Salivary Gland Cancer Doctors, Surgeons and Other Experts

Memorial Sloan Kettering is home to a multidisciplinary team of compassionate doctors and other experts who specialize in treating salivary gland cancer. The team includes head and neck surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who focus only on caring for people with head and neck cancer.

Having experts from all of these disciplines on your team ensures that your treatment plan is coordinated and comprehensive. The team meets regularly to review each patient’s case and will work together to develop a personalized treatment plan that is right for you.

Because the number of people we see in a year is among the highest in the United States, our care teams have a very high level of expertise. Many of our doctors and other specialists are recognized nationally and internationally for their skill in treating head and neck cancer.

Learn more about our experts in the list below.

Robert J. Allen, Jr., MD
Associate Attending Surgeon
Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS
William G. Cahan Chair in Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic & reconstructive surgeon Michelle Coriddi
Associate Attending Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Joseph Disa
Vice Chair of Clinical Activities, Department of Surgery; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Evan Matros
Attending Surgeon; Vice Chair, Health Information Technology, Department of Surgery
Colleen M. McCarthy, MD, FRCS(C)
Attending Surgeon
Babak J. Mehrara, MD
Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service; Peter G. Cordeiro Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Jonas Nelson
Associate Attending Surgeon; Assistant Director, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Program; Director, Plastic Surgery Service Clinical Research Fellowship Program
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Farooq Shahzad
Assistant Attending Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic and reconstructive surgeon Carrie Stern
Assistant Attending Surgeon
Winston Wong, Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncology
Assistant Attending Physician
MSK head & neck surgeon Marc Cohen
Surgical Director, Pituitary & Skull Base Tumor Center; Medical Director, Patient Access Services (PAS)
Ian Ganly, MD, PhD
Attending Surgeon
Rebecca Gao
Assistant Attending Physician
Dr. Luc G.T. Morris
Attending Surgeon; Director, Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery Fellowship Program; Head, Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Immunogenomics
Thomas J. Ow, MD, MS
Associate Attending Surgeon
Snehal G. Patel, MD, FRCS
Attending Surgeon
Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS
Elliot W. Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology
Ashok R. Shaha, MD, FACS
Allan H. Selig Chair
Kenric Tam
Assistant Attending Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Richard Wong
Chief, Head and Neck Service; Jatin P. Shah Chair in Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology
Dr. Michael Wu
Assistant Attending Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist Daphna Gelblum
Director of Regional Radiation Oncology Clinical Research
Richard M. Gewanter, MD
Attending Radiation Oncologist
Dr. Nancy Lee
Vice Chair, Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Radiation Oncology; Service Chief, Head & Neck Radiation Oncology; Service Chief, Proton Therapy
Sean McBride, MD, MPH
Chief, External Beam Radiotherapy: Manhattan
Borys R. Mychalczak, MD
Chief, Radiation Oncology, MSK Westchester & MSK Bergen
Nadeem Riaz, MD, MSc
Associate Director, Genomics Operations, Immunogenomics and Precision Oncology Platform
MSK medical oncologist Lara Dunn
Assistant Attending Physician
Juliana Eng, MD
Associate Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist James Fetten
Regional Care Network (RCN) Medical Site Director at MSK Westchester; Attending Physician
Alan L. Ho, MD, PhD
Chief, Head and Neck Oncology Service; Associate Attending Physician
Michael Hwang
Assistant Attending Physician
Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Anuja Kriplani
Assistant Attending Physician
MSK medical oncologist Loren Michel
Attending Physician
Kenneth K. Ng, MD
Attending Physician
David G. Pfister, MD
Associate Deputy Physician-in-Chief, Strategic Partnerships
Eric J. Sherman, MD
Attending Physician
Robert J. Allen, Jr., MD
Associate Attending Surgeon
Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS
William G. Cahan Chair in Surgery
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Joseph Disa
Vice Chair of Clinical Activities, Department of Surgery; Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering plastic surgeon Evan Matros
Attending Surgeon; Vice Chair, Health Information Technology, Department of Surgery
Colleen M. McCarthy, MD, FRCS(C)
Attending Surgeon
Babak J. Mehrara, MD
Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service; Peter G. Cordeiro Endowed Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Michael Wu
Assistant Attending Surgeon
Jean-Marc Cohen, MD
Director, Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Clinic
Ronald A. Ghossein, MD
Director, Head and Neck Pathology
Sofia S. Haque, MD
Head, Pediatric Neuroradiology
Vaios Hatzoglou, MD
Head, Neuroradiology Reporting
Andrei I. Holodny, MD
Chief, Neuroradiology Service
Hilda E. Stambuk, MD
Director, Head & Neck Imaging, Neuroradiology
Jamie Tisnado, MD
Program Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship
Cherry L. Estilo, DMD
Attending Dentist
Jerry L. Halpern, DDS
Assistant Attending Dentist
Joseph M. Huryn, DDS, FAAMP
Chief, Dental Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering maxillofacial prosthodontist Joseph Randazzo
Director, Maxillofacial Prosthetics
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