American Head & Neck Society

Advancing Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the Head and Neck oncology patient.

Published on by Andrew Yampolsky

Andrew Yampolsky – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Practice Contact Information

Jefferson Health
909 Walnut Street

Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
19107
United States

Phone: 6463302675
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/find-a-doctor/y/yampolsky-andrew

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

As a Head and Neck Surgeon from an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery background, I specialize in the management of  oral cavity malignancies. I have dedicated my entire career to the treatment of these conditions with a focus on not only successful tumor extirpation but also reconstruction. My goal is long term cancer free survival and a restoration of not only aesthetic form but also functional, dentate reconstruction.

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Published on by Chowdhury

Khal Chowdhury – Denver, Colorado

Practice Contact Information

Center for Craniofacial and Skull Base Disorders
1601 East 19th Avenue

Denver
Colorado
80218
United States

Phone: 303 839-5155
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Dr. K. Chowdhury MD, MBA, FACS, is board certified in both Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He has additional Fellowship training in Craniofacial & Skull Base Surgery.

His clinical practice interests include patients with salivary gland tumors, oral tumors, and maxillofacial oncology or jaw tumors, both benign and malignant. He has expertise in tumors of the skull base situated in difficult locations using both endoscopic minimally invasive and open approaches. He has a special interest in facial reconstructive surgery for maxillofacial fractures, and post cancer reconstruction. He is also very involved with Pediatric Head & Neck Surgery for tumors, and reconstruction for cleft lip & palate and congenital craniofacial anomalies (craniosynostoses). He seeks to understand and provide compassionate state of the art care for patients with complex and sometimes scary disorders of the head & neck and maxillofacial area.

 

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Published on by Joseph Lopez

Joseph Lopez – Orlando, Florida

Practice Contact Information

AdventHealth for Children
615 E PRINCETON ST
Suite 101
Orlando
Florida
32803
United States

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Dr. Joseph Lopez earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Lopez received his plastic surgery training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and pursued specialty training in Pediatric Craniomaxillofacial Surgery as a Fellow at the Yale Craniofacial, Oral, and Dental Center at the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital.  He then completed a second fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Dr. Lopez is a pediatric plastic surgeon who specializes in treating patients with conditions such as cleft lip and palate, jaw deformities (orthognathic surgery), temporomandibular joint disorders, craniosynostosis (premature closure of skull sutures resulting in abnormal skull and facial shape), obstructive sleep apnea, or syndromic anomalies like Crouzon, Apert, Pfeiffer, Treacher-Collins and Beckwith-Wiedemann, to name a few.

Dr. Lopez is also a pediatric head and neck cancer surgeon. He treats patients with benign tumors such as maxillofacial or dental cysts, vascular anomalies, and facial/neck congenital lesions as well as malignant tumors such as sarcomas. Dr. Lopez also specializes in pediatric thyroid surgery including in young children with predisposition to thyroid cancer like Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2, Familial Adematous Polyposis, or PTEN Hamartoma Tumor syndrome.

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Published on by Jose Guilherme Vartanian

Jose Vartanian – Sao Paulo, São Paulo

Practice Contact Information

A. C. Camargo Cancer Center
Rua Professor Antônio Prudente
n. 211
Sao Paulo
São Paulo
01509-010
United States

Phone: 551121895172
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Oral Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Director, Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology Department, A. C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo/Brazil

Vice-President of the Brazilian Head and Neck Surgery Society

Efective Member of the Latin American Thyroid Society

Corresponding Member of the American Head & Neck Society

Clinical Trials

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Matos LL, Capuzzo RC, Pedruzzi PAG, Farias T, de Farias JWM, Chone CT, Köhler HF, Vartanian JG, Dias FL, Couto EV, Pinto FR, Carvalho AL, Kowalski LP. Sentinel lymph node biopsy for early squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity: Real-world experience in Brazil. Head Neck. 2022 Apr 15. doi: 10.1002/hed.27061. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35427429.

 

Vartanian JG, Gross JL, Kowalski LP. Distant metastasis from head and neck cancer: role of surgical treatment. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Apr 1;30(2):114-118. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000789. PMID: 35255047.

 

Hitchman L, Machin M; COVIDSurg Collaborative and Vascular and Endovascular Research Network. Impact of COVID-19 on vascular patients worldwide: analysis of the COVIDSurg data. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2021 Dec;62(6):558-570. doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.21.12024-5. PMID: 35037445.

 

Köhler HF, Vartanian JG, Pinto CAL, da Silva Rodrigues IFP, Kowalski LP. The impact of worst pattern of invasion on the extension of surgical margins in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck. 2022 Mar;44(3):691-697. doi: 10.1002/hed.26956. Epub 2021 Dec 14. PMID: 34904762.

