Head & Neck Cancer

Our Expert Team

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Our Head and Neck Cancer Program helps you start on the road to recovery. For more information, connect with a cancer care specialist at 310-774-6275(Link opens phone app).

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Meet Our Expert Team

Our specialists provide comprehensive, individualized care in a supportive, compassionate environment. We specialize in diagnosing, staging and treating all types of head and neck cancers, both common and rare.

Chair

Dr. Maie St. John, MD, PhD, FACS

Maie St. John, MD, PhD

Chair, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Co-Director, UCLA Head and Neck Cancer Program (HNCP)

Surgical Oncology

Elliot Abemayor, MD, PhD

Elliot Abemayor, MD, PhD

Co-Director, UCLA Head and Neck Cancer Program (HNCP) Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD

Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD

Director of Functional Preservation HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Gerald S. Berke, MD

Gerald S. Berke, MD

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Keith E. Blackwell, MD

Keith E. Blackwell, MD

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Quinton S. Gopen, MD

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Akira Ishiyama, MD

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Paul A. Kedeshian, MD

Paul A. Kedeshian, MD

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Irene A. Kim, MD, MBA

Irene A. Kim, MD, MBA

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Jennifer L. Long, MD, PhD

Jennifer L. Long, MD, PhD

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Vishad Nabili, MD

Vishad Nabili, MD

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Joel A. Sercarz, MD

Joel A. Sercarz, MD

Director, Head & Neck Surgery Surgical Operations, UCLA Santa Monica Hospital HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Jeffrey D. Suh, MD

Jeffrey D. Suh, MD

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Marilene B. Wang, MD

Marilene B. Wang, MD

HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery

Radiation Oncology

Albert J. Chang, MD, PhD

Albert J. Chang, MD, PhD

Robert K. Chin, MD, PhD

Robert K. Chin, MD, PhD

Amar U. Kishan, MD

Amar U. Kishan, MD

Ann C. Raldow, MD, MPH

Ann C. Raldow, MD, MPH

Michael L. Steinberg, MD

Michael L. Steinberg, MD

Hematology Oncology

Bartosz Chmielowski, MD, PhD

Bartosz Chmielowski, MD, PhD

Wanxing Chai-Ho, MD

Wanxing Chai-Ho, MD

Antoni Ribas, MD

Antoni Ribas, MD

Dennis J. Slamon, MD

Dennis J. Slamon, MD

Deborah J. Wong, MD, PhD

Deborah J. Wong, MD, PhD

Audrey J. Zeh

Audrey J. Zeh, NP

Radiology

Avetis Azizyan, MD

Avetis Azizyan, MD

Stellios Karnezis, MD

Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD

Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD

Arvind Vijayasarathi, MD, MBA, MPH

Arvind Vijayasarathi, MD, MBA, MPH

Anatomic Pathology

Sunita Bhuta, MD

Gregory A. Fishbein, MD

Gregory A. Fishbein, MD

Jeffrey David Goldstein, MD

Jeffrey David Goldstein, MD

Dipti Sajed, MD, PhD

Dipti P. Sajed, MD, PhD

Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Jay Jayanetti,DDS

Jay Jayanetti, DDS

Speech Pathology

Andrew Erman, MS, CCSLP

Mind Body Medicine Group

Roger Dafter, PhD

Roger Dafter, PhD

David Rapkin, PhD

David Rapkin, PhD

Charlene Williams, PhD

Charlene Williams, PhD

Social Work

Amy Madnick, LCSW

Liz Morasso, LCSW

Human Nutrition and Integrative Cancer Care

West Los Angeles

Simms Mann UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology

Integrative Oncology

200 Medical Plaza, Suite 502
Los Angeles, CA 90095

310-794-6644

Location Details

UCLA Health 200 Medical Plaza

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