Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship

Objectives

Fellows oversee the care of all head and neck cancer patients being treated at Mass Eye and Ear/Mass General. They assist with the teaching of residents in ablative head and neck surgical procedures. They receive extensive training in free flap and pedicled reconstruction, skull base surgery, and transoral robotic surgery. They are expected to participate in tumor board, multidisciplinary clinic, resident teaching rounds, and specialty tumor board conferences.

Curriculum

Fellows play an integral role on our head and neck service. They are expected to transition to junior faculty level over the course of the year with increased autonomy and independence in managing complex head and neck cancer patients both in and out of the operating room.

Fellows typically spend four days in the operating room and one day in clinic each week. He/she will round on all patients and provide support to the resident team where and when necessary. Fellows are expected to attend multidisciplinary tumor conferences and be available to manage urgent patient care issues three weekends per month.

Appropriate supervision in and out of the operating room is provided at all times. Increased autonomy is the expectation with comfort being achieved in managing the breadth of head and neck oncologic surgery and reconstruction. Our fellows are expected to teach residents in the operating room and conduct teaching rounds on the ward. Fellows take occasional adult OHNS calls with Mass Eye and Ear faculty. An attending faculty member backs up fellows at all times.

Please note: Head and neck fellows must be eligible for a full MA state medical license. Fellows in this program are not eligible for J-1 sponsorship.  

The Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship is credentialed through the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS).  All applicants are directed to the AHNS website for details on applying.  As a member of the AHNS, we can only consider applicants from the United States and Canada. 
Fellow candidates must have completed residency in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery. Candidates should be board-certified or board-eligible and eligible for a full Massachusetts State Medical Licensure. 

All fellows are expected to participate in clinical research projects throughout the year. Past fellow research projects include:

• Extent of surgery in the management of locally advanced sinonasal malignancies. Resto VA, Chan A, Deschler DG, Lin DT. Head and Neck. 2007;30(2):222–229.
• Pectoralis major flap in composite lateral skull base defect reconstruction. Resto, VA, McKenna, MJ, Deschler, DG. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007;133:490–494. 

• National laryngopharyngectomy and reconstructive surgery survey. Richmon JD, Samji HA, Deschler DG. Laryngoscope. 2009 Aug;119(8):1472–8. 

• HPV-16 infection predicts treatment outcome in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Nichols AC, Faquin WC, Westra WH, Mroz EA, Begum S, Clark JR, Rocco JW. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Feb;140(2):228–34.
• Bcl-2 blocks cisplatin-induced apoptosis and predicts poor outcome following chemoradiation treatment in advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Michaud WA, Nichols AC, Mroz EA, Faquin WC, Clark JR, Begum S, Westra WH, Wada H, Busse PM, Ellisen LW, Rocco JW. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Mar 1;15(5):1645–54.
• Bcl2 and human papilloma virus 16 as predictors of outcome following concurrent chemoradiation for advanced oropharyngeal cancer. Nichols AC, Finkelstein DM, Faquin WC, Westra WH, Mroz EA, Kneuertz P, Begum S, Michaud WA, Busse PM, Clark JR, Rocco JW. Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Apr 1;16(7):2138–46.
• Surgical salvage of the oropharynx after failure of organ-sparing therapy. Nichols AC, Kneuertz PJ, Deschler DG, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Clark JR, Busse PW, Rocco JW. Head Neck. 2011 Apr;33(4):516–24. 

• Primary TEP placement in patients with laryngopharyngeal free tissue reconstruction and salivary bypass tube placement. Divi V, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Rocco J, Deschler DG. Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. 2011;144(3),474–476. 

