Head & Neck Cancer

Our Expert Team

Meet Our Expert Team

Our specialists provide comprehensive, individualized care in a supportive, compassionate environment. We specialize in diagnosing, staging and treating all types of head and neck cancers, both common and rare.

Chair

Surgical Oncology

Elliot Abemayor, MD, PhD
Elliot Abemayor, MD, PhD
Co-Director, UCLA Head and Neck Cancer Program (HNCP) Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Elliot Abemayor, MD, PhD
Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD
Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD
Director of Functional Preservation HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Dinesh K. Chhetri, MD
Gerald S. Berke, MD
Gerald S. Berke, MD
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Gerald S. Berke, MD
Keith E. Blackwell, MD
Keith E. Blackwell, MD
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Keith E. Blackwell, MD
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Quinton S. Gopen, MD
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Quinton S. Gopen, MD
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Akira Ishiyama, MD
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Akira Ishiyama, MD
Paul A. Kedeshian, MD
Paul A. Kedeshian, MD
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Paul A. Kedeshian, MD
Irene A. Kim, MD, MBA
Irene A. Kim, MD, MBA
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Irene A. Kim, MD, MBA
Jennifer L. Long, MD, PhD
Jennifer L. Long, MD, PhD
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Jennifer L. Long, MD, PhD
Andrew A. McCall, MD
Andrew A. McCall, MD
Otolaryngology
Andrew A. McCall, MD
Vishad Nabili, MD
Vishad Nabili, MD
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Vishad Nabili, MD
Joel A. Sercarz, MD
Joel A. Sercarz, MD
Director, Head & Neck Surgery Surgical Operations, UCLA Santa Monica Hospital HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Joel A. Sercarz, MD
Jeffrey D. Suh, MD
Jeffrey D. Suh, MD
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Jeffrey D. Suh, MD
Marilene B. Wang, MD
Marilene B. Wang, MD
HNCP Surgeon, Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Marilene B. Wang, MD

Radiation Oncology

Albert J. Chang, MD, PhD
Albert J. Chang, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
Albert J. Chang, MD, PhD
Robert K. Chin, MD, PhD
Robert K. Chin, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
Robert K. Chin, MD, PhD
Amar U. Kishan, MD
Amar U. Kishan, MD
Radiation Oncology
Amar U. Kishan, MD
Ann C. Raldow, MD, MPH
Ann C. Raldow, MD, MPH
Radiation Oncology
Ann C. Raldow, MD, MPH
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Michael L. Steinberg, MD
Radiation Oncology
Michael L. Steinberg, MD

Hematology Oncology

Wanxing Chai-Ho, MD
Wanxing Chai-Ho, MD
Hematologic Malignancy| Head and Neck Medical Oncology| Medical Oncology +1 more
Wanxing Chai-Ho, MD
Bartosz Chmielowski, MD, PhD
Bartosz Chmielowski, MD, PhD
Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Medical Oncology| Cutaneous (Skin) Medical Oncology
Bartosz Chmielowski, MD, PhD
Antoni Ribas, MD
Antoni Ribas, MD
Cutaneous (Skin) Medical Oncology
Antoni Ribas, MD
Dennis J. Slamon, MD
Dennis J. Slamon, MD
Breast Medical Oncology
Dennis J. Slamon, MD
Maria A. Velez Velez, MD, MS
Maria A. Velez Velez, MD, MS
Hematology Oncology
Maria A. Velez Velez, MD, MS
Deborah J. Wong, MD, PhD
Deborah J. Wong, MD, PhD
Head and Neck Medical Oncology| Hematology Oncology
Deborah J. Wong, MD, PhD
Audrey J. Zeh
Audrey J. Zeh, NP
Hematology Oncology
Audrey J. Zeh, NP

Radiology

Avetis Azizyan, MD
Avetis Azizyan, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
Avetis Azizyan, MD
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Stellios Karnezis, MD
Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD
Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD
Diagnostic Radiology
Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD
Arvind Vijayasarathi, MD, MBA, MPH
Arvind Vijayasarathi, MD, MBA, MPH

Anatomic Pathology

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Sunita Bhuta, MD
Gregory A. Fishbein, MD
Gregory A. Fishbein, MD
Anatomic Pathology
Gregory A. Fishbein, MD
Jeffrey David Goldstein, MD
Jeffrey David Goldstein, MD
Anatomic Pathology| Clinical and Laboratory Pathology
Jeffrey David Goldstein, MD
Dipti P. Sajed, MD, PhD
Dipti P. Sajed, MD, PhD
Anatomic Pathology
Dipti P. Sajed, MD, PhD

Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Jay Jayanetti,DDS
Jay Jayanetti, DDS
Dentistry

Speech Pathology

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Andrew Erman, MS, CCSLP

Mind Body Medicine Group

Roger Dafter, PhD
Roger Dafter, PhD
David Rapkin, PhD
David Rapkin, PhD
Charlene Williams, PhD
Charlene Williams, PhD

Social Work

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Amy Madnick, LCSW
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Liz Morasso, LCSW