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Published on April 25, 2022 by AHNS Webmaster

Great Debate! SLNBx vs. MRND in Early Stage Oral Cavity Moderator: Susan McCammon, MD Panelists: Stephen Lai, MD & Eric Genden, MD

• Early Stage Oral Cavity Cancer – Neck no Neck? Let’s get ready to rumble. Dr. Genden representing the
Upper East Side of NYC, the heavy weight contender taking on the down south phenom Dr. Lai.

• Blows will be traded, data will be dropped. Judges Decision or Knockout? Come find out at Great Debate!

#AHNS2022
#Technology and Innovation

Register for the Annual Meeting!

Published on April 24, 2022 by AHNS Webmaster

Innovation & Technology in the Assessment of Surgical Margins Moderator: Stephen Kang, MD

  • What really is a margin? Close, far, positive negative – who gets to decide? Dr. Kang will lead a panel that helps answer that complex question…maybe it isn’t exactly what we think!

  • #AHNS2022

  • #Technology and Innovation

Register for the Annual Meeting here!

Published on April 23, 2022 by AHNS Webmaster

Today! Starting in 1 Hour at Noon Eastern Time – Global Symposium Bridging Continental Divides: Challenges and Opportunities in Head Neck Oncology Practice in Low Resource Settings

Greetings,

On behalf of the AHNS Global Outreach Service we are pleased to invite you to a free Global Symposium. Bridging Continental Divides: Challenges and Opportunities in Head Neck Oncology Practice in Low Resource Settings.

Today, Saturday, April 23, 2022

12:00pm Eastern/11:00am Central/10:00am Mountain/9:00am Pacific

This content is intended only for healthcare providers and was made possible by educational funding provided by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

Learning objective:
This webinar presents perspectives from a panel of leading surgeons from underdeveloped regions and global moderators with extensive experience collaborating in these regions.

Please register on the link provided below for this free Global Symposium!
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AQXXbYvpQGSHip8Tw0KiTQ

Thank you,
AHNS Global Outreach Service

Published on April 22, 2022 by AHNS Webmaster

John Conley Lecture Thursday, April 28, 2022 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT Location: Landmark A

John Conley Lecture

Thursday, April 28, 2022

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT

Location: Landmark A

Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD is Hillman Professor of Oncology and Director of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. He is Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Research, and Professor of Otolaryngology, Immunology, and Radiation Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh. As a head and neck surgical oncologist and translational tumor immunologist, his lab is focused on  reversal of immune escape and immunotherapy in head and neck cancer, which led to the first positive randomized phase III trial of head and cancer immunotherapy. He is Principal Investigator of the Pitt Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for translational head and neck research and has been continuously NIH R01 funded for >15 years. As the PI for E3311, A Phase II Randomized Trial of Transoral Surgery and Low-Dose Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Resectable p16+ Locally Advanced Oropharynx Cancer by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, Dr Ferris has demonstrated that surgical trials can be highly impactful.  He will be describing this trial and much more so please join us for the John Conley Lecture during the AHNS meeting at COSM!

#AHNS2022 #Technology and Innovation

Published on April 7, 2022 by AHNS Webmaster

Register for the AHNS 2022 Annual Meeting & Attend the PI Meeting for Clinical Trial NRG- HN006

AHNS 2022 Annual Meeting
Register Now!
There’s still time to register for the AHNS 2022 Annual Meeting at COSM, to be held April 27-28, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX.

The theme of the meeting is “Technology and Innovation” and the scientific program has been thoughtfully designed.

More information regarding the details of the program can be found at https://www.ahns.info/meetings/.

If you have already registered, we are excited that you are going to be part of the conference and we look forward to seeing you in-person! Register Now!

NRGHN006 Credentialed
& Prospective Surgeons Meeting
Randomized Phase II/III Trial of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Versus Elective Neck Dissection for Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer

Moderators: Steven S. Chang, MD & Stephen Y. Lai, MD, PhD

AHNS Registrants are welcomed to join us the evening of Wednesday, April 27th at 6:00-7:00pm in Landmark B for complementary beer, wine and food!

RSVP Now!
RSVP is strongly encouraged but not required.

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News and Announcements

  • AHNS Young Members Corner Podcast Episode 12 – Marilene Wang, MD, Ivan El-Sayed, MD, Mathew Geltzeiler, MD July 24, 2025
  • AHNS Webinar July 30th – Ten Things I’ve Learned in Global Surgery July 9, 2025
  • Statement from the American Head and Neck Society in Support of Continued HPV Vaccination July 3, 2025
  • KN689 Infographic June 9, 2025
  • Immunotherapy in Mucosal HNSCC: Key Takeaways from the AHNS Webinar June 4, 2025

AHNS Meetings and Events

AHNS Meetings and Events

AHNS 2026 International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer
July 18-22, 2026
Menino Convention and Exhibition Center (formerly known as the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Boston, MA

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