Provider Profile

Medical Services

• Center for Head & Neck Surgery
• Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
• Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
• Thyroid & Parathyroid Center

Years in Practice

10

Board Certifications

• Otolaryngology

Hospital Affiliation / Admitting Privileges

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Awards and Honors

Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs 2017,2018

Education

• University of Pittsburgh, Medical School

Internship

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Residency

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowship

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Jefferson physicians accept most health insurance plans, including those listed below. However, plan acceptance may vary by practice and may be subject to change. If you have questions about whether a specific physician accepts your insurance, please contact your insurance company.

Insurances Accepted

• Aetna
• Aetna PA Employee Benefit Trust Fund (PEBTF)
• Amer Assoc Retired Persons (AARP)
• AmeriHealth
• Amerihealth Caritas
• AmeriHealth Comprehensive
• AmeriHealth HMO
• AmeriHealth Major Medical
• AmeriHealth Personal Choice
• BC BS Special Care
• Blue Choice
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Delaware
• Cigna Healthspring
• Cigna PPO, POS
• Consumer Health Network PPO
• CorVel
• Coventry/Health America
• Delaware Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Devon
• Empire BC/BS
• Employers Health Network PPO
• Evolutions (Guardian Resources)
• Federal BCBS
• First Health Network
• Galaxy
• Geisinger Health Plan
• Health America PPO
• Health Management Network PPO
• Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Horizon HMO
• HumanaChoicePPO,Medicare,GoldPlusHMO
• Inter-County Health Plan
• Intergroup Preferred
• Jeff Plus
• Keystone 65 HMO
• Keystone First VIP Choice
• Keystone First/Connect
• Keystone Health Plan East
• Medallion of New Jersey
• Medicaid of PA
• Medicare
• Mercy LIFE
• MultiPlan Inc.
• NJ Blue Shield
• NJ Plus
• Oxford of PA
• Personal Choice (GPPPN)
• Personal Choice 65
• PlanCare America
• Postal Workers/Mailhandlers
• PPO Next
• Preferred Care PPO
• Premier Blue
• Prime Health Services, Inc.
• Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
• Qualcare
• Tricare
• United Healthcare
• UPMC HMO,PPO ReadingHspEmpONLY
• UPMC Medicare HMO
• US Family Health Plan

Conditions

• Head & Neck Cancers
• Hyperparathryoidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Throat Cancer
• Melanoma
• Nasopharyngeal Cancer
• Neck Mass
• Oral Cancer
• Oropharyngeal Cancer
• Parathyroid Cancer
• Parathyroid Gland Tumors
• Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• Salivary Gland Tumors
• Sinonasal Cancer
• Thyroid Cancer
• Thyroid Tumor
• Tonsil Cancer

Treatments

• Glossectomy
• Neck Dissection
• Parathyroidectomy
• Parotidectomy
• Sialendoscopy
• Thyroid Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Thyroidectomy
• Total Laryngectomy
• Tracheal Resection
• Transoral Robotic Surgery

Tests

• Biopsy
• Laryngoscopy with Biopsy
• Strobovideolaryngoscopy

Recent Publications

Molecular Profiling of Synchronous Colon Cancers and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer in a Patient with Lynch Syndrome

Safety and efficacy of functional laryngectomy for end-stage dysphagia

Pearls, perils, and learning curve of salivary endoscopy

Buccal space malignancy in the setting of chronic sialadenitis: A report of 2 cases

Phase i Trial Using Induction Ciplatin, Docetaxel, 5-FU and Erlotinib Followed by Cisplatin, Bevacizumab and Erlotinib with Concurrent Radiotherapy for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Unplanned readmission following transoral robotic surgery

Current State of Overlapping, Concurrent, and Multiple-Room Surgery in Otolaryngology: A National Survey

Tumor Metabolism in the Microenvironment of Nodal Metastasis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography after primary transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Metformin effects on head and neck squamous carcinoma microenvironment: Window of opportunity trial

Morbidity and Survival in Elderly Patients Undergoing Free Flap Reconstruction: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Pathologic Markers in Surgically Treated HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Retrospective Study, Systematic Review, and Meta-analysis

Sialendoscopy for Sublingual Gland Sialolithiasis: A Novel Technique

Surgical approach to papillary carcinoma with lateral neck metastases

First bite syndrome following transcervical arterial ligation after transoral robotic surgery

Prospective, randomized, controlled trial using best-selling smoking-cessation book

In reply

Multicompartment metabolism in papillary thyroid cancer

Transoral robotic approach to parapharyngeal space tumors: Case series and technical limitations

Effects of a Fibrin Sealant on Skin Graft Tissue Adhesion in a Rodent Model