In 2001, the Division of Otolaryngology began a serious collaborative effort with Radiation
Oncology and Medical Oncology in the establishment of a Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Clinic
located at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. This clinic allows one location access to
all three medical specialties under one roof at the same time. The clinic offers state of
the art diagnostic and treatment approaches for advance head and neck cancers. Patients seen
in this clinic are afforded the most contemporary options in the care of their head and neck
cancers such as:
- Image Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Concomitant Chemoirradiation for Organ Preservation
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques and Protocols
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Comprehensive speech and swallowing rehabilitation therapy
- Advanced diagnostic imaging such as CT/PET fusion imaging
The clinic since its inception has also served as a portal of entry for patients to
participate in national protocols for advanced malignancy. We offer patients an advanced
array of protocols as participants in the national Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)
and have been one of the highest accruing centers in the United States for such protocols.
We are also an integral part of the James Graham Brown Cancer Center’s progressive plan and
initiative to become a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated cancer center.
