Head and Neck Cancer Team

Our multidisciplinary 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

Tina Sacco, MD

Fareeha Siddiqui, MD 

Surgical Oncology

Michael Bouvet, MD

Kevin Brumund, MD

Joseph Califano, MD

Charles Coffey, MD

Jeffrey Harris, MD, PhD

Philip Weissbrod, MD

Radiation Oncology

David Hoopes, MD

Loren Mell, MD

Douglas Rahn, MD

Brent Rose, MD

Parag Sanghvi, MD, MSPH

Andrew Sharabi, MD

James Urbanic, MD

Rehabilitation Services 

Liza Blumenfeld

Resie Collins 

Kristen Linnemeyer

Nutrition

Patricia Rubio

Research

J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD

All of our physicians and clinicians also conduct research. 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.