Dr. Eleni M. Rettig

Dr. Eleni Rettig is a head and neck surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School. She specializes in the surgical treatment of head and neck cancers, salivary gland tumors, cutaneous malignancies, and thyroid and parathyroid tumors; transoral robotic surgery for oropharynx cancers; and microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck. As part of the Dana-Farber Head and Neck Cancer Treatment Center, she works within a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive cancer care. Dr. Rettig’s research interests include human papillomavirus-positive oropharynx cancer, head and neck cancer epidemiology, and health-related quality of life among head and neck cancer patients.Dr. Rettig is a graduate of Yale University and received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine. She completed residency training in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins followed by a fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Rettig is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Human Papillomavirus Infection, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Mikulicz Disease, Osteotomy, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Rettig is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery. She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 75 peer reviewed articles.