• Tracheoesophageal voice after total laryngopharyngectomy reconstruction: Jejunum versus radial forearm free flap. Deschler DG, Herr MW, Kmiecik JR, Sethi R, Bunting G. Laryngoscope. 2015 Dec;125(12):2715–21.
• Treatment outcomes and prognostic factors including papillomavirus (HPV) for sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: A retrospective review. Gray ST, Herr MW, Sethi RKV, Diercks, G, et al. Head Neck. 2015 Mar;37(3):366–74.
• Supraclavicular artery island flap for reconstruction of complex parotidectomy, lateral skull base, and total auriculectomy defects. Emerick KS, Herr MW, Lin DT, Santos F, Deschler DG. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Sep;140(9):861–6.
• Shoulder function following reconstruction with the supraclavicular artery island flap. Herr MW, Bonanno A, Montalbano LA, Deschler DG, Emerick KS. Laryngoscope. 2014 Nov;124(11):2478–83.
• Supraclavicular flap reconstruction following total laryngectomy. Emerick KS, Herr M, Deschler DG. Laryngoscope. 2014 Aug;124(8):1777–82.
• Incidence and survival patterns of cranial chordoma in the United States. Chambers KJ, Lin DT, Meier J, Remenschneider A, Herr M, Gray ST. Laryngoscope. 2014 May;124(5):1097–102. 

• The time course and microbiology of surgical site infections after head and neck surgery. Durand ML, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Deschler DG. Laryngoscope. 2015;125(5):1084–9.
• Transfusion in head and neck free flap patients: Practice patterns and a comparative analysis by flap type. Puram SV, Yarlagadda B, Sethi R, Muralidhar V, Chambers KJ, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Lin DT, Deschler DG. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;152(3):449–57.
• Head and neck free flap surgical site infections in the era of the Surgical Care Improvement Project. Yarlagadda B, Deschler DG, Rich DL, Lin DT, Emerick KS, Rocco JW, Durand ML. Head Neck. 2015 Jan 12. Epub ahead of print.
• Risk factors for surgical site infection after supraclavicular flap reconstruction in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery. Goyal N, Emerick KS, Deschler DG, Lin DT, Yarlagadda B, Rich DL, Durand ML. Head Neck. 2016 Apr 21. Epub ahead of print.
• Long-term functional outcomes of total glossectomy with or without total laryngectomy. Lin DT, Yarlagadda B, Sethi RK, Feng AL, Shnayder Y, Ledgerwood LG, Diaz JA, Sinha P, Hanasono MM, Yu P, Skoracki RJ, Lian TS, Patel UA, Leibowitz J, Purdy N, Starmer H, Richmon JD. JAMA Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(9):797–803.
• Loco-regional control of tongue base adenoid cystic carcinoma with primary resection and radial forearm free flap reconstruction. Yarlagadda B, Meier J, Emerick K, Lin DT, Deschler DG. Ear Nose Throat J. 2017 Jan;96(1):37–40.
• Locoregional and free flap reconstruction of the lateral skull base. Richmon JD, Yarlagadda B, Wax MK, Patel U, Diaz J, Lin DT. Head Neck. 2014;37(9):1387–91.
• Heat and moisture exchange devices for patients undergoing total laryngectomy. Icuspit P, Yarlagadda B, Garg S, Johnson T, Deschler DG. ORL – Head and Neck Nursing. 2014; 32(1):20–23.
• Patient and staff perceptions of social worker consultation before surgical therapy for head and neck cancer. Yarlagadda B, Hatton E, Huettig J, Deschler DG. Health and Social Work. 2015;40(2):120–124.
• Ossifying parotid carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma. Mohan S, Puram SV, Yarlagadda B, Nosé V, Deschler DG. Case Rep Otolaryngol. Vol. 2015, Article ID 395358, 2015. 

• Minimally invasive removal of mandibular hardware after free flap reconstruction. Goyal N, Deschler DG. Otolaryngol–Head Neck Surg Off J Am Acad Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg. 2015;153(5):888–890.
• Management of recurrent HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer. Goyal N, Lin D. Curr Otorhinolaryngol Rep. 2015;3(2):56–62.
• Use of the submental vessels for free gracilis muscle transfer for smile reanimation. Goyal N, Jowett N, Dwojak S, et al. Head Neck. June 2016.
• Risk factors for surgical site infection after supraclavicular flap reconstruction in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery. Goyal N, Emerick KS, Deschler DG, et al. Head Neck. April 2016.
• Clinical outcomes of transoral robotic-assisted surgery for the management of head and neck cancer. Goyal N, Parikh A, Lin D. Robot Surg Res Rev. September 2015:95.
• An algorithm for surgical approach to the anterior skull base. Naunheim MR, Goyal N, Dedmon MM, et al. J Neurol Surg Part B Skull Base. 2016;77(4):364–370. 

