American Head & Neck Society

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

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AHNS YMCP Episode 08 – Kelly Malloy, MD, Brian Cervanka, MD and Alessa Colaianni, MD, MPhil

Tune in to the eighth episode of the AHNS Podcast for a captivating conversation where panelists discuss different stages in their career, personal challenges in their head & neck career and clinical decision making challenges. Featuring Kelly Malloy, MD in practice 16 years , Brian Cervenka, MD in practice 4 years and Alessa Colaianni, MD, MPhil a young surgeon starting. 

Kelly Malloy, MD
Brian Cervanka, MD
Alessa Colaianni, MD, MPhil

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AHNS YMCP Episode 06 – William (Bill) Lydiatt, MD

The sixth episode features Dr. William (Bill) Lydiatt, AHNS President-Elect (2023-2024), discussing Clinical Decision-Making,  is a fellowship-trained head and neck surgical oncologist, specializing in the surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disease, salivary gland tumors and cancers of the mouth at Nebraska Methodist Health System. He is also very interested in how providers can decrease the rate of depression and improve quality of life for patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancers.

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Join Us for the 2024 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium

Calling all Head and Neck specialists!

There’s still time to join us in person in Phoenix or virtually for the 2024 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium.

View the schedule and learn about the exhibitors and our IET and ISS offerings. The abstract embargo lifts Thursday, February 29, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time — then you can find the full text of the abstracts on the Conference Planner, meeting website and virtual poster library. Posters will be accessible at digital poster viewing stations and online.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn and collaborate with your peers.

 Register now!

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ASCO Head & Neck Cancer Guidelines Open for Comment 9/6 – 9/20

Dear AHNS Members,

We would like your feedback on the following guidelines. Please do not submit your comments below on the web site, but send them directly to [email protected] and we will collate them and send to ASCO.  Please send comments by Sept. 18th.

  1. Prevention and Management of Osteoradionecrosis in the Head and Neck Radiation Cancer Patient: ISOO/MASCC/ASCO Joint Guideline recommendations are open for comment
  2. Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer: ASCO Guideline protocol is open for comment

Your responses will be reviewed by the guideline panels before the guideline is finalized.  For additional information on the Open Comment Period, please to the ASCO Guidelines Methodology Manual, also located here: https://asco.org/guideline-methodology

Thank you for your feedback!

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A Message from Laura Jackson, PhD – AHNS Myers’ Family Summer Travel Fellowship in Otolaryngology Diversity 2023 Winner

Laura Jackson PhD, “I feel unbelievably fortunate to have received the American Head and Neck Society Myers’ Family Fellowship award. I want to express gratitude for this amazing opportunity as a summer fellow as it was an invaluable experience that has truly enriched my journey as a medical student in numerous ways. I had the privilege of learning from some of the best surgeons in the field of Otolaryngology at the University of Kansas Medical Center with Dr. Lisa Shnayder as my mentor while I shadowed in the clinic and OR. While Dr. Sufi Thomas and members of her lab allowed me to experience cutting edge research in the field of head and neck cancer. As I move forward in my medical school career, I will carry the lessons and experiences I learned this summer with me as I pursue my interest in ENT. Again, I would like the thank the AHNS and the Myers’ Family Fellowship for this incredible opportunity and look forward to attending the AHNS annual meeting in May 2024.”

 

Dr. Jackson is a MD Candidate Class of 2026. A native of London, England, Laura Jackson came to the US to play college soccer in 2009. Upon receiving her degree in Biology (2013), she spent 10 years as a Division I collegiate soccer coach while at the same time receiving her masters in Neuroscience (2015), and PhD in Exercise Science (2018). After receiving her doctorate in 2018, Laura went on to play professional soccer with the women’s Jamaican National Team in 2019, playing in 3 matches in the run up to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In 2022 Laura matriculated at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, class of 2026.