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Joseph A Califano

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Biography

Joseph Califano, MD, is an internationally recognized physician scientist who has translated multiple discoveries from his own laboratory into the clinic, including detection of HPV-related and other head and neck cancers. Dr. Califano is Professor of Surgery in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery as well as Director, Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center, and serves as Physician in Chief for Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. His major focus is the clinical practice of head and neck surgical oncology and the integration of basic, molecular biologic research in that practice.

Publications

Timing of Restaging PET/CT and Neck Dissection after Chemoradiation for Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Background: Concomitant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) is widely accepted as a primary treatment of advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). However, controversy exists regarding the treatment of patients with no clinically evident nodal disease after CRT. PET/CT imaging has therefore become increasingly popular to aid in the selection... Read More»

Marietta Tan, Carole Fakhry, Katherine Fan, David Zaboli, Geoffrey Neuner, Eva S Zinreich, Marshall A Levine, Mei Tang, Ray G Blanco, John R Saunders, Joseph A Califano, Milton J Dance and Patrick K Ha

Research Article: Otolaryngology 2013, 3: 128

DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000128

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