• Robotic epiglottopexy for severe epiglottic prolapse limiting decannulation. Colaianni CA, Bowe SN, Osborn HA, Lin DT, Richmon JD, Hartnick CJ. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 Nov;102:157–159.
• Risk factors for thirty-day readmission following flap reconstruction of oncologic defects of the head and neck. Osborn HA, Rathi VK, Tjoa T, Goyal N, Yarlagadda BB, Rich DL, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Deschler DG, Durand ML. Laryngoscope. 2017 Aug 29.
• Facial nerve sacrifice during parotidectomy: A cautionary tale in pathologic diagnosis. Abt NB, Derakhshan A, Naunheim MR, Osborn HA, Deschler DG. Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 May–Jun;38(3):358–359.
• P16 and HPV discordance in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: What are the clinical implications? Osborn HA, Lin DT. Ann Hematol Oncol 2016; 3(11): 1123.
• Intraoperative cardiac arrest etiologies in head and neck surgery: A comprehensive review. Tarabanis C, Abt NB, Osborn HA. Head Neck 2018; 40:1299–1304.
• Malignancies of the paranasal sinuses and skull base. Osborn HA, Park JC, Saba NF, Blanchard P, Lin DT. Head and Neck Cancers: Evidence-based Treatment with Medical, Surgical, and Radiation Therapy. New York: Demos Medical Publishing/Springer Publishing Company, 2018. 359–370.
• Deep neck space infections. Osborn HA, Deschler DG. Infections of the Ears, Nose, Throat and Sinuses. New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2018. 329–347.

• Tip-on-tip scapular (TOTS) flap for reconstruction of combined palatectomy and rhinectomy defects. Bartholomew RA, Zenga J, Lin DT, Deschler DG, Richmon JD. Facial Plast Surg. 2018 Aug;34(4):389–393.
• Close margins and adjuvant radiotherapy in acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland. Zenga J, Parikh AS, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Faquin WC, Deschler DG. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Nov 01;144(11):1011–1016.
• State of the art: Rehabilitation of speech and swallowing after total laryngectomy. Zenga J, Goldsmith T, Bunting G, Deschler DG. Oral Oncol. 2018 Nov;86:38–47.
• The difficult secondary tracheoesophageal puncture: A technique for safe insertion. Abdul-Aziz D, Zenga J, Deschler DG. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2018 Nov 28;81(1):10–15.
• Sublingual gland excision for the surgical management of plunging ranula. Chen JX, Zenga J, Emerick K, Deschler D. Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Sep–Oct;39(5):497-500.
• Endotracheal tube obstruction caused by cuff hyperinflation. Zenga J, Galaiya D, Choumanova I, Richmon JD. Anesthesiology. 2018 Sep;129(3):581.
• Microsurgical instrument-assisted facial nerve dissection for deep lobe parotid tumors. Zenga J, Lin BM, Chen J, Deschler DG. Laryngoscope. 2018 Nov;128(11):2529–2531.
• Salvage of recurrence after surgery and adjuvant therapy: A systematic review. Zenga J, Gross J, Fowler S, Chen J, Vila P, Richmon JD, Varvares MA, Pipkorn P. Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Mar–Apr;39(2):223–227.
• Supraclavicular artery island flap in patients with ports or pacemakers. Zenga J, Chen J, Deschler DG. JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2018 May 01;20(3):256–257.

Joel Fontanarosa, MD, PhD

• Xiao R, Sethi RKV, Feng AL, Fontanarosa JB, Deschler DG. The role of elective neck dissection in patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck. Laryngoscope. 2019 Sep;129(9):2094-2104. doi: 10.1002/lary.27814. Epub 2019 Jan 22. PMID: 30667061.
• Patel UA, Hernandez D, Shnayder Y, Wax MK, Hanasono MM, Hornig J, Ghanem TA, Old M, Jackson RS, Ledgerwood LG, Pipkorn P, Lin L, Ong A, Greene JB, Bekeny J, Yiu Y, Noureldine S, Li DX, Fontanarosa J, Greenbaum E, Richmon JD. Free Flap Reconstruction Monitoring Techniques and Frequency in the Era of Restricted Resident Work Hours. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Aug 1;143(8):803-809. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0304. Erratum in: JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Aug 1;143(8):849. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1825. PMID: 28570718; PMCID: PMC5710561.

