Disease Specific Services

Institute for Head and Neck Cancer
10 Union Square East Suite 4G
New York, NY 10003
(212) 844-8366

The Institute for Head and Neck Cancer at Continuum Cancer Centers of New York is a nationally recognized center of excellence. This group is led by surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, dentists, nurses, radiologists, pathologists, psychiatrists, nutritionists, and others who bring enormous expertise to the clinical program. The Institute for Head and Neck Cancer — led by Louis B. Harrison, MD; Roy B. Sessions, MD, FACS; Mark S. Persky, MD;and Moses Nussbaum, MD — is one of New York's leading centers for the multidisciplinary treatment of cancers of the head and neck.

A major focus of the Institute is organ and function preservation for patients with cancers of the oral tongue, base of tongue, larynx, hypopharynx, and eye. Multi-modality protocols using chemotherapy, radiation oncology, and surgical approaches in various combinations are aimed at eliminating the cancer while preserving the functional outcomes and improving the quality of life. For those patients with skull base tumors, our skull base surgery team offers state-of-the-art expertise in tumor resection. Special radiation techniques — including stereotactic radiotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, brachytherapy, and intraoperative radiation — are key components of the multidisciplinary management of skull base tumors.

In collaboration with New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, our multidisciplinary team of specialists have extensive background in treating tumors of the eye and orbit. This is a specialized area of practice, and our physicians are among the most experienced in the country.

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