American Head & Neck Society
Advancing Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the Head and Neck oncology patient.
The AHNS Advanced Training Council is very pleased to announce the results of the recent Fellowship March. Congratulations to the Class of FY 2027-2028 Abdullah Adil – Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bruno Albuquerque Sousa – Moffitt Cancer Center Rebecca Arch – Vanderbilt University Medical Center Annie Arrighi-Allisan – University of Pennsylvania Health System Louis-Xavier Barrette …
The American Head and Neck Society’s Prevention and Early Detection Committee is pleased to open the application process for its 2016 Community Service grants. These grants are awarded in support of a project or community activities related to Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness (OHANCA) Program. Each grant, in the amount of $1,000.00, will be …
Authored by Nilesh Vasan, MD & Arjun Joshi, MD; edited by Miriam Lango, MD AHNS Education Committee What is a Neck Dissection and Why is it Performed? Neck dissection is usually performed to remove cancer that has spread to lymph nodes in the neck. Lymph nodes are small bean shaped glands scattered throughout the body …
Authored by Charles Coffey, MD & Tamer Ghanem, MD PhD; edited by Ellie Maghami, MD FACS AHNS Education Committee Introduction This document is intended to introduce a subtype of head and neck cancer known as oropharynx cancer, and the normal anatomy and physiology of the oropharynx will be reviewed. Factors that can lead to cancer …
Charles Coffey, MD; Tamer Ghanem, MD, David Goldenberg, MD FACS and Ellie Maghami, MD, American Head & Neck Society Education Committee Introduction This document is intended to introduce a subtype of head and neck cancer known as oropharynx cancer. Normal anatomy and physiology of the oropharynx is reviewed. Factors that can lead to cancer formation …