Andrew Holcomb, MD

• Holcomb AJ, Deschler DG. Regional Flap Donor Sites in Head and Neck Reconstruction. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2023 Aug;56(4):639-651. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.04.008. Epub 2023 May 26. PMID: 37246029.
• Feng AL, Spector ME, Chinn SB, Holcomb AJ, Davies JC, Richmon JD, Lin DT, Varvares MA. Cross-legged modification for medial sural artery perforator flap harvest. Head Neck. 2023 Mar;45(3):752-756. doi: 10.1002/hed.27263. Epub 2022 Dec 9. PMID: 36490216.
• Holcomb AJ, Kammer R, Holman A, Goldsmith T, Divi V, Starmer HM, Zenga J, Li R, Patel UA, Richmon JD. Practice patterns in transoral robotic surgery: results of an American head and neck society survey. J Robot Surg. 2023 Apr;17(2):549-556. doi: 10.1007/s11701-022-01448-z. Epub 2022 Aug 7. PMID: 35933632.
• Beydoun AS, Koss K, Nielsen T, Holcomb AJ, Pichardo P, Purdy N, Zebolsky AL, Heaton CM, McMullen CP, Yesensky JA, Moore MG, Goyal N, Kohan J, Sajisevi M, Tan K, Petrisor D, Wax MK, Kejner AE, Hassan Z, Trott S, Larson A, Richmon JD, Graboyes EM, Wood CB, Jackson RS, Pipkorn P, Bruening J, Massey B, Puram SV, Zenga J. Perioperative Topical Antisepsis and Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing Upper Aerodigestive Tract Reconstruction. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jun 1;148(6):547-554. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0684. PMID: 35476816; PMCID: PMC9047735.
• Holcomb AJ, Richmon JD. Surgical margins in a single-modality transoral robotic surgery: A conundrum-Reply. Head Neck. 2021 Oct;43(10):3219-3221. doi: 10.1002/hed.26831. Epub 2021 Aug 5. PMID: 34351028.
• Holcomb AJ, Richmon JD. Robotic and Endoscopic Approaches to Head and Neck Surgery. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2021 Oct;35(5):875-894. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2021.05.002. Epub 2021 Jul 2. PMID: 34226079.
• Feng AL, Holcomb AJ, Abt NB, Mokhtari TE, Suresh K, McHugh CI, Parikh AS, Holman A, Kammer RE, Goldsmith TA, Faden DL, Deschler DG, Varvares MA, Lin DT, Richmon JD. Feeding Tube Placement Following Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Apr;166(4):696-703. doi: 10.1177/01945998211020302. Epub 2021 Jun 22. PMID: 34154449.
• Miller AL, Holcomb AJ, Parikh AS, Richards JM, Rathi VK, Goldfarb JW, Remenschneider AK, Bergmark RW, Annino DJ, Goguen LA, Rettig EM, Deschler DG, Emerick KS, Lin DT, Richmon JD, Chan CL, Min LC, Uppaluri R, Varvares MA. Assessment of Preoperative Functional Status Prior to Major Head and Neck Surgery: A Pilot Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Apr;166(4):688-695. doi: 10.1177/01945998211019306. Epub 2021 Jun 22. PMID: 34154446.
• Holcomb AJ, Herberg M, Strohl M, Ochoa E, Feng AL, Abt NB, Mokhtari TE, Suresh K, McHugh CI, Parikh AS, Sadow P, Faquin W, Faden D, Deschler DG, Varvares MA, Lin DT, Fakhry C, Ryan WR, Richmon JD. Impact of surgical margins on local control in patients undergoing single-modality transoral robotic surgery for HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck. 2021 Aug;43(8):2434-2444. doi: 10.1002/hed.26708. Epub 2021 Apr 15. PMID: 33856083; PMCID: PMC9361190.
• Akakpo KE, Varvares MA, Richmon JD, McMullen C, Holcomb AJ, Rezaee R, Tamaki A, Curry J, Old MO, Kang SY, Graboyes EM, Gross J, Pipkorn P, Puram SV, Zenga J. The tipping point in oral cavity reconstruction: A multi-institutional survey of choice between flap and non-flap reconstruction. Oral Oncol. 2021 Sep;120:105267. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105267. Epub 2021 Mar 31. PMID: 33810989.
• Abt NB, Holcomb AJ, Feng AL, Suresh K, Mokhtari TE, McHugh CI, Parikh AS, Faden DL, Deschler DG, Varvares MA, Lin DT, Richmon JD. Opioid Usage and Prescribing Predictors Following Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer. Laryngoscope. 2021 Jun;131(6):E1888-E1894. doi: 10.1002/lary.29276. Epub 2020 Nov 19. PMID: 33210756.
• Holcomb AJ, Richmon JD. Transoral robotic salvage oropharyngectomy with submental artery island flap reconstruction. Head Neck. 2021 Feb;43(2):E13-E19. doi: 10.1002/hed.26543. Epub 2020 Nov 19. PMID: 33210351.
• Abt NB, Holcomb AJ, Shroff S, Deschler DG. Intralaryngeal paraganglioma workup and discussion of surgical approach. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Jun 2;13(6):e234745. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234745. PMID: 32487522; PMCID: PMC7269545.

