Program Members

Wendell Yarbrough

Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Section Chief, Otolaryngology
Co-Director Molecular Virology Research Program
Director, Head & Neck Cancer Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital

Clinical Interests:head & neck cancer; ent cancer, oral cancer, oropharyngeal cancer;throat cancer, laryngeal cancer;voice box cancer, head and neck cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, human papilloma virus, human papillomavirus, salivary cancer, acidic cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic, adenoid cystic carcinoma, mucoepidermoid, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, thyroid cancer, well-differentiated thyroid cancer, medullary cancer, medullary, papillary thyroid cancer, papillary, follicular thyroid cancer, follicular, anaplastic thyroid cancer, anaplastic, lymphoma, skin cancer, melanoma, lip cancer, tongue cancer, tonsil cancer, base of tongue cancer, nasal cancer, sinus cancer, esthesioneuroblastoma, buccal cancer, palate cancer, soft palate, hard palate, soft palate cancer, soft palate cancer

• Office:(203) 785-4862
• Appt:(203) 785-2593

Wendell Yarbrough

Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Section Chief, Otolaryngology
Co-Director Molecular Virology Research Program
Director, Head & Neck Cancer Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital

William Rosenblatt

Professor of Anesthesiology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Director, Anesthesia for otolaryngology
REMEDY President & Founder

Clinical Interests:Anesthesia for otolarynoplogical surgery; teaching airway management; high fidelity simulation in anesthesiology; remedy developing world medical materials charity

• Office:(203) 785-2802
• Appt:(203) 785-2802

Gary Horblitt

Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

Roger Lowlicht

Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)

David Leffell

David P. Smith Professor of Dermatology and Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology and Plastic)
Deputy Dean for Clinical Affairs, Yale School of Medicine
Section Chief, Dermatologic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology

Clinical Interests:Diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer and rare tumors; Mohs surgery; plastic reconstruction.

• Office:(203) 785-7999
• Appt:(203) 785-3466

James Abrahams

Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Director, Medical Studies in Diagnostic Radiology, Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship
Chief, ENT Radiology

Clinical Interests:Neuroradiology; Head and Neck Radiology; Oral Cavity; Teaching

• Appt:(203) 688-8800

Michele Johnson

Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology, of Neurosurgery and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Director of Interventional Neuroradiology

Clinical Interests:Vascular lesions of the brain; arterio-venous malformations (AVM); aneurysms; interventional procedures of the brain; spine, head and neck (angiography, arteriography); vertebroplasty for compression fractures

• Office:(203) 785-7026
• Appt:(203) 785-7026

Hari Deshpande

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and of Surgery (Otolaryngology) and Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing

Clinical Interests:Head and neck cancer; Genitourinary (GU) cancers; sarcomas; thyroid cancer.

• Office:(203) 737-1600
• Appt:(203) 200-4822

Stephan Ariyan

Professor of Surgery (Plastic) and of Dermatology
Clinical Program Leader, Melanoma Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital

Clinical Interests:merkel cell carcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma; basal cell carcinoma; melanoma; skin cancer; malignant melanoma; reconstructive surgery; head and neck cancer;

• Appt:(203) 786-3000

Benjamin Judson

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Associate Residency Program Director, Otolaryngology

Clinical Interests:oral cavity tumors; pharynx and larynx tumors; salivary tumors; skin cancers; thyroid tumors; sinonasal and skull base tumors; head and neck surgery

• Appt:(203) 785-2593

John Kveton

Clinical Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology) and of Neurosurgery

Elias Michaelides

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology) and of Pediatrics
Director, Yale Hearing & Balance Program
Otolaryngology Program Director

Clinical Interests:Hearing loss; Ear infections; Facial paralysis; Cochlear implants; Skull base tumors; Acoustic neuroma; Dizziness; Balance disorders

• Office:(203) 785-7656
• Appt:(203) 785-2593

Clarence Sasaki

Charles W. Ohse Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)

Clinical Interests:Surgery of sinus, larynx, pharynx and nose neoplasms; diagnostic and therapeutic broncho-esophagology; surgery of the skull base; endoscopic surgery for Zenkers diverticulum; minimally invasive surgery for correction of voice and swallowing disorders; endocrine cancer; esophageal cancer; head and neck cancer; pediatric cancer; skin cancer; laryngology

• Appt:(203) 785-2592

Wendell Yarbrough

Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Section Chief, Otolaryngology
Co-Director Molecular Virology Research Program
Director, Head & Neck Cancer Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital

Clinical Interests:head & neck cancer; ent cancer, oral cancer, oropharyngeal cancer;throat cancer, laryngeal cancer;voice box cancer, head and neck cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, human papilloma virus, human papillomavirus, salivary cancer, acidic cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic, adenoid cystic carcinoma, mucoepidermoid, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, thyroid cancer, well-differentiated thyroid cancer, medullary cancer, medullary, papillary thyroid cancer, papillary, follicular thyroid cancer, follicular, anaplastic thyroid cancer, anaplastic, lymphoma, skin cancer, melanoma, lip cancer, tongue cancer, tonsil cancer, base of tongue cancer, nasal cancer, sinus cancer, esthesioneuroblastoma, buccal cancer, palate cancer, soft palate, hard palate, soft palate cancer, soft palate cancer

• Office:(203) 785-4862
• Appt:(203) 785-2593

Nwanmegha Young

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)

Clinical Interests:Vocal cord paralysis, professional voice, neurologic disorders of the larynx, laryngeal cancer, prevention diagnosis and treatment of voice and swallowing disorders, laser surgery, general ENT

• Appt:(203) 785-2593

Diane Kowalski

Associate Professor of Pathology and Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Director, Cytopathology Fellowship Program
Director Residency Program

Clinical Interests:Head and neck pathology; nongynecologic cytopathology

• Office:(203) 785-2774
• Appt:(203) 785-2788

Manju Prasad

Associate Professor of Pathology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Director, Endocrine, Head & Neck Pathology
Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory
Director, Endocrine, Head and Neck Pathology Fellowship

Clinical Interests:Tumors of thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands; Head and neck Cancer; Benign diseases mimicking cancers of the endocrine organs and of Head and Neck, Bone and soft tissue pathology

Joseph Contessa

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

Clinical Interests:Tumors of the Central Nervous System; Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiotherapy; Brain Metastases; Head and Neck Cancer

• Office:(203) 700-2634
• Appt:(203) 200-2000

Roy Decker

Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Clinical Research Program Leader, Therapeutic Radiology, Yale Cancer Center

Clinical Interests:Head & Neck Cancer; Lung Cancer; Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery

• Office:(203) 737-2758
• Appt:(203) 200-5864

Yung Son

Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)

Clinical Interests:General radiation therapy; head and neck cancer; definitive or intra-operative brachytherapy; esophageal cancer; colon cancer; lung cancer; soft-tissue sarcoma; skin cancer; pediatric cancer; unknown primary cancer; all invasive low- or high-dose-rate interventional brachytherapy and remote after-loading gamma-Med brachytherapy, particularly in otolaryngology, broncho-pulmonary, abdominal, retro-peritoneal, and colorectal malignancies

• Office:(203) 785-2961
• Appt:(203) 688-1861