American Head & Neck Society
Advancing Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the Head and Neck oncology patient.
Calle General Vidal 139
Lima
Lima
15074
Peru
Phone: +51961079239
Email: [email protected]
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Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Oral Surgeon
Head and Neck Surgeon, Endocrine Surgeon, Minimally Invasive Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery.
Montefiore Medical Center
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
3rd Floor MAP Bldg
Bronx
New York
10467
United States
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Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon
Vikas Mehta grew up in Bakersfield, and graduated from University of California Berkeley with an honors degree in biochemistry. He then completed medical school at the University of California Irvine and went on to residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary where he won awards for excellence in teaching and research. After residency, he fulfilled his lifelong ambition to care for cancer patients and completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Upon finishing fellowship, he joined the faculty at LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport in 2012, where he served as the Director of Robotic Head and Neck Surgery and Co-Director of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology. During his first three years of practice, he also worked part-time and completed a Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has since moved to New York in 2016 and has joined the faculty at Montefiore Medical Center where is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology.
Vikas Mehta is a diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of the American Head and Neck Society, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He has served on multiple national committees within the AAO-HNS and AHNS taking very active roles within them, including founding several recent projects such as the AHNS monthly journal club, the OREBM article highlight within the Bulletin and the AHNS Young Members Group. He also has authored numerous publications and chapters related to otolaryngology/head and neck surgery. He has presented research at national meetings, earning awards from both the AAOHNS and AHNS. He has also served on several committees within Monte including the Montefiore Quality Council and functions as the Quality Improvement Office for the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center. His clinical practice is focused on the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer, diseases of the salivary gland, and thyroid and parathyroid disease. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive approaches including transoral robotic surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy for oral cavity cancers and minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery. His research interests include cost effectiveness, quality improvement and outcomes research in patients with head and neck cancer and otolaryngology disorders.
University of Michigan
1904 Taubman Center
1500 E. Medical Center Dr., SPC 5312
Ann Arbor
Michigan
48109
United States
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Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery
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.
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
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Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Medical Oncologist, Oral Surgeon, Radiation Oncologist, Speech Pathology
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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Georgetown University
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Gorman Building 1st Floor
Washington
District of Columbia
20007
United States
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Email: [email protected]
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Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery
A native of Jackson, MS, I currently serve as Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. I completed medical school at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery residency at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN, and fellowship training in Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, Anterior Skull Base Surgery, and Microvascular Reconstruction at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, CA. I am a diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. I am active in all areas of head and neck surgery, including aerodigestive tract malignancies, endocrine surgery, paranasal sinus tumors, salivary gland surgery, and microvascular reconstruction. I live in Washington, DC, with my wife Taylor, a general dentist, our dachshund Oscar, and our cat Juno.