The mission of the program is to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art care for patients afflicted with head and neck tumors. The team is comprised of a team of world-class physicians and surgeons.

A diagnosis of a head or neck cancer is serious, but many of these cancers are treatable. At Mount Sinai Hospital, the experts use a range of innovative approaches to treat the cancer and preserve normal appearance and function.

Mount Sinai’s interdisciplinary team of head and neck surgeons, neurosurgeons, oncologists, and radiologists offers patients the widest choice of treatments and
surgical approaches possible including, where appropriate, minimally invasive techniques that allow same-day surgery and discharge.



 


Physicians in the Spotlight

Dr. Eric Genden's expertise in endoscopic nasal and sinus surgery has been recognized nationally. He is the Chairman of Mount Sinai's Department of Otolaryngology.

Dr. Joshua Bederson is a neurosurgeon specializing in surgical and endovascular treatments, carotid endarterectomy and skull base or cranial base surgery.

Mount Sinai is also known for the excellence of our microvascular reconstruction following head and neck surgery, which involves the use of tissue flaps, muscle and bone transfer. These techniques offer the best avenue to restoration of normal appearance and function following treatment.

 

  


In the News

Dr. Eric Genden performed the first successful tracheal transplant, a groundbreaking surgery that offers patients who have suffered extensive damage to their trachea the chance to preserve their ability to breath and speak without a tracheotomy.

Why Mount Sinai
Patients with diseases of the head and neck come to Mount Sinai from all over the world -- and with good reason. Mount Sinai provides comprehensive state-of-the-art care, based on the latest innovations in the field.

Yes, there are dedicated 'Cancer Hospitals' but at Mount Sinai, we treat the person, not just the tumor. We take into account the whole person and all factors that may inform treatment.

At Mount Sinai, you are an individual, not a number. Our care is always personalized and compassionate.