 

Carvalho AY, Kohler HF, Gomes CC, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Predictive Factors of Recurrence of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas: Analysis of 2,538 Patients. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Feb 19;25(4):e585-e593. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1722253. PMID: 34737832; PMCID: PMC8558954.

 

de Carvalho GB, Kohler HF, de Mello JBH, Lira RB, Pellizzon ACA, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Organ preservation and oncological outcomes in early laryngeal cancer: a propensity score-based study. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2021 Aug;41(4):317-326. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N0870. PMID: 34533535; PMCID: PMC8448187.

 

COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan;77(1):28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563. Epub 2021 Aug 24. PMID: 34428858; PMCID: PMC8652887.

 

de Carvalho AY, Gomes CC, Chulam TC, Vartanian JG, Carvalho GB, Lira RB, Kohler HF, Kowalski LP. Risk Factors and Outcomes of Postoperative Neck Hematomas: An Analysis of 5,900 Thyroidectomies Performed at a Cancer Center. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jul;25(3):e421-e427. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1714129. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PMID: 34377179; PMCID: PMC8321642.

 

Ywata de Carvalho A, Kohler HF, Gomes CC, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Predictive factors for recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma: analysis of 4,085 patients. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2021 Jun;41(3):236-242. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1412. PMID: 34264917; PMCID: PMC8283398.

 

de Carvalho GB, Diamantino LR, Schiaveto LF, Forster CHQ, Shiguemori ÉH, Hirata D, Kohler HF, Lira RB, Vartanian JG, Matieli JE, Kowalski LP. Identification of secondary predictive factors for acute hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy in patients with low postoperative parathyroid hormone levels without overt calcium deficiency: A cohort study. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Nov-Dec;42(6):103115. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103115. Epub 2021 Jun 26. PMID: 34214713.

 

COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Sep 27;108(9):1056-1063. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab101. PMID: 33761533; PMCID: PMC7995808.

 

Baiocchi G, Aguiar S Jr, Duprat JP, Coimbra FJF, Makdissi FB, Vartanian JG, Zequi SC, Gross JL, Nakagawa SA, Yazbek G, Diniz TP, Gonçalves BT, Zurstrassen CE, Campos HGDA, Joaquim EHG, França E Silva IA, Kowalski LP. Early postoperative outcomes among patients with delayed surgeries after preoperative positive test for SARS-CoV-2: A case-control study from a single institution. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Mar;123(4):823-833. doi: 10.1002/jso.26377. Epub 2021 Jan 11. PMID: 33428790; PMCID: PMC8014861.

 

Vartanian JG, Gonçalves Filho J, Kowalski LP, Shah JP, Suárez C, Rinaldo A, De Bree R, Rodrigo JP, Hamoir M, Takes RP, Mäkitie AA, Zbären P, Andreasen S, Poorten VV, Sanabria A, Hellquist H, Robbins KT, Bödeker CC, Silver C, Ferlito A. An evidence-based analysis of the management of N0 neck in patients with cancer of the parotid gland. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2019 Oct;19(10):899-908. doi: 10.1080/14737140.2019.1674143. Epub 2019 Oct 8. PMID: 31591950.

 

Jungerman I, Toyota J, Montoni NP, Azevedo EHM, Guedes RLV, Damascena A, Lowe D, Vartanian JG, Rogers SN, Kowalski LP. Patient Concerns Inventory for head and neck cancer: Brazilian cultural adaptation. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2017 Apr;63(4):311-319. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.63.04.311. PMID: 28614532.

 

Vartanian JG, Rogers SN, Kowalski LP. How to evaluate and assess quality of life issues in head and neck cancer patients. Curr Opin Oncol. 2017 May;29(3):159-165. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000369. PMID: 28282344.

 

de Sousa EA, Lourenço SV, de Moraes FP, Vartanian JG, Gonçalves-Filho J, Kowalski LP, Soares FA, Coutinho-Camillo CM. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma lymphatic spread and survival: Relevance of vascular endothelial growth factor family for tumor evaluation. Head Neck. 2015 Oct;37(10):1410-6. doi: 10.1002/hed.23765. Epub 2014 Jul 26. PMID: 24824527.

 

Silva IC, Netto Ide P, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP, Carrara-de Angelis E. Prevalence of upper aerodigestive symptoms in patients who underwent thyroidectomy with and without the use of intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitoring. Thyroid. 2012 Aug;22(8):814-9. doi: 10.1089/thy.2011.0118. Epub 2012 Jul 10. PMID: 22780215.

