January 2019

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ADVANCES IN TREATMENT OF HEAD AND NECK CANCER

Featuring: Sandeep Samant, MD 

Episode Summary

Roughly, half of a million people worldwide will develop head and neck cancer on an annual basis. Sandeep Samant, MD, chief of Head and Neck Surgery and a member Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University discusses the intricate nature of head and neck cancer, facial reconstruction and how it affects the daily lives of patients and their families. He shares the latest advancements in the treatment of head and neck cancer and how minimally invasive surgery, utilizing robotic and endoscopic techniques, are being used with great success at Northwestern Medicine. 
Sandeep Samant, MD is chief of head and neck surgery and director of Northwestern multidisciplinary head and neck program. He completed fellowship training in head and neck oncologic and skull base surgery in 1996 and has performed over 8000 operations for head and neck cancer. Dr. Samant's clinical and research interests include management of oral, oropharyngeal, laryngeal, nasal, sinus and thyroid cancer. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery utilizing robotic and endoscopic techniques.

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