Andrew Larson, MD

• Larson AR, Abt NB, Deschler DG. Submental Island Flap After Prior Contralateral Neck Dissection: A Case Series and Technical Considerations. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Oct;131(10):1164-1169. doi: 10.1177/00034894211059307. Epub 2021 Nov 26. PMID: 34823369.
• Noyes EA, Burks CA, Larson AR, Deschler DG. An equity-based narrative review of barriers to timely postoperative radiation therapy for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2021 Nov 9;6(6):1358-1366. doi: 10.1002/lio2.692. PMID: 34938875; PMCID: PMC8665479.
• Beydoun AS, Koss K, Nielsen T, Holcomb AJ, Pichardo P, Purdy N, Zebolsky AL, Heaton CM, McMullen CP, Yesensky JA, Moore MG, Goyal N, Kohan J, Sajisevi M, Tan K, Petrisor D, Wax MK, Kejner AE, Hassan Z, Trott S, Larson A, Richmon JD, Graboyes EM, Wood CB, Jackson RS, Pipkorn P, Bruening J, Massey B, Puram SV, Zenga J. Perioperative Topical Antisepsis and Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing Upper Aerodigestive Tract Reconstruction. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jun 1;148(6):547-554. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.0684. PMID: 35476816; PMCID: PMC9047735.
• Larson AR, Chen JX, Holman A, Sullivan S, Williams P, Nicholson K, Lin DT, Kiyota Y, Richmon JD. Immediate postoperative non-invasive positive pressure ventilation following midface microvascular free flap reconstruction. Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2022 Jul;5(7):e1518. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1518. Epub 2021 Oct 27. PMID: 34704400; PMCID: PMC9327656.
• Au VH, Miller LE, Mitchell MB, Larson AR, Lin DT, Feng AL, Richmon JD. Neck scar perception after neck dissection in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jan-Feb;45(1):104074. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.104074. Epub 2023 Oct 12. PMID: 37865986.

Shanmugappiriya Ummaiyal Sivarajah, MD, MPH, FRCSC

• Miller LE, Au VH, Sivarajah S, Lin DT, Deschler DG, Varvares MA, Faden DL, Feng AL, Sadow PM, Richmon JD. Rate of atypical nodal metastases in surgically treated HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck. 2023 Feb;45(2):409-416. doi: 10.1002/hed.27256. Epub 2022 Nov 23. PMID: 36416254; PMCID: PMC9875888.
• Sivarajah S, Emerick K, Kaufman HL. What Surgeons Need to Know About Gene Therapy for Cancer. Adv Surg. 2022 Sep;56(1):151-168. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2022.02.006. PMID: 36096566.

