Biography

I am board certified in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, and fellowship trained in Head & Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery.  I graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor degree in Economics, and completed medical school at Washington University in St. Louis.  Internship in surgery and residency in Otolaryngology were completed at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.  I completed advanced fellowship training in head and neck oncology surgery and microvascular reconstruction, and then practiced at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City for five years.  Following this, our family relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and I began a private practice with Advocate Aurora Healthcare at St Luke's Medical Center.

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As a head and neck surgeon, I see patients with all types of tumors of the head and neck, and am involved in initial workup and treatment planning and coordination of subsequent care. I continue to see patients for long-term follow-up and cancer surveillance.  Care of patients with head and neck cancer is coordinated through a multidisciplinary tumor board conference, which meets weekly.  The philosophy of the clinic is to provide the best care and support possible for patients with head and neck diseases – through education, care coordination, and surgical expertise.  We treat patients how they want to be treated - which is, how we want to be treated.

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The types of diseases we manage include tumors or cancers of the head and neck skin, mouth, throat, voice box, neck, salivary glands, or thyroid gland.  Procedures offered include cancer excision, transoral robotic surgery (TORS), laser microsurgery, free flap reconstruction procedures including bone or soft tissue, larynx-preserving surgical procedures, salvage surgery following prior radiation treatment, office-based ultrasound guided biopsies, and advanced thyroid cancer surgery.