. Each time, she has been extremely professional and thorough in her explanations and answers to any of my questions.
Best Doctor Ever
Dr. Seib is extremely professional and approachable. She answered all my questions and clearly explained next steps in my treatment. I'm very happy to have Dr. seib as part of my medical team.

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