For appointments at University Hospital in Newark or at the Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center in Livingston call 973-972-2548.
For all other inquiries call 732-235-2465.
I am a head and neck cancer surgeon at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School with expertise in transoral robotic surgery. I serve as the Chair of Robotic Surgery at University Hospital and work as part of the multidisciplinary head and neck team. In addition to treating patients, I am actively expanding the head and neck cancer clinical trial portfolio at Rutgers. As a reconstructive surgeon, I specialize in microvascular free flap, regional flap, and local flap reconstructions.
I earned both my Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan. I then completed my surgical training in the Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery residency program at New York University (NYU), where I received multiple research awards. My particular interest in the care of head and neck cancer patients led me to Philadelphia, where I completed a fellowship in advanced head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstruction at Thomas Jefferson University.
Beyond my clinical work, I am passionate about international surgical education and care. As a member of the American Head & Neck Society (AHNS) Global Outreach Service, I regularly travel around the world to volunteer and provide free surgical care to those in need.
Head & Neck Surgical Oncology, Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS), HPV related Oropharyngeal Cancer, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Free Flap Surgery, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery, Parotid/Salivary Gland Surgery, Sialoendoscopy, Local and Regional Reconstruction, Open Skull Base Surgery, Voice and Swallowing Disorders, Zenker’s Diverticulum
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