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Head and Neck Cancer Team

Our team offers a compassionate, comprehensive approach to diagnosing and treating head and neck cancers.

Center Director

Joseph Califano, MD

Co-Directors

Ezra Cohen, MD

Loren Mell, MD

J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD

Liza Blumenfeld, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Medical Oncology

Anjali Bharne, MD 

Ezra Cohen, MD

Greg Daniels, MD

Kathryn A. Gold, MD

Derek Helton, MD, FACP 

Scott Lippman, MD

Assuntina Sacco, MD

Fareeha Siddiqui, MD 

Sarah McGhee, MS, ANP-BC

Surgical Oncology

Michael Bouvet, MD

Kevin Brumund, MD

Joseph Califano, MD

Charles Coffey, MD

Theresa Guo, MD

Ryan Orosco, MD

Laryngology

Andrew Vahabzadeh-Hagh, MD

Philip Weissbrod, MD

Reconstructive Surgery

Jacqueline Greene, MD

Frederic Kolb, MD

Ryan Orosco, MD

Christopher Reid, MD

Neurotology, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery

Joseph Califano, MD

Adam DeConde, MD, PhD

Rick Friedman, MD, PhD

Jeffrey Harris, MD, PhD

Radiation Oncology

Loren Mell, MD

Douglas Rahn, MD

Brent Rose, MD

Parag Sanghvi, MD, MSPH

Andrew Sharabi, MD

James Urbanic, MD

Survivorship

Carie Montesa, MSN

Rehabilitation Services 

Liza Blumenfeld, MA

Catherine Burgess, DPT, OCS 

Resie Collins, OTR/L 

Lauren Hermas, MPT, OCS 

Alyssa Mikut, OTR/L 

Nutrition

Heather Diamond, RD

Patricia Rubio, RD

Speech Language Pathology

Liza Blumenfeld, MA

Andi Docktor, MA, CCC-SLP

Kristen Linnemeyer, MA

Research

All of our physicians and clinicians also conduct research, led by J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD, our co-director for basic science. For more details and links to their research sites, visit our research page.

 

Appointments & Referrals

Location

La Jolla

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Personalized Care

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We use genetic testing to analyze tumors and tailor treatment to individual patients. See Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy.