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Dennis Kraus – New York, New York

Published on by Dennis Kraus

Practice Contact Information

Northwell Health
130 East 77th Street
Black Hall 10th Floor
New York
New York
10075
United States

Phone: 212-434-4500
Email:
Web Site: http://www.nyhni.org

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Dennis Kraus, MD is the Director of the Center for Head and Neck Oncology within the New York Head & Neck Institute and the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. He is Chair of the Lenox Hill Hospital Cancer Committee, Member of the Cancer Oversight Committee for the Northwell Health System, Professor of Otolaryngology at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and a Member of the Admissions Committee for the Hofstra School of Medicine.  He has served in a number of administrative positions within the otolaryngology and head and neck surgery communities.  He has served in multiple roles within the AHNS, including program chair of the annual meeting, Secretary, and past President.

He currently is Chair for the American College of Surgeons Otolaryngology Advisory Council. He serves on the American Joint Commission of Cancer. He is the past president of the North American Skull Base Society, the New York Head and Neck Society and the New York Laryngological Society.  He is currently co-editor in chief of the Skull Base Journal and associate editor of Head and Neck Surgery.  He is past chair of the Subspecialty Advisory Council for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Head and Neck Educational committee and the Home Study Course.

His clinical interest focuses on all aspects of head and neck oncology and his research efforts have paralleled his clinical initiatives.  He has particular expertise as it relates to minimally invasive thyroid surgery, robotic surgery of the head and neck and sentinel node biopsy for cutaneous malignancies.  He has been a strong advocate for the use of minimally invasive surgery in the sinonasal region and skull base.  Each of these developments has been associated with decreased morbidity with improved cosmetic and functional outcomes for patients with head and neck neoplasms.  Dr. Kraus lives in New York City with his wife of 30 years Daryl and has 3 adult children, all of whom are successful in professional positions.

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Georges LAWSON – Yvoir, NAMUR

Published on by Georges Lawson

Practice Contact Information

CHU ucl NAMUR site Godinne Université Catholique de Louvain
avenue Dr Therasse 1

Yvoir
NAMUR
5530
Belgium

Phone: 3281423716
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

ENT Head & Neck Cancer and Thyroid Surgeon: Specialist in voice & swallowing disorder at Université Catholique de Louvain – CHU UCL Namur (BELGIUM), a pioneer university Hospital in minimally invasive surgical options to patient with ENT&HN disease.

 

Current activities and expertise

Laryngology – Head & Neck surgery – Dysphagia & related surgery – Sleep disorder & related surgery – Expertise in trans-oral Laser surgery as well as in trans-oral robotic surgery.

  • Patients with benign and/or malignant diseases of head and neck (including mouth, throat, larynx, trachea, neck, salivary and thyroid glands.
  • Patients presenting any dysfunction on voice production and / or swallowing process.
  • Dysphagia & swallowing disorder
  • Research activities on the same fields

Special Interests

  • Head and neck cancer, salivary glands, thyroid gland, robotic surgery, Voice care, Swallowing disorder, Airway diseases management

Biography and education

  • Graduated from Calavi University Medical School – BENIN – & UCL Medical School BELGIUM
  • ENT & HN Surgery training at Université Catholique de Louvain -BELGIUM
  • Voice Care & Swallowing disorder management at Université Catholique de Louvain
  • Bachelor in public health care, Bachelor in Law, bachelor in General microsurgery and reconstructive surgery.
  • Author and co-author of various publications

Current position:

  • ENT Emeritus professor : Université Catholique de Louvain -BELGIUM
  • ENT& HN Surgeon; Senior Consultant ENT H & N Surgery Department CHU UCL Namur
  • ENT & HN surgeon : Réhabilitation center (Centre Audiophonologie Reine Mathilde) CHU UCL Namur

Member of several European & American ENT and HN Society,

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Brian Park – Newton, MA

Published on by Brian Park

Practice Contact Information

Massachusetts Eye and Ear
2000 Washington Street
Green building, Suite 668
Newton
MA
02462
United States

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Dr. Brian Park is a fellowship-trained head and neck oncologic surgeon and otolaryngologist based at Mass. Eye and Ear, Newton-Wellesley. He earned his undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his medical degree from State University of New York Upstate Medical University. He stayed there to complete his general surgery internship and residency in otolaryngology—head and neck surgery. Subsequently, he completed his fellowship in head and neck oncologic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Now, he is an Instructor in Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical School.

Board-certified in otolaryngology, Dr. Park serves as the director of the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Tumor Board for the MGH Cancer Center at NWH, a collaboration with MGH Medical and Radiation Oncology. Dr. Park is an associate member of our Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology. He is a member of many national otolaryngology organizations and has published a number of peer-reviewed articles in the field. He also has his Masters in Public Health, concentrated in epidemiology and biostatistics, from Boston University School of Public Health.

Dr. Park’s clinical interests include head and neck cancer surgery, thyroid surgery, salivary gland surgery, and nasal and sinus surgery.

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Nabil Saba – Atlanta, GA

Published on by Nabil Saba

Practice Contact Information

Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
1365 Clifton Road
Building C
Atlanta
GA
30322
United States

Phone: 404 778 1900
Email:
Web Site: https://winshipcancer.emory.edu/bios/faculty/saba-nabil.html

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Research, Medical Oncologist

Biography/Statement

Dr. Saba is a Professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology and is an adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology. He serves as　the Director of the Head and Neck Cancer Oncology Program at the Winship Cancer Institute. His research is focused on basic, clinical and translational research in head and neck malignancies and has focused on advancing the field in these diseases and improving patient outcome through the identification and clinical development of novel therapeutic approaches and correlative biomarkers. Dr Saba is a well-recognized international leader in the field of head and neck cancer clinical research especially in the area of EGFR targeting and immunotherapeutic applications. He has served as the principal investigator of more than 50 interventional and translational clinical trials and is currently serving as PI on two investigator initiated multi-institutional trials in head and neck cancer; Dr Saba is currently the chair of two cooperative group clinical trials in the field of head and neck oncology under the ECOG-ACRIN group; EA3163 is focusing on intensification of therapy for organ preservation in Sino nasal cancers; and EA3161 is investigating a maintenance anti-PD-1 strategy for the intermediate risk oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. He has also received competitive NIH funding through an R21 grant investigating novel genomic approaches in HPV related and unrelated OPCA; Dr Saba is also the recipient of intramural funding and has been the co-Leader of project 4 of the previously funded Emory HNCA SPORE program; He has also received prior funds through the DOD mechanism; As a result of his recognized leadership role in HNCA research Dr Saba has been named the chair of the recurrent metastatic as well as rare tumor Task Forces of the Head and Neck Cancer NCI steering committee; Dr Saba also has more than 150 peer reviewed manuscripts and textbook chapter publications, and is the editor of a textbook updating the management of esophageal cancer;

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Peter Hunt – Chattanooga, Tennessee

Published on by Peter Hunt

Practice Contact Information

Associates in Ear, Nose and Throat Head and Neck Surgery
1704 Hamill Road

Chattanooga
Tennessee
37343
United States

Phone: 423-267-6738
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Princeton University

Vanderbilt University Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine Otolaryngology Residency

Vanderbilt University Head and Neck / Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship

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