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    MediFind found 59 doctor with experience in Throat Cancer near Independence, MO. Of these, 44 are Experienced, 13 are Advanced and 2 are Distinguished.

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    59 providers found
      Advanced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Advanced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Kansas City Urology Care PA

      17525 Medical Ctr Pkwy, 
      Independence, MO 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      James Coster is a Radiation Oncologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Coster is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, and Metastatic Uveal Melanoma. Dr. Coster is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Advanced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Midwest Oncology Associates LLC

      3889 S Jackson Dr, 
      Independence, MO 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, German
      Accepting New Patients

      David Shaeffer is a Radiation Oncologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Shaeffer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Posterior Fossa Tumor, and Familial Prostate Cancer. Dr. Shaeffer is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Advanced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Midwest Oncology Associates LLC

      3889 S Jackson Dr, 
      Independence, MO 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Bradley Koffman is a Radiation Oncologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Koffman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Posterior Fossa Tumor, and Anal Cancer. Dr. Koffman is currently accepting new patients.

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      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Kansas City Urology Care PA

      17525 Medical Ctr Pkwy, 
      Independence, MO 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Mark Thompson is a Radiation Oncologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Thompson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma. Dr. Thompson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Kansas City Urology Care PA

      17525 Medical Ctr Pkwy, 
      Independence, MO 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kenon Qamar is a Radiation Oncologist in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Qamar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma. Dr. Qamar is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology

      Ascentist Management

      4880 NE Goodview Circle, 
      Lee's Summit, MO 
       (7.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Mark Covington is an Otolaryngologist in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Dr. Covington is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Sinusitis, Empyema, and Infant Hearing Loss. Dr. Covington is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology

      Midwest Oncology Associates LLC

      2100 Se Blue Pkwy, Lees Summit Medical Center, 
      Lee's Summit, MO 
       (13.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Mohammad Mozayen is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Dr. Mozayen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Lung Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma. Dr. Mozayen is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology

      Midwest Oncology Associates LLC

      2100 Se Blue Pkwy, Lees Summit Medical Center, 
      Lee's Summit, MO 
       (13.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Telugu
      Accepting New Patients

      Aruna Rokkam is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Dr. Rokkam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, and Breast Cancer. Dr. Rokkam is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology

      Midwest Oncology Associates LLC

      2100 Se Blue Pkwy, Lees Summit Medical Center, 
      Lee's Summit, MO 
       (13.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Robert Talley is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Dr. Talley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Essential Thrombocythemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Lynch Syndrome. Dr. Talley is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology
      Distinguished in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (10.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Kiran Kakarala is an Otolaryngologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Kakarala is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Kakarala is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
      Distinguished in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology

      University Of Kansas Hospital Authority

      2525 Glenn Hendren Dr, 
      Liberty, MO 
       (12.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Pluenneke is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Liberty, Missouri. Dr. Pluenneke is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor, Virilizing Ovarian Tumor, Ovarian Carcinosarcoma, Endoscopy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Pluenneke is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology

      Ascentist Management

      4880 NE Goodview Circle, 
      Lee's Summit, MO 
       (7.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jason Showmaker is an Otolaryngologist in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Dr. Showmaker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Nodule, Parathyroid Adenoma, Parathyroid Cancer, Infant Hearing Loss, and Laryngectomy.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology

      Meritas Health Corporation

      2790 Clay Edwards Dr, Suite 500, 
      North Kansas City, MO 
       (8.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      James Gaunt is an Otolaryngologist in North Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Gaunt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Nodule, Laryngeal Cancer, DFNB1, Myringotomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Gaunt is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Meritas Health Corporation

      2750 Clay Edwards Dr, Lowr Level, 
      North Kansas City, MO 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthew Mallory is a Radiation Oncologist in North Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Mallory is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Prostate Cancer. Dr. Mallory is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology

      Meritas Health Corporation

      2750 Clay Edwards Dr, Lowr Level, 
      North Kansas City, MO 
       (8.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kiron Viswambharan-Nair is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in North Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Viswambharan-Nair is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Acute Mountain Sickness, Anemia, Leukocytosis, and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia. Dr. Viswambharan-Nair is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Otolaryngology
      2101 Charlotte St, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (8.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Lynn Roh is an Otolaryngologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Roh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Ruptured Eardrum, Infant Hearing Loss, Jones Syndrome, and DFNB1.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology

      University Health Physicians

      2301 Holmes St, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Kannada
      Accepting New Patients

      Sheshadri Madhusudhana is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Madhusudhana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin C Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, and Hemoglobin E Disease. Dr. Madhusudhana is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Oncology | Hematology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Oncology | Hematology

      University Health Physicians

      2301 Holmes St, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (8.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jill Moormeier is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Moormeier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemophilia A, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Hemophilic Arthropathy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Moormeier is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Oncology | Hematology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Hematology Oncology | Oncology | Hematology

      University Of Kansas Hospital Authority

      201 W Rd Mize Rd, St Mary Med Center, 
      Blue Springs, MO 
       (9.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Telugu
      Accepting New Patients

      Lakshmi Chintala is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Blue Springs, Missouri. Dr. Chintala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Sickle Cell Disease, and Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Chintala is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology
      Experienced in Throat Cancer
      Radiation Oncology

      Midwest Oncology Associates LLC

      2316 E Meyer Blvd, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (9.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Vickie Massey is a Radiation Oncologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Massey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Throat Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Metastatic Uveal Melanoma, Melanoma of the Eye, Posterior Fossa Tumor, and Choroid Plexus Carcinoma. Dr. Massey is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Throat Cancer?

      Throat cancer is cancer of the vocal cords, larynx (voice box), pharynx, or other areas of the throat.

      When should I see a Throat Cancer doctor near Independence, MO?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Throat Cancer doctor near Independence, MO?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Throat Cancer doctors near Independence, MO?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Throat Cancer doctors near Independence, MO?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Throat Cancer doctor near Independence, MO?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Throat Cancer doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Throat Cancer doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Throat Cancer doctor near Independence, MO?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Throat Cancer doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Throat Cancer doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Throat Cancer doctors near Independence, MO?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Throat Cancer doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Throat Cancer doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Throat Cancer doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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