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Terry Day – Charleston, SC

Published on May 21, 2018 by Terry Day

Practice Contact Information

Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
135 Rutledge Avenue

Charleston
SC
29425
United States

Phone: 843-792-8363
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.hollingscancercenter.org/patient-care/cancer-types/head-neck/index.html

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Dr. Terry Day received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma. He completed his residency at Louisiana State University before pursuing a fellowship in head and neck oncologic surgery at the University of California, Davis and in craniomaxillofacial surgery at Inselspital-Bern in Bern, Switzerland. Following fellowship, he joined the faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee and is now professor, vice chair and director of the Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He also serves as director of the head and neck tumor center at the NCI-designated Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC and has a joint appointment in the Department of Craniofacial Biology, Department of Stomatology and College of Graduate Studies.

Currently, he is U.S. National Director of Head and Neck Oncology for Sarah Cannon and his clinical practice is with Head and Neck Specialists in Charleston, SC. Previously he served as the Wendy & Keith Wellin Endowed Professor and Director of the Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Day was the inaugural Director of the Head and Neck Tumor Center at Hollings Cancer Center, and Chair of the Coordinating Council of the statewide South Carolina Cancer Alliance. He currently serves as a member of the American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC) Education Committee. He served as the president of the American Head and Neck Society, chaired the committee on Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the Prevention Committee for the American Head and Neck Society. He also served on the Head and Neck Surgical Subcommittee for RTOG and Head and Neck Working Group for the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group. Dr. Day volunteers his time as Chairman of the Board of the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance and which leads the international Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week annually.

Since completion of his fellowship, Dr. Day has limited his clinical practice to patients with tumors of the head and neck region, including robotic surgery, oropharyngeal, skull base, thyroid, skin cancer, and salivary gland tumors. He also is active in research in molecular diagnostics and therapeutics in head and neck cancer.

Clinical Trials

http://www.hollingscancercenter.org/clinical-trials/

Bibliography

PubMed

Vincent Vander Poorten – Leuven, Vlaanderen

Published on May 21, 2018 by Vincent Vander Poorten

Practice Contact Information

University Hospitals Leuven, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and KU Leuven, section Head and Neck Oncology, Dept. of Oncology
Herestraat

Leuven
Vlaanderen
3000
Belgium

Phone: 003216332342
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.uzleuven.be/en/ear-nose-and-throat-disorders-head-and-neck-surgery

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

CURRENT POSITION:
Vincent Vander Poorten, MD, PhD, MSc (Epid): Consultant, Full Professor and Clinical Head of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Section head of the section Head and Neck Oncology of the Department of Oncology of the faculty of Medicine at KU Leuven.

MEMBERSHIPS:
The Netherlands Epidemiological Society, The Royal Belgian Society for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the Netherlands Society for Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery, AHNS and its Endocrine Section, Flemish Head and Neck Society, IAOO, IHNSG, IFHNOS, ESGS, EAFPS, IAES, AOCMF, BAHNO, and the EHNS. He is also Honorary Member of the South African Society for Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.

EDITORIAL BOARDS:

Member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Surgical Oncology, Frontiers in Oncology, Frontiers in Surgery, B-ENT and Journal of Head and Neck Physicians and Surgeons

CLINICAL INTERESTS:
Area of expertise: head and neck oncology and surgery, with a specific focus on salivary gland and thyroid surgery, laser microendoscopic surgery, transoral robotic surgery, endoscopic and external approaches to the anterior skull base and pediatric head and neck surgery.

Clinical Trials

EORTC 1420 Best Of: Phase III study assessing the “best of” radiotherapy compared to the “best of” surgery (trans-oral surgery (TOS)) in patients with T1-T2, N0 oropharyngeal carcinoma (Best-Of)

Bibliography

https://lirias.kuleuven.be/cv?u=U0035358&allItems=true&layout=individueel%20dossier&link=false

Alfredo A. Santillan – San Antonio, Texas

Published on May 2, 2018 by Alfredo Santillan

Practice Contact Information

5206 Research Drive

San Antonio
Texas
78240
United States

Phone: 210-595-5300
Email:
Web Site: https://sacancersurgery.com

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Medical Oncologist

Biography/Statement

Dr. Alfredo Santillan-Gomez is fellowship-trained in surgical oncology, after 5 years of training as a general surgeon. He pursued a career in oncology, focusing his training in the field of complex surgical oncology for an additional 2 years. Dr. Alfredo was trained in prestigious hospitals such as MD Anderson and the Moffitt Cancer Care Center, where he acquired specific knowledge and skills related to the diagnosis, treatment and overall care for the patients with cancer.

Dr. Alfredo Santillan-Gomez is a recognized leader in endocrine surgery not only in the San Antonio area, but across the country. He is considered a High Volume Thyroid Surgeon in the San Antonio area with more than 100 thyroid surgeries performed per year. He is a member of the prestigious American Association of Endocrine Surgery and the American Head and Neck Society.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Ryan Winters – New Orleans, Louisiana

Published on May 2, 2018 by Ryan Winters

Practice Contact Information

Ochsner Health System
1514 Jefferson Highway

New Orleans
Louisiana
70121
United States

Phone: 504-842-4080
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Dr. Ryan Winters is a dual fellowship-trained, double Board-Certified Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon and Head & Neck Oncologic Surgeon, and focuses his practice exclusively on Head and Neck Oncology and Craniofacial Surgery/Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr. Winters graduated with international emphasis from the Honors College of Washington State University with a degree in genetics and cell biology and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Vermont. He completed his residency in Head and Neck Surgery and Otolaryngology at Tulane University, then completed fellowships in Craniofacial Surgery and Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the State University of New York in Syracuse, treating both children and adults with complex congenital and acquired conditions of the head and neck, and in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Winters is an active member of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, and has volunteered his expertise overseas in Haiti, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Guinea, and India.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Nirav THakkar – Orland Park, IL

Published on May 1, 2018 by Nirav Thakkar

Practice Contact Information

Century ENT
16001 S. 108th Ave

Orland Park
IL
60467
United States

Phone: 708-460-0007
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.centuryearsnosethroat.com

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Biography/Statement

I was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago and completed my education nearby. My education started with a bachelors in science in Electrical Engineering followed by IT consulting for 3 years. As I knew medicine was in my future, I went on to complete medical school and residency at the University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary and a Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery at Northwestern University. Now I am full time in private practice at Century ENT.