Memorial Sloan Kettering is home to a multidisciplinary team of compassionate throat cancer doctors, surgeons and other experts. The team includes head and neck surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, dental oncologists, speech and swallowing therapists, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Everyone on the team focuses only on caring for people with head and neck cancer, including throat cancer.
Having experts from all of these disciplines on your team ensures that your throat cancer treatment plan is coordinated and comprehensive. The team meets regularly to review each person’s care. We work together to develop a personalized treatment plan that is right for you.
Because the number of people with throat cancer we see in a year is among the highest in the United States, our care teams have a very high level of expertise. Many of our doctors and other specialists are recognized nationally and internationally for their skill in treating head and neck cancer.
Learn more about our experts in the list below.
Throat Cancer
![Robert J. Allen, Jr., MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/118321/1x1/allen_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/137/image/cordeiro-peter-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
William G. Cahan Chair in Surgery
![Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic & reconstructive surgeon Michelle Coriddi](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/161263/1x1/coriddi-michelle_180525_003_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Joseph Disa](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/168/1x1/disa_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Vice Chair of Clinical Activities, Department of Surgery; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology
![Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Evan Matros](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/416/1x1/dsc_7563_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Attending Surgeon; Vice Chair, Health Information Technology, Department of Surgery
![Colleen M. McCarthy, MD, FRCS(C)](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/420/image/mccarthy-140116-251-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Attending Surgeon
![Babak J. Mehrara, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/423/image/mehrara-babak_0-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service; Peter G. Cordeiro Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
![Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Jonas Nelson](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/142693/1x1/nelson_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Director, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Program; Director, Plastic Surgery Service Clinical Research Fellowship Program
![Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Farooq Shahzad](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/182275/1x1/shahzad-farooq_190812_14_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Carrie Stern](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/190603/1x1/stern_191030_01_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Winston Wong, Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncology](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/254466/1x1/wong-winston-220722-01_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
Social Work
Surgery
![Jay O. Boyle, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/82/image/boyle-jay-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Attending Surgeon
![MSK head & neck surgeon Marc Cohen](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/26334/1x1/cohen-marc-230109-002_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Surgical Director, Pituitary & Skull Base Tumor Center; Medical Director, Patient Access Services (PAS)
![Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Jennifer Cracchiolo](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/141334/1x1/cracchiolo_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Ian Ganly, MD, PhD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/213/image/ganly-ian-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Attending Surgeon
![Luc G. T. Morris, MD, MSc, FACS](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/12930/image/morris-luc-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Director, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery Fellowship Program; Head, Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Immunogenomics
![Snehal G. Patel, MD, FRCS](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/489/image/111103-patel-093-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Attending Surgeon
![Benjamin R. Roman, MD, MSHP](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/107026/1x1/roman_zrcphoto150811_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/573/image/shah-jatin_0-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Elliot W. Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology
![Bhuvanesh Singh, MD, PhD, FACS](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/586/image/singh-bhuvanesh_0-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Director, Laboratory of Epithelial Cancer Biology; Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Skin Cancer Management Program
![Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Brian Untch](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/34011/image/untch-140710-08-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Richard Wong](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/670/1x1/wong_180213_02-1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chief, Head and Neck Service; Jatin P. Shah Chair in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology
Radiation Oncology
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist Daphna Gelblum](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/217/1x1/gelblum_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director of Regional Radiation Oncology Clinical Research
![Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist Daniel Higginson](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/104892/1x1/higginson-daniel_181106_37_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Radiation Oncologist
![Nancy Y. Lee, MD, FASTRO](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/378/image/lee-nancy_0-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Vice Chair, Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Radiation Oncology; Service Chief, Head & Neck Radiation Oncology; Service Chief, Proton Therapy
![Sean McBride, MD, MPH](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/20086/1x1/mcbride-sean-220505-199_rt_fullres-12x12.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chief, External Beam Radiotherapy: Manhattan
