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LLUHC ENT - Center for Surgery of the Head and Neck

Center for Surgery of the Head and Neck, Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders

State-of-the-art surgical approaches offer unsurpassed outcomes in head and neck tumor surgery. A multidisciplinary tumor board with colleagues in radiation therapy, medical oncology, pathology, radiology, and social work consult to offer the optimal treatment for each patient. A dedicated head and neck surgeon specializing in microsurgical plastic reconstruction is used for patients with major head and neck defects. All services are coordinated to expedite patient care and scheduling.

Multidisciplinary care including colleagues from Endocrinology, Nuclear Medicine and the Head and Neck Surgery team work together for thyroid and parathyroid diseases.

  • Tumors of the oral cavity
  • Base of tongue cancer
  • Laryngeal cancer
  • Thyroid minimally invasive
  • Thyroid Cancers
    • Papillary
    • Follicular
    • Hurthle Cell
    • Medullary
  • Parathyroid minimally invasive
    • Reexploration for persistent hyperparathryoidism
    • Secondary parathyroidism
  • Skull base surgery
    • Endoscopic anterior skull base surgery
    • Subcranial anterior skull base surgery
  • Salivary gland tumors
  • Melanoma

Head and neck Cancer and Reconstruction:

Oral cavity:

Tongue cancer reconstruction with radial forearm microvascular free flap:

Tongue