Our Team

The Head and Neck Team

Head and neck cancer is not managed by one specialty, and the fellowship is not taught by one either. These are the people you will operate with, sit beside at tumor board, and learn from.

Head & Neck Surgery

The surgical faculty you will operate with, take call with, and be taught by.

Devraj Basu, MD, PhD, FACS

Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Residency
Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Washington University, St. Louis
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Gregory Farwell, MD, FACS

Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; Gabriel Tucker Professor of Otorhinolaryngology

MD
Washington University School of Medicine
Residency
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health; University of Washington
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Gregory Weinstein, MD, FACS

Director, Penn Center for Head and Neck Cancer; Director, Penn Head and Neck Cancer Service Line; Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

MD
New York Medical College
Residency
St. Vincent's Hospital; University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Fellowship
UC Davis Medical Center
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Ara Chalian, MD

Director of Facial Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery; Head and Neck Surgeon; Patient Safety Officer; Director, Microvascular Lab; Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

MD
Indiana University Hospital
Residency
IU Health University Hospital
Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Ryan Carey, MD

Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Fellowship
University of Miami Hospital and Clinic
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Robert Brody, MD

Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center

  • Head & neck oncology
  • Education
  • Health-system informatics
MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Residency
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; University of Pennsylvania Health System
Fellowship
Medical University of South Carolina
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Karthik Rajasekaran, MD, FACS

Head and Neck Oncologic & Microvascular Reconstructive Surgeon; Co-Director, Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship; Director, Facial Trauma; Director, Quality Improvement; Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery; Associate Professor of Dermatology

MD
Rosalind Franklin University
Residency
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Steven Cannady, MD

Director, Microvascular Surgery and Education; Associate Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery; Head and Neck Cancer Service Line Director, Pennsylvania Hospital; Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

MD
Ohio State University - College of Medicine
Residency
Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Oregon Health & Science University
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Christopher Rassekh, MD

Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Director, Penn Medicine Salivary Gland Center and Sialendoscopy Program; Co-Chair, Hospital University of Pennsylvania Airway Safety Committee; Director of Risk Reduction and Director of Professional Practice, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

MD
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Residency
Spectrum Health Hospital (Butterworth Campus); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Fellowship
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; UPMC Presbyterian
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Medical Oncology

Our systemic therapy partners. You will see them at tumor board every week.

Lova Sun, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Roger Cohen, MD

Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

MD
Harvard Medical School
Residency
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship
Mount Sinai Medical Center; National Cancer Institute
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David Cantor, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)

MD
New York University School of Medicine
Residency
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania Health System
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Chris D'Avella, MD

Section Chief, Hematology/Oncology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; Co-Director, Cancer Diagnostics Clinic; Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)

MD
George Washington University
Residency
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Fellowship
Temple University Hospital
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Lee Hartner, MD

Director, GI-CREP Program; Clinical Director, Sarcoma Medical Oncology, Pennsylvania Hospital; Clinical Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)

MD
Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship
Tufts - New England Medical Center
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Aditi Singh, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Hematology-Oncology)

MD
Lady Hardinge Medical College
Residency
University of Alabama Medical Center; Tufts - New England Medical Center
Fellowship
Montefiore Medical Center
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Radiation Oncology

Definitive and adjuvant radiation, and the de-intensification trials Penn is known for.

Nick Lukens, MD

Chief, Head & Neck Service, Radiation Oncology; Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology in Dermatology

MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Fellowship
Mount Sinai Medical Center
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Russell Maxwell, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency
Pennsylvania Hospital
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Michelle Gentile, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology

MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency
Ascension St. Francis Hospital; Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Alexander Lin, MD

Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs, Radiation Oncology; Morton M. Kligerman M.D. Professor

MD
University of Michigan
Residency
University of Michigan Health
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