 

Kowalski LP, Sanabria A, Vartanian JG, Lima RA, de Mendonca UB, dos Santos CR, Boldrini D Jr, de Mello LE, Pinto FP, Lehn CN, Correa LA, Dedivitis RA, Guimarães AV, Pedruzzi PA, Ramos GH, Gonçalves AJ, Suehara AB, Kanda JL, Capuzzo Rde C, de Oliveira JC, Curado MP, de Góis Filho JF, Fukuyama E, Beserra IM Jr, de Carvalho Neto PB, Carvalho AL. Total thyroidectomy with ultrasonic scalpel: a multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Head Neck. 2012 Jun;34(6):805-12. doi: 10.1002/hed.21815. Epub 2012 Feb 2. PMID: 22302518.

 

Kaminagakura E, Villa LL, Andreoli MA, Sobrinho JS, Vartanian JG, Soares FA, Nishimoto IN, Rocha R, Kowalski LP. High-risk human papillomavirus in oral squamous cell carcinoma of young patients. Int J Cancer. 2012 Apr 15;130(8):1726-32. doi: 10.1002/ijc.26185. Epub 2011 Aug 5. PMID: 21618514.

 

Guedes RL, Angelis EC, Chen AY, Kowalski LP, Vartanian JG. Validation and application of the M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory in patients treated for head and neck cancer in Brazil. Dysphagia. 2013 Mar;28(1):24-32. doi: 10.1007/s00455-012-9409-x. Epub 2012 Jun 9. PMID: 22684923.

 

Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Acceptance of major surgical procedures and quality of life among long-term survivors of advanced head and neck cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Apr;135(4):376-9. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2009.5. PMID: 19380360.

 

Almeida JP, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Clinical predictors of quality of life in patients with initial differentiated thyroid cancers. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Apr;135(4):342-6. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2009.16. Erratum in: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Jul;135(7):636. Almeida, Juliana [corrected to Almeida, Juliana Pereira]. PMID: 19380354.

 

Netto Ide P, Vartanian JG, Ferraz PR, Salgado P, Azevedo JB, Toledo RN, Testa JR, Carrara-de-Angelis E, Kowalski LP. Vocal fold immobility after thyroidectomy with intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring. Sao Paulo Med J. 2007 May 3;125(3):186-90. doi: 10.1590/s1516-31802007000300011. Erratum in: Sao Paulo Med J. 2009 May;127(2):110. Vartarian, Jose Guilherme [corrected to Vartanian, Jose Guilherme]. PMID: 17923945.

 

Sanabria A, Carvalho AL, Melo RL, Magrin J, Ikeda MK, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Predictive factors for complications in elderly patients who underwent head and neck oncologic surgery. Head Neck. 2008 Feb;30(2):170-7. doi: 10.1002/hed.20671. PMID: 17694555.

 

Sanabria A, Carvalho AL, Vartanian JG, Magrin J, Ikeda MK, Kowalski LP. Comorbidity is a prognostic factor in elderly patients with head and neck cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Apr;14(4):1449-57. doi: 10.1245/s10434-006-9296-1. Epub 2007 Jan 18. PMID: 17235712.

 

Vartanian JG, Carvalho AL, Yueh B, Furia CL, Toyota J, McDowell JA, Weymuller EA Jr, Kowalski LP. Brazilian-Portuguese validation of the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire for patients with head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2006 Dec;28(12):1115-21. doi: 10.1002/hed.20464. PMID: 16823873.

 

Vartanian JG, Carvalho AL, Toyota J, Kowalski IS, Kowalski LP. Socioeconomic effects of and risk factors for disability in long-term survivors of head and neck cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Jan;132(1):32-5. doi: 10.1001/archotol.132.1.32. PMID: 16415426.

 

Vartanian JG, Carvalho AL, Yueh B, Priante AV, de Melo RL, Correia LM, Köhler HF, Toyota J, Kowalski IS, Kowalski LP. Long-term quality-of-life evaluation after head and neck cancer treatment in a developing country. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Oct;130(10):1209-13. doi: 10.1001/archotol.130.10.1209. PMID: 15492171.

 

Vartanian JG, Carvalho AL, Carvalho SM, Mizobe L, Magrin J, Kowalski LP. Pectoralis major and other myofascial/myocutaneous flaps in head and neck cancer reconstruction: experience with 437 cases at a single institution. Head Neck. 2004 Dec;26(12):1018-23. doi: 10.1002/hed.20101. PMID: 15390191.

 

Vartanian JG, Pontes E, Agra IM, Campos OD, Gonçalves-Filho J, Carvalho AL, Kowalski LP. Distribution of metastatic lymph nodes in oropharyngeal carcinoma and its implications for the elective treatment of the neck. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Jul;129(7):729-32. doi: 10.1001/archotol.129.7.729. PMID: 12874073.

Published on by Neel Patel

Neel Patel – Miami, Florida

Practice Contact Information

1211 NW 12th st

Miami
Florida
33143
United States

Phone:
Email:
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Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Head and Neck Surgical Oncology

Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery

Clinical Trials

Bibliography