American Head & Neck Society

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

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:
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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.

Clinical Trials

None

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Published on by Tyson Nielsen

Tyson Nielsen – Boise, Idaho

Practice Contact Information

Southwest Idaho Ear, Nose, & Throat
900 North Liberty Street
Suite 400
Boise
Idaho
83704
United States

Phone: 12083673320
Email: tnielsen@swient.com
Web Site: https://swient.com

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Dr. Tyson Nielsen specializes in head & neck surgery with an emphasis on oncology and reconstruction. He was born and raised in Marsing, Idaho. He completed his undergraduate studies at Northwest Nazarene University. He then attended the University of Washington School of Medicine as part of the WWAMI program. Upon graduating from medical school he then completed his residency in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Following residency, Dr. Nielsen pursued advanced fellowship training in head & neck surgery with emphasis on microvascular free flap reconstruction and transoral robotic surgery in Omaha, Nebraska through the Methodist – Creighton University health system. Dr. Nielsen, his wife, their two daughters, and twin boys, were excited to have the opportunity to return home to the Treasure Valley following his medical training.

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Published on by Janice Farlow

Janice Farlow – Columbus, OH

Practice Contact Information

The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Eye and Ear Institute
915 Olentangy River Dr., Suite 4000
Columbus
OH
43212
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, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Biography/Statement

Dr. Janice L. Farlow, MD PhD, is currently completing a Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Fellowship at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Her research interest lies in development of personalized diagnostics, biomarkers, and treatments for head and neck malignancies. She has published and presented on topics including head and neck cancer outcomes, clinical decision support systems, organizational leadership, and medical education. She completed her residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan / Michigan Medicine, where she served as administrative chief resident her final year. She is a graduate of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Indiana University School of Medicine, where she completed a PhD in Medical and Molecular Genetics.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NH11AZgAAAAJ&hl=en

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1214-4960

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=farlow+jl+%5Bauthor%5D&filter=years.2010-2022&sort=date

Published on by Brian Hondorp

Brian Hondorp – Santa Clara, California

Practice Contact Information

Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara
701 Lawrence Expressway
Head and Neck Surgery – Dept 296
Santa Clara
California
95051
United States

Phone: 408-851-2950
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Biography/Statement

I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended college at Westmont College and the University of Michigan, where I graduated with a degree in Anthropology (with a focus on Medical Anthropology). I attended medical school at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. I enjoyed almost every area of medicine I was exposed to but felt particularly drawn to use my hands to surgically care for patients.

I received my medical degree in 2015 and I trained at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. My talented mentors there instilled a passion for the care of patients with cancers of the head and neck.

I subsequently pursued subspecialty training in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, and Transoral Robotic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, which I completed in 2021.

I came to Kaiser Permanente in October of 2021 to provide care for patients with problems of the head, neck, mouth, and throat, with a particular emphasis on treating both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors in these areas.

If you are reading this as a patient or family member of a patient, I want to thank you for entrusting your health with our team. Dealing with head and neck cancer is not easy. Like other cancers, it impacts survival, but it can also affect speech, taste, smell, swallowing, and facial appearance. I want to know my patients well enough to recognize the things in life that are important to them, so that we can partner together as a patient-physician-family team to restore the best quality of life that is possible.

The best way to do this is with a team approach. I am thrilled to work with a comprehensive team of multidisciplinary experts who all strive for the same goal: to help you not only to survive, but to thrive.

Family and Friends

I am a proud husband and father of three beautiful children.

Hobbies and interests

I enjoy outdoor activities including mountain biking, windsurfing, skiing, running, and gardening. Some special skills of mine include relentless optimism, making my wife and children giggle, and an insatiable curiosity that results in picking up new hobbies way too often. Some of my favorites books include the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.

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Published on by Joshua Kain

Joshua Kain – Houston, Texas

Practice Contact Information

Houston Methodist Hospital
6550 Fannin Street
St 1701
Houston
Texas
77030
United States

Phone: 713-441-1368
Email:
Web Site: https://www.texasheadnecksurgery.com/

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Dr. Joshua Kain is a board-certified Otolaryngologist and fellowship-trained Head & Neck Cancer, Robotic, Skull Base and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgeon.  He is a native to the great state of Texas and proud to call this home.

He attended Texas A&M University where he was awarded his undergraduate degree with summa cum laude distinction in Biomedical Sciences.  Thereafter, he attended the McGovern Medical School (the University of Texas at Houston) and grew a deep appreciation for the vast opportunities in the Texas Medical Center.  He left the great state for internship, residency and fellowship training at the University of Alabama Birmingham hospitals and the University of California-Davis respectively prior to returning to Houston.

He specializes in benign and malignant masses of the head and neck including the mouth, face, ears, eyes, throat, salivary glands, thryoid gland, parathyroid glands and upper airway/esophagus.  This focus includes treatment of skin cancers of the scalp, face and neck.

Dr. Kain has a passion for reconstruction after cancer or traumatic injuries including specialization in microvascular tissue transplantation and grafting.  He has completed advanced training in craniomaxillofacial trauma surgery for repairs of the facial skeleton.

He is an assistant professor within the Houston Methodist Acadmic Institutute, Houston Methodist Research Institute and Weill Cornell College of Medicine.  He is a clinical adjunct faculty member for Texas A&M College of Medicine.  He is surrounded by superb, comprehensive sub-specialty trained colleagues in the Houston Methodist Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery under chairman Dr. Mas Takashima.

Clinical Trials

-Targeted fluorescent nerve imaging probes for intraoperative guidance

-Free flap outcomes for head and neck oncologic, congenital and traumatic reconstruction

-Intra-tumoral chemo-embolization for recurrent, advanced head and neck cancer

Bibliography

https://www.texasheadnecksurgery.com/research-innovation