Head & Neck Oncology

Physicians and Staff

The Head & Neck Oncology Program team specializes in treating and caring for patients with larynx, oral, jaw, and salivary gland cancers.The multidisciplinary team includes:

surgeons
medical and radiation oncologists
head and neck radiologists
general and oral pathologists
nurses
social workers
nutritionists
speech-language pathologists

Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Scott E. Strome, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Chief, Otorhinolaryngology
Special Interests: Thyroid, Salivary Gland and Laryngeal Malignancies; Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction; Melanoma
Certification: Otolaryngology
410-328-6866/appointments
410-328-5828/academic office

David Eisenman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Director of Otology and Neurotology Program
Special Interests: Otology; Neurotology; Skull Base Surgery; Hearing Loss; Balance and Vestibular Disorders; Facial Nerve Paralysis; Chronic Ear Infections; Acoustic Neuroma; Otosclerosis, Eardrum Perforation; Cholesteatoma; Ear and Temporal Bone Trauma; Bell's Palsy; Meniere's Disease; Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo; Cochlear Implants
Certification: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Neurotology
410-328-6866/appointments
410-328-5828/academic office

Tanya Meyer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Director, Voice and Swallowing Disorders Program
Special Interests: Laryngology; Bronchoesophagology; Voice and Swallowing Disorders; Botox Treatments; Diagnosis of Neurologic Disorders of the Larynx; Vocal Cord Paralyses
Certification: Otolaryngology
410-328-6866/appointments
410-328-5828/academic office

Duane A. Sewell, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Special Interests: Head and Neck Oncology, Tumor Immunology
Certifications: Otolaryngology
410-328-6866/appointments
410-328-6866/academic office

Rodney J. Taylor, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Co-Director, General Otorhinolaryngology
Special Interests: General Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Surgery; Sinus Surgery (Rhinology); Sleep Surgery; Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Certifications: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
410-328-6866/appointments
410-328-6866/academic office

Jeffrey S. Wolf, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Co-Director, General Otorhinolaryngology
Special Interests: General Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Oncology
Certifications: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
410-328-6866/appointments
410-328-6866/academic office

Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery

Robert Ord, D.D.S., M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.
Chief and Professor, Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery
Special Interests: Oral Cancer; Jaw Tumors; Salivary Gland Cancer; Benign and Malignant Neoplastic Diseases of the Head and Neck
Certification: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
410-706-6195/appointments
410-706-7060/academic office

Domenick P. Coletti, M.D., D.D.S.
Assistant Professor of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery
Clinical Expertise: Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery; Microvascular Surgery; Orthognathic Surgery for Sleep Apnea
Certification: Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery
410-328-6866/appointments
410-328-5828/academic office

Andrew Salama, M.D., D.D.S.
Assistant Professor of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Director, Microvascular Teaching Laboratory, University of Maryland Dental School
Clinical Expertise: Oral Cancer; Skin Cancers; Microvascular Reconstruction; Craniofacial Trauma
410-706-6195/appointments
410-706-7060/academic office

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery:

Ronald P. Silverman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Plastic Surgery
Clinical Expertise: Facial/Nasal Reconstruction; Skin Cancer; Abdominal Wall Reconstruction; Breast Surgery; Facial Cosmetic Surgery; Cosmetic Surgery and Body Contouring; Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Surgery
Certification: Plastic Surgery
410-328-2360/appointments
410-328-2360/academic office

Brian R. Gastman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Clinical Expertise: Mircovascular Reconstructive Surgery; Head and Neck Cancer Surgery; Cosmetic Surgery
Certification: Otolaryngology
410-225-8975/appointments
410-328-5828/academic office

Oliver P. Simmons, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Clinical Expertise: Craniomaxillofacial and Pediatric Reconstructive Surgery
Certification: Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
410-225-8975/appointments
410-328-5828/academic office

Medical Oncology/Prevention:

Kevin J. Cullen, M.D.
Director, The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center; Professor of Medicine, Program in Oncology
Clinical Expertise: Head and Neck Cancer, Chemotherapy Resistance
Certification: Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
410-328-7904/appointments
410-328-5506/academic office

Ann Butler Zimrin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Clinical Expertise: Hematology; Lymphoma; Head and Neck Oncology
Certification: Internal Medicine; Medical Oncology, Hematology
410-328-7904 / appointments
410-328-2594 / academic office

Radiation Oncology:

Young Kwok, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Clinical Expertise: Prostate, CNS, Head & Neck
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6080 / appointments
410-328-2324 / academic office

William F. Regine, M.D.
Chair, Radiation Oncology; Professor of Radiation Oncology
Clinical Expertise: Head and Neck Cancer, GI Oncology, Central Nervous System Cancers, Brain Tumor Treatment
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6236/appointments
410-328-2331/academic office

Mohan Suntha, M.D.
Vice Chair, Radiation Oncology; Associate Director of The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center for Multidisciplinary Care and Outreach; Professor of Radiation Oncology, Program in Oncology
Clinical Expertise: Head and Neck Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, GI Oncology
Certification: Radiation Oncology
410-328-6236/appointments
410-328-2331/academic office

Pathology:

John J. Sauk, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Clinical Expertise: Surgical Pathology
Certification: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
410-706-7936/appointments
410-706-7936/academic office

Steven G. Silverberg, M.D.
Director of Anatomic Pathology; Professor of Pathology, Program in Oncology
Clinical Expertise: Surgical Pathology with Emphasis in Head and Neck, Gynecology, Breast, Urology, and Endocrine Systems
Certification: Anatomic Pathology
410-328-5072/410-328-5555/appointments
410-328-5072/410-328-5555/academic office

John Papadimitriou, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
Clinical Expertise: General Surgical Pathology, Transplant Pathology, Renal Pathology, Immunopathology, Electronmicroscopy
Certification: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Immunopathology, Cytopathology
410-328-1341/academic office

Clinical Research Nurse/Program Coordinator:

Debra A. Mimo, RN, BSN, CCRP
410-328-2473

Speech and Pathology/Rehabilitation:

Cara Erksine, M.F., C.C.C.S.P.A.
410-328-2337

Core Resources

Genetic Counseling:

Jessica Rispoli, M.G.C., C.G.C.
Certified Genetic Counselor
410-328-2294

Clinical Nutrition Services

Mindy Athas, R.D., L.D.N., C.D.E.
Dietitian/Nutritionist, Diabetes Educator
410-328-5462

Jenny Taylor, R.D., L.D.N., C.N.S.D.
Senior Dietitian
410-328-5462

Psychosocial Services:

Julie Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry
Special Interests: Psychosocial Oncology; Pretransplant Evaluation; Medical Crisis Counseling; Coping/Adjustment to Chronic and Terminal Illness; Grief Therapy
Medical Degree: Wayne State University
Residency: Geisinger Medical Center, Clinical Psychology
Fellowship: University of Maryland, Psychosocial Oncology, Medical Crisis Counseling
410-328-6553 / appointments
410-328-6091 / academic office

This page was last updated on: August 21, 2008.