The 20 Best Laryngectomy Doctors near Charleston, SC

**Jason G. Newman, M.D., FACS** received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University Medical School in 1997 and completed residencies in Otolaryngology at Manhattan Eye, Ear \& Throat Hospital, New York, NY, (1998-1999), New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (1999-2002). Following residency, Dr. Newman completed his fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery/Oncology and Microvascular Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine in 2005. After fellowship, Dr. Newman remained on faculty at Penn, where he was a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Director of the Cancer Service Line at Pennsylvania Hospital, Director of Head \& Neck Surgery, Co-Director of the Cranial Base Center, and Director of the Head and Neck Fellowship.Dr. Newman is board certified in Otorhinolaryngology and holds membership in the American Academy of Otolaryngology. His areas of expertise include head and neck mucosal and cutaneous cancer surgery, robotic surgery, anterior cranial base surgery and complex thyroid surgery with special interest in minimally invasive approaches. Dr. Newman also is actively involved in research focused on head and neck cancer clinical trials, genetic signatures for head and neck cancer, and quality of life for head and neck cancer and cranial base patients.As the Director of the Cancer Service Line of the Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, Dr. Newman has helped to create a disease-based team approach to cancer care delivery and research. This has helped to strengthen the delivery of cancer care, improve patient outcomes, create leadership pathways, increase patient volumes, increase access to clinical trials, and minimize variations in the delivery of care. Dr. Newman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Newman is currently accepting new patients.

Alexandra Kejner is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Kejner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngitis, Laryngectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

Judith M. Skoner, M.D. joined the MUSC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery as an assistant professor in September 2005. She received her medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and completed her residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. Following residency, she completed fellowship training in microvascular reconstruction/facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at Oregon Health \& Science University in Portland. After fellowship, Dr. Skoner traveled through Nepal, providing care to underserved patients at remote locations with various head and neck disorders. Thereafter, she joined the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery faculty at Temple University School of Medicine, as division head for microvascular/facial plastic \& reconstructive surgery.Now, as part of the MUSC facial plastics faculty, Dr. Skoner continues her focused expertise in microvascular surgery and complex reconstruction of the head and neck-- which is essentially recreating parts of the face/mouth/throat/jaw/neck/scalp using transplanted tissue/bone from the patient's own body, after a large cancer or major trauma has resulted in the destruction of these critical features. She also has particular interest in post-traumatic facial reconstruction and functional/aesthetic reconstructions of other complex defects and deformities.In addition to her MUSC facial plastic surgery practice, she also serves as the division chief of Otolaryngology at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Hospital in Charleston. Dr. Skoner's research interests include clinical post-reconstruction function and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients. Dr. Skoner is double board-certified, having completed all requirements for both the American Board of Otolaryngology, and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; she is also an active member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Skoner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Throat Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Tissue Biopsy, and Glossectomy. Dr. Skoner is currently accepting new patients.

**W. Greer Albergotti, M.D.** is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at the Medical University of South Carolina. A native of Anderson, SC, Dr. Albergotti completed his undergraduate training at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, with a B.A. in Economics (cum laude). He then returned to South Carolina to complete his Doctor of Medicine with Alpha Omega Alpha honors at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his Otolaryngology Residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center before pursuing and completing the Head \& Neck and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at MUSC.Dr. Albergotti has previously served as Associate Residency Program Director, the Chief of the Otolaryngology service at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA, and Associate Fellowship Director of Endocrine Surgery. He has received awards for his teaching, including the Exemplary Teaching Award. He is currently Secretary/Treasurer of the South Carolina Society of Otolaryngology - Head \& Neck Surgery.Dr. Albergotti has clinical interests in all aspects of head and neck surgery (oral cavity tumors, oropharyngeal cancer including transoral robotic surgery, conservation laryngeal surgery, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, salivary gland tumors, skin cancer, sentinel node biopsy, and transoral laser surgery). He also has an interest in advanced reconstruction of the head and neck, including microvascular reconstructive surgery. Dr. Albergotti has published widely on head and neck surgery and teaches medical students, residents, and fellows daily. He believes in patient and family-centered care and that the best outcomes come with sharing as much information as possible. Dr. Albergotti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Tongue Cancer, Gastrostomy, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Albergotti is currently accepting new patients.

Tyler M. Rist, M.D. is a fellowship trained facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has a passion for treating patients with facial weakness from Bell's Palsy, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, head and neck cancer, and a variety of other conditions. He also received specialized training in other areas of facial plastics including facial trauma, nasal breathing/deviated septum surgery, cancer reconstruction, eyelid surgery, and cosmetic surgery of the head and neck including facelifts, revision rhinoplasty, and blepharoplasty. Dr. Rist grew up in Alabama before playing Division 1 soccer and graduating with honors with a Biomedical Engineering degree at the University of Memphis. He then attended medical school at the University of Tennessee and completed his residency training in ENT head and neck surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. He was then selected to be the only facial plastics fellow at one of the top fellowships in the country at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where he received additional training in facial paralysis and complex rhinoplasty. During fellowship, he received awards for his excellence in teaching residents. He has published widely in many areas of facial plastics and continues to perform clinical research at MUSC. Dr. Rist has come to love the Lowcountry and is proud to return to South Carolina where he was trained as a resident. He believes that each patient is unique and is excited to partner with you to achieve your goals. Dr. Rist is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Facial Paralysis, Mouth Sores, Mouth Ulcers, Cleft Lip and Palate, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Rist is currently accepting new patients.

Ashli O'rourke is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. O'rourke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. She is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Swallowing Difficulty, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Painful Swallowing, Laryngectomy, and Endoscopy.

Shaun Nguyen is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Nguyen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. He is also highly rated in 35 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meniere Disease, Choanal Atresia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Mastoidectomy, and Adenoidectomy.

Theodore Mcrackan is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Mcrackan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hearing Loss, Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, Schwannoma, Mastoidectomy, and Myringotomy.

Catharine Kappauf is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Kappauf is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. Her clinical expertise encompasses Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) and Laryngectomy.

**Habib G. Rizk, M.D., MSc**, grew up in Beirut, Lebanon. He attended the French Faculty of Medicine at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. He pursued an Otolaryngology - Head \& Neck Surgery residency at Htel-Dieu de France Hospital in Beirut, followed by a one-year Otologic Medicine and Surgery Fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Teixido and a two-year Neurotology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina.Dr. Rizk's interests pertain to all areas of otology and neurotology with a specific focus on medical and surgical management of vestibular disorders. He is an associate professor in the MUSC department of Otolaryngology, Head \& Neck Surgery, and is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Vestibular Program. Dr. Rizk is currently on the board of directors and is vice-president of the Vestibular Disorders Association. He is a member of the Brny society and a fellow of the American Neurotology Society. He is also a member of the American Balance Society and of the Otology and Neurotology Education Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Rizk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Meniere Disease, Vertigo, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Infant Hearing Loss, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Rizk is currently accepting new patients.

Lucinda Halstead is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Dr. Halstead is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Spasmodic Dysphonia, Vocal Cord Dysfunction, Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis, Laryngitis, and Laryngectomy.

Mark Ghegan is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Ghegan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Laryngectomy. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Infant Hearing Loss, Sinusitis, Jones Syndrome, DFNB1, and Laryngectomy.