
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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. 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.
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Locations
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.
2 Clinical Trials
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Robert Jackson is an Otolaryngologist in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Jackson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are DFNB1, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, and Otitis. Dr. Jackson is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Dr. Kofi Derek Owusu Boahene is a professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Division of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery and the director for the facial plastics fellowship training program. His practice encompasses the entire spectrum of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery including cosmetic and reconstructive aspects. Dr. Boahene is a leading expert in facial paralysis surgery and facial nerve injuries and has pioneered innovative treatment protocols and surgical techniques in facial reanimation. He is the director of the Johns Hopkins Facial Nerve center dedicated to restoring facial balance, symmetry and animation to those who have suffered from facial paralysis and facial nerve disorders. As an expert microsurgeon, Dr. Boahene routinely performs some of the most complex facial reconstruction procedures on the face including rebuilding of an entire nose, lip, jaw and facial defects resulting from cancer treatment, traumatic injuries or as a result of birth defects. He uses cutting edge 3-D technology, image-guided technology and tissue transplanted from other parts of the body to restore or replace missing tissues. He is a key member of the Johns Hopkins facial transplant program. His cosmetic experience is broad and draws from patients across the globe. He routinely performs rhinoplasties, eyelid surgery, face lifts and other facial enhancing procedures. As a skull base surgeon, Dr. Boahene has pioneered minimally invasive techniques for removal of skull base and brain tumors, repairing CSF leaks and has authored a major textbook on this subject. Dr. Boahene received his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Arkansas. He graduated summa cum laude from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, completed a five-year surgical residency training program in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and received fellowship training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Minnesota. As the recipient of the prestigious Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellowship Award, Dr. Boahene was awarded additional craniofacial surgery training in Adelaide, Australia. He also received the Jack R. Anderson Prize for Scholastic Excellence for attaining the highest score nationally on the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery certification exam. Dr. Boahene serves as on the Board of Governors or the American Academy Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In 1993, Dr. Kofi Boahene received the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical. Dr. Boahene is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are Facial Paralysis, Bell's Palsy, Recurrent Peripheral Facial Palsy, Septoplasty, and Gastrostomy.
ENT & Allergy Of Delaware
Michael Teixido is an Otolaryngologist in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Teixido has been practicing medicine for over 45 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteochondroma. His top areas of expertise are Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Vertigo, Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, and Myringotomy.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- 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.
- Advanced
- 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.
- Experienced
- 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.

