Head and Neck Cancer Program
Program Leader:
The Head and Neck Cancer Program provides comprehensive treatment of cancers of the head and neck region. These include tumors of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, lips, nose, sinuses, esophagus, salivary glands, neck, ears, temporal bones, and skull-base.
The program offers patient-centered care from a diverse, highly-skilled multidisciplinary team. We provide diagnostic services, cancer therapy, rehabilitation services, and help patients and families in confronting the challenges of their treatment decisions. Following a comprehensive evaluation of the patient, an individualized treatment plan is formulated.
The cancer therapy provided is based on state-of-the-art diagnostic modalities and offers the full range of advanced surgical and reconstructive microvascular techniques, radiation therapy, brachytherapy and chemotherapy.
Special Services and Diagnostic Tests
- Routine and advanced diagnostic and interventional imaging
- Head and neck endoscopy and biopsy
- Image-guided endoscopic surgery
- Advanced ablative surgical techniques, including skull base surgery
- Reconstructive facial plastic surgery and microvascular surgery
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
- Radiation implant therapy
- Speech and swallowing therapy
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation
- Adjunctive evaluation of the special senses
- Nursing and Social Work evaluation
- Patient and family support group
Research Interests
- RTOG phase II and III clinical trials
- Organ-sparing therapy protocols
- Re-irradiation protocols
- Adjuvant therapy for high-risk patients
- New chemotherapeutic strategies for recurrent tumors
- Chemoprevention therapy
