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Michelle Chen – Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Practice Contact Information

University of Michigan
1904 Taubman Center
1500 E. Medical Center Dr., SPC 5312
Ann Arbor
Michigan
48109
United States

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Biography/Statement

Michelle Chen, MD completed medical school at Yale University School of Medicine and her residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University. She is now completing advanced training in head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery at the University of Michigan. She has a interest in health services research into optimizing the processes involved in the provision of head and neck cancer care.

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Missak Haigentz – Morristown, New Jersey

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Practice Contact Information

Atlantic Health System/Morristown Medical Center
100 Madison Avenue, Second Floor

Morristown
New Jersey
07960
United States

Phone: 973-971-7960
Email:
Web Site: https://findadoctor.atlantichealth.org/provider/Missak+Haigentz%2C+Jr./641677?unified=Haigentz&sort=networks%2Crelevance

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Medical Oncologist

Biography/Statement

Dr. Haigentz, medical director of Hematology/Oncology for Atlantic Health System, is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in cancers of the head and neck, including thyroid cancers, and in lung cancers. As past director of the clinical trials office of the National Cancer Institute-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Dr. Haigentz has particular expertise in the design and conduct of innovative clinical trials to improve the lives of cancer patients, and he has led several multicenter and national clinical trials. His research has received funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, review articles and book chapters, and he has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. He has held several leadership roles, including service as president of the New York Head and Neck Society (2014-2015).

Throughout his career, Dr. Haigentz has taken pride in providing compassionate and personalized cancer care.  He was recruited in 2017 from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he was Professor of Clinical Medicine and director of the clinical trials office of the NCI-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center, to help create and lead a novel, academically-oriented and subspecialty-based clinical and research practice in the community setting.  In 2019, Dr. Haigentz became Principal Investigator for the Atlantic Health Cancer Consortium, leading the first NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) site based in New Jersey. His clinical and research practice is focused on thoracic and head and neck cancers.

Clinical Trials

  • EA3161: A Phase II/III Randomized Study of Maintenance Nivolumab Versus Observation in Patients With Locally Advanced, Intermediate Risk HPV Positive OPCA NCT03811015
  • IOV-COM-202: A Phase 2, Multicenter Study of Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (LN 144 or LN-145) in Patients With Solid Tumors NCT03645928

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John Gleysteen – Memphis, Tennessee

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Practice Contact Information

University of Tennessee Health Science Center
910 Madison Avenue
Suite 422
Memphis
Tennessee
38163
United States

Phone: 9012726051
Email:
Web Site: http://www.uthscent.com

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Biography/Statement

Dr Gleysteen earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He continued his education with a residency in otolaryngology at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, and a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstruction at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Nitin Pagedar – Iowa City, IA

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Practice Contact Information

University of Iowa
200 Hawkins Drive
21200 PFP
Iowa City
IA
52242
United States

Phone: 319-384-6980
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Head and neck surgery

Thyroid and parathyroid surgery

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Roberto Massao Takimoto – São Paulo, São Paulo

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Practice Contact Information

Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)
Avenida Albert Einstein, 627 – Bloco A1 – 1º Andar – Consultório 117

São Paulo
São Paulo
05652-000
Brazil

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Medical Oncologist, Oral Surgeon, Radiation Oncologist, Speech Pathology

Biography/Statement

Medical Graduation (MD) – 1995 to 2001 – Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Medical Residency in General Surgery – 2002 to 2004 – Governor Celso Ramos Hospital – Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS)

Medical Residency in Head and Neck Surgery – 2004 to 2006 – Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

Head and Neck Surgery Specialtist Title – Brazilian Head and Neck Surgery Society – 2006

Masters Degree in Science – 2006 to 2008 – Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

PhD in Science – 2010 to 2014 – Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

Otolaryngology Specialist Title – Brazilian Otolaryngology and Cervical Surgery Association – 2019

Affiliate Professor in the Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Department – Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

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Avaliação da deglutição e da qualidade de vida relaciona- da à deglutição de indivíduos submetidos a

laringectomia total: comparação entre as técnicas manual e mecânica (stapler) de reconstrução faríngea.

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE CIRURGIA DA CABEÇA E PESCOÇO (IMPRESSO). , v.40, p.178 – , 2011.

AHUMADA, N. G.; OLIVEIRA, C. L. A.; TAKIMOTO, R. M.; FERRAZ, R.

Grampeador no fechamento da faringe após laringectomia total: experiência de 7 anos. REVISTA

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LEONHARDT, F. D.; HADDAD, L.; TAKIMOTO, R. M.; ABRAHÃO,M.; Cervante, O; MARTINS, J. L.;

MACIEL, R. M. B.

Ausênicia de mutações no proto-oncogene RET relacionadas com carcinoma medular de tireoide em

pacientes com doença de Hirschsprung. Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia da Cabeça e Pescoço (Impresso). ,

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TAKIMOTO, R. M.; PIONER, G. G.; FAGUNDES, G. M.; SILVA, C. A. J. E.

Contribuição ao Estudo da Anatomia da Veia Porta Hepática do Cão Beagle. ARQUIVOS

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