Charles Meyer, MD

• Karadaghy OA, Wu MP, Sim ES, Meyer CD, Kumar ATN, Richmon JD. Early Experience With Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescent Guided Transoral Robotic Surgery With the Da Vinci SP. Head Neck. 2025 Aug;47(8):2201-2208. doi: 10.1002/hed.28135. Epub 2025 Mar 21. PMID: 40119552; PMCID: PMC12254020.
• Cortina LE, Wu MP, Meyer CD, Feng AL, Varvares MA, Richmon JD, Deschler DG, Lin DT. Predictors of multiple dilations and functional outcomes after total laryngectomy and laryngopharyngectomy. Head Neck. 2024 Jan;46(1):138-144. doi: 10.1002/hed.27545. Epub 2023 Oct 31. PMID: 37908173.
• Kim M, Wu MP, Miller LE, Meyer CD, Feng AL, Varvares MA, Deschler DG, Lin DT, Richmon JD. Early Weight-Bearing After Fibula Free Flap Surgery. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Feb 1;150(2):127-132. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.4024. PMID: 38127340; PMCID: PMC10853825.
• Meyer CD, Wu MP, Miller LE, Mokhtari TE, Richmon JD. Robotic Thyroidectomy via Posterior Neck Approach Using the Da Vinci Single Port System. Laryngoscope. 2024 Jun;134(6):2779-2782. doi: 10.1002/lary.31115. Epub 2023 Oct 27. PMID: 37888781.
• Wu MP, Miller LE, Meyer CD, Feng AL, Richmon JD. Online Searches Related to Total Laryngectomy. Laryngoscope. 2023 Nov;133(11):2971-2976. doi: 10.1002/lary.30643. Epub 2023 Mar 8. PMID: 36883665.
• Cortina LE, Meyer CD, Feng AL, Lin DT, Deschler DG, Richmon JD, Varvares MA. Depth of resection predicts loss of tongue tip sensation after partial glossectomy in oral tongue cancer: A pilot study. Oral Oncol. 2023 Dec;147:106595. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2023.106595. Epub 2023 Oct 12. PMID: 37837737.

Omar Karadaghy, MD, MSCI

• Dattilo LW, de Groot ECM, Nyirjesy S, Karadaghy OA, Noyes E, Spector ME, Richmon JD, Lin DT, Varvares MA, Feng AL. Donor Site Morbidity of the Medial Sural Artery Perforator (MSAP) Free Flap for Head & Neck Reconstruction. Head Neck. 2025 Oct;47(10):2710-2715. doi: 10.1002/hed.28187. Epub 2025 May 9. PMID: 40344257.
• Sim ES, Karadaghy OA, Deschler DG. Stomal Bleeding in a Laryngectomized Patient as a Consequence of an Infected Innominate Artery Stent: A Case Report. Head Neck. 2025 Oct;47(10):E106-E108. doi: 10.1002/hed.28158. Epub 2025 Apr 8. PMID: 40197696.
• Karadaghy OA, Wu MP, Sim ES, Meyer CD, Kumar ATN, Richmon JD. Early Experience With Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescent Guided Transoral Robotic Surgery With the Da Vinci SP. Head Neck. 2025 Aug;47(8):2201-2208. doi: 10.1002/hed.28135. Epub 2025 Mar 21. PMID: 40119552; PMCID: PMC12254020.
• Karadaghy OA, Feng AL. Medial sural artery perforator flap in head & neck reconstruction. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Aug 1;33(4):206-210. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000001055. Epub 2025 May 16. PMID: 40402645.
• Karadaghy OA, Wu MP, Farrokhian N, Armache M, Samaha NL, Bhethanabotla R, Gillard DM, Shah SV, Reid AE, Fakhry C, Ryan WR, Richmon J, Holcomb AJ. Impact of Margins on Outcomes in HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Surgery Only. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Jul;173(1):106-114. doi: 10.1002/ohn.1213. Epub 2025 Mar 19. PMID: 40105423.
• Karadaghy OA, Feng AL. Single Stage Reconstruction of Composite Rhinectomy Defects Using Osteocutaneous Radial Forearm Free Flap. Head Neck. 2025 Feb;47(2):776-782. doi: 10.1002/hed.28042. Epub 2024 Dec 20. PMID: 39704134.

