Overview
Wayne Koch is a national and international leader in head and neck oncologic surgery, caring for patients with cancers of the oral cavity, salivary gland, larynx, hypopharynx, oropharynx and thyroid. Among Dr. Koch's landmark publications are studies demonstrating how key molecular events such as p53 mutation and human papillomavirus (HPV) contribute to the development of head and neck cancer. His peer-reviewed publications include six articles in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Koch is also involved in humanitarian outreach focused on training surgeons in several African nations. He has served as president of the American Head and Neck Society, the national organization of head and neck cancer surgeons in the USA.
Dr. Koch is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). His top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Tongue Cancer, Human Papillomavirus Infection, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 117 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 35 articles and participated in 2 clinical trials in the study of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC).
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601 North Caroline Street, Floor 6, Floor 6, Baltimore, MD 21287
11085 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 101, Columbia, MD 21044
6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 4920, Bethesda, MD 20817
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Maie John is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. John is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Her top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Tongue Cancer, Melanoma, Glossectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Center
Vassiliki Saloura is an Otolaryngologist and an Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Saloura is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Her top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, Glioma, and Tongue Cancer.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Dr. Carole Fakhry is a head and neck surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins and treats the breadth of patients with head and neck cancers, including cancers of the tonsils, base of tongue, mouth, larynx, thyroid, salivary gland (parotid, submandibular gland) and skin cancers among others. She is the Chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery and Director of the Head and Neck Cancer Center. She also serves as director of the head and neck group in the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the head and neck surgical oncology fellowship. She is the associate editor for Oral Oncology and serves on several editorial boards. After an undergraduate degree at Stanford University, she completed medical school, residency in otolaryngology head and neck surgery, and a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology at Johns Hopkins. She has also received a master’s in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is presently a professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oncology, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology. Her research interest focuses on the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in head and neck squamous cell cancer. She has demonstrated that the presence of HPV confers a prognostic advantage to individuals with oropharyngeal cancer and that HPV is associated with unique clinical characteristics. In addition to the clinical implications of HPV in head and neck cancer, she is co-principal investigator of a large study to understand screening individuals at “high risk” of malignancy and evaluating imaging modalities to improve diagnostics and early detection of HPV- related head and neck cancer. Dr. Fakhry is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Her top areas of expertise are Human Papillomavirus Infection, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Tongue Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.
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- Elite
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
- Distinguished
- Human Papillomavirus InfectionDr. Koch isDistinguished. Learn about Human Papillomavirus Infection.
- Tongue CancerDr. Koch isDistinguished. Learn about Tongue Cancer.
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- Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- GastrostomyDr. Koch isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Laryngeal CancerDr. Koch isAdvanced. Learn about Laryngeal Cancer.
- LaryngectomyDr. Koch isAdvanced. Learn about Laryngectomy.
- LeukoplakiaDr. Koch isAdvanced. Learn about Leukoplakia.
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- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Koch isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Koch isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Angiosarcoma of the ScalpDr. Koch isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma of the Scalp.
- Burning Mouth SyndromeDr. Koch isExperienced. Learn about Burning Mouth Syndrome.
- Cheilitis GlandularisDr. Koch isExperienced. Learn about Cheilitis Glandularis.
- Dry MouthDr. Koch isExperienced. Learn about Dry Mouth.