Why should I come to the OSUCCC – James Head and Neck Cancer Team for treatment?
- The OSUCCC – James Head and Neck Cancer Team is one of the most experienced of its kind in the country. Every year, we treat a large number of patients and see a wide variety of head and neck cancer types, both common and uncommon, giving us a thorough understanding of these malignancies, how best to treat each individual patient, and the impact of our research-based therapies on each patient’s quality of life.
- The knowledge we have gained from treating a high volume of patients helps to ensure better survival and functional outcomes — a fact that has been proven in multiple studies.
- Our Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery is ranked among America’s best by U.S. News and World Report.
- Our multidisciplinary team comprises more than 200 experts dedicated to providing our patients with individualized and compassionate head and neck cancer care in one centralized location.
- Our physician group includes nine head and neck and reconstructive surgeons, nine head and neck radiation oncologists, and three head and neck medical oncologists — all focused solely on these cancers.
- We have four dedicated physicians and eight speech-and-swallow therapists to help preserve or rehabilitate our patients’ speech and swallowing capabilities before, during and after therapy.
- We have numerous dedicated nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who help guide our patients through therapy.
- We have two dedicated dentists/prosthodontists to assist with with our patients’ oral care and dental rehabilitation, all co-located in our clinic.
- Our patients have access to over 20 head and neck-specific clinical trials offering the latest therapeutic and supportive treatments.
The Division of Head and Neck Oncology at The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute is at the forefront of national efforts to improve the outcome of patients treated for head and neck malignancies. During the last competitive renewal application process, the National Cancer Institute characterized the Head and Neck Oncology Program as "excellent."
The current director is Matthew Old, MD. The program is currently composed of 21 members from 12 departments in seven colleges.
The goal of the Head and Neck Oncology Program is to develop and support research and educational activities to ultimately improve detection, prevention, rehabilitation and quality-of-life issues relating to head and neck cancer, and to further develop translational, interdisciplinary research and educational programs.
The specific objectives of the program are to:
- Provide the most advanced, multidisciplinary, high-quality head and neck care with compassion.
- Improve diagnosis and management of head and neck cancers through collaborative basic and clinical research projects.
- Train basic and clinical scientists with an orientation toward translational research.
- Evaluate specific risk factors which predict the benefits of pre- and post-operative interventions for individual head and neck cancer patients.
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Contact the Division
4000 Eye and Ear Institute
915 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43212
Phone: 614-366-3687 (ENTS)