Sarah Nyirjesy, MD

• de Groot ECM, Nyirjesy SC, Faden DL, Lin DT, Deschler DG, Feng AL, Richmon JD. Salvage Transoral Robotic Surgery With Submental Flap Reconstruction: Functional and Oncologic Outcomes. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2025 Nov;134(11):797-805. doi: 10.1177/00034894251347103. Epub 2025 Jun 20. PMID: 40539857.
• Nyirjesy SC, de Groot ECM, Richmon JD, Deschler DG. The Submental Island Flap for Reconstruction of Maxillectomy Defects in the Elderly. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2025 Jul 16;10(4):e70196. doi: 10.1002/lio2.70196. PMID: 40677956; PMCID: PMC12267108.
• Dattilo LW, de Groot ECM, Nyirjesy S, Karadaghy OA, Noyes E, Spector ME, Richmon JD, Lin DT, Varvares MA, Feng AL. Donor Site Morbidity of the Medial Sural Artery Perforator (MSAP) Free Flap for Head & Neck Reconstruction. Head Neck. 2025 Oct;47(10):2710-2715. doi: 10.1002/hed.28187. Epub 2025 May 9. PMID: 40344257.

Surgery
Jeremy Richmon, MD (Associate Professor)
Daniel Deschler, MD FACS (Professor)
Mark Varvares, MD FACS (Professor)
Derrick Lin, MD FACS (Professor)
Kevin Emerick, MD (Associate Professor)
Allen Feng, MD (Assistant Professor)

Radiation Oncology
Annie Chan, MD
Jon Paly, DO
Chirayu Patel, MD

Medical-Oncology
Ross Merkin, MD
Jong Park, MD
Manisha Patel, MD
Thomas Roberts, MD
Lori Wirth, MD

Infectious Disease
Miriam Barshak, MD

SLP
Holly Calhoun, CCC-SLP
Allison Holman, CCC-SLP
Bridget MacLeod, CCC-SLP

Research
Dan Faden, MD
Anand Kumar, PhD
Sophia Shalhout, PhD

Neurosurgery
William T. Curry, MD

Radiology
Mary Beth Cunane, MD
Amy Juliano, MD

Pathology
William Faquin, MD
Peter Sadow, MD

Current Fellow

• Justine Philteos, MD

Past Fellows

• Vicente Resto, MD, PhD, Chair, Professor, University of Texas, Galveston 
• Jose Sanclement, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma
• Jeremy Richmon, MD, Associate Professor, Mass. Eye and Ear 
• Anthony Nichols, MD, Associate Professor, Division Chief, University of Western Ontario
• Vasu Divi, MD, Assistant Professor, Stanford University Medical Center 
• Audrey Erman, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
• Alice Lin, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Affiliated Faculty USC, Los Angeles, CA 
• Mark Herr, MD, US Army, San Antonio, TX 
• Bharat Yarlagadda, MD, Assistant Professor, Lahey Clinic, Boston University
• Neerav Goyal, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Penn State Hershey 
• Tjoson Tjoa, MD, Assistant Professor, UC Irvine 
• Heather Osborn, MD, Assistant Professor, Yale University 
• Joseph Zenga, MD, Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Joel Fontanarosa, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor at The University of Rochester
• Andrew Holcomb, MD, Faculty, Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist, Nebraska Methodist Hospital
• Andrew R. Larson, MD, Head and Neck Surgeon, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA
• Shanmugappiriya Ummaiyal Sivarajah, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Second Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction with Dr. Terry Day and Head and Neck Specialists in Charleston, SC
• Charles Meyer, MD, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, US Navy
• Omar Karadaghy, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center
• Sarah Nyirjesy, MD, Head and Neck Surgeon, Boston University

Opportunities to philanthropically support or make gifts to name fellowships are available. Please contact Dana Grider, Director of Development in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, for more information at dgrider@meei.harvard.edu.

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