![Borys R. Mychalczak, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/449/image/mychalczak-borys-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Chief, Radiation Oncology, MSK Westchester & MSK Bergen
![Nadeem Riaz, MD, MSc](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/35005/image/riaz-140819-08-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Associate Director, Genomics Operations, Immunogenomics and Precision Oncology Platform
Medical Oncology
![MSK medical oncologist Lara Dunn](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/127522/1x1/dunn_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Juliana Eng, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/107736/1x1/eng_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![Alan L. Ho, MD, PhD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/277/image/ho-alan-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Associate Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Anuja Kriplani](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/161002/1x1/kriplani_180718_18_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Physician
![MSK medical oncologist Loren Michel](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/124912/1x1/michel_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Associate Attending Physician
![Kenneth K. Ng, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/455/image/ng-kenneth-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Attending Physician
![David G. Pfister, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/496/image/pfister-david_0-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Chief, Head and Neck Oncology Service; Associate Deputy Physician-in-Chief, Strategic Partnerships
![Eric J. Sherman, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/577/image/sherman-eric-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Associate Attending Physician
![Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist and internist Iris Zhi](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/126724/1x1/zhi-iris-220623-018_rt_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Regional Care Network Site Director, MSK Commack
Dental
![Cherry L. Estilo, DMD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/187/image/estilo-cherry-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Attending Dentist
![Jerry L. Halpern, DDS](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/259/image/halpern-jerry-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Assistant Attending Dentist
![Joseph M. Huryn, DDS, FAAMP](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/292/image/huryn-joseph-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Chief, Dental Service
![Memorial Sloan Kettering maxillofacial prosthodontist Joseph Randazzo](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/131938/1x1/randazzo_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director, Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
![Robert J. Allen, Jr., MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/118321/1x1/allen_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Attending Surgeon
![Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/137/image/cordeiro-peter-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
William G. Cahan Chair in Surgery
![Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Joseph Disa](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/168/1x1/disa_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Vice Chair of Clinical Activities, Department of Surgery; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology
![Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Evan Matros](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/416/1x1/dsc_7563_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Attending Surgeon; Vice Chair, Health Information Technology, Department of Surgery
![Colleen M. McCarthy, MD, FRCS(C)](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/420/image/mccarthy-140116-251-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Attending Surgeon
![Babak J. Mehrara, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/423/image/mehrara-babak_0-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service; Peter G. Cordeiro Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
![Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Jonas Nelson](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/142693/1x1/nelson_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Assistant Director, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Program; Director, Plastic Surgery Service Clinical Research Fellowship Program
Pathology
![Jean-Marc Cohen, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/121459/1x1/cohen_20151022_07_1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Director, Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Clinic
![Snjezana Dogan, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/171/image/dogan-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Associate Attending Pathologist
![Ronald A. Ghossein, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/224/image/ghossein-ronald-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Director, Head and Neck Pathology
![Nora Katabi](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/320/1x1/nora-katabi-1x1.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Attending Pathologist
![Oscar Lin, MD, PhD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/394/1x1/lin_1200x1200.jpg?h=cd2a7045)
Chief, Cytology Service
Radiology
![Sofia S. Haque, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/264/image/haque-sofia-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Head, Pediatric Neuroradiology
![Vaios Hatzoglou, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/267/image/hatzoglou-vaios-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Head, Neuroradiology Reporting
![Andrei I. Holodny, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/281/image/holodny-andrei-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Chief, Neuroradiology Service
![Sasan Karimi, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/318/image/karimi-sasan-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Director of Imaging Services, MSK Monmouth
![Hilda E. Stambuk, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/606/image/stambuk-hilda_0-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Director, Head & Neck Imaging, Neuroradiology
![Jamie Tisnado, MD](https://www.mskcc.org/sites/default/files/styles/width_200_1x1/public/node/36039/image/tisnado-140820-02-1x1.jpg?h=fbf7a813)
Program Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship
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