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The Johns Hopkins Center for HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer

The Johns Hopkins Center for HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer is one of the country’s leading centers for the detection, prevention and treatment of human papillomavirus-related head and neck cancers. Our multidisciplinary team provides patients with the latest advances in treatments and diagnostic tests. 

HPV-related head and neck cancers can occur in the sinus/nasal cavity or the oropharynx (back of tongue, tonsils and throat).

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Why Choose Johns Hopkins for HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer

Advanced Research

Researchers at Johns Hopkins were among the first to discover the relation between HPV and head and neck cancers.
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Comprehensive Care

We offer comprehensive treatment pathways to ensure patients get the best diagnosis, care and post-treatment surveillance.
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State-of-the-Art Testing

We use high-accuracy testing to directly detect HPV genetic material for all our patients.
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Experienced Team

Our surgeons are among the first to use minimally invasive robotic surgery in the treatment of many HPV-related head and neck cancers, speeding up recovery and advancing surgical capabilities.
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Open Clinical Trials

We are committed to improving the detection, prevention and treatment of HPV-related head and neck cancers.

Learn more

For a complete list of available clinical trials, please visit our database. You can search by category, condition, researcher or doctor’s name.

FAQs About HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers

Watch and learn about frequently asked questions, answered by Johns Hopkins head and neck cancer experts.

Oral HPV | Q&A

Johns Hopkins head and neck surgeon Carole Fakhry answers questions about oral HPV, the HPV vaccine and recommendations for the vaccine’s use.

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HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers: An Overview

Johns Hopkins head and neck cancer surgeon Carole Fakhry, medical oncologist Tanguy Seiwert and radiation-oncologist Ana Kiess provide an overview of HPV-related head and neck cancers and treatment options available at Johns Hopkins.

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Causes and Risk Levels of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer

Causes and risk levels of HPV-related head and neck cancer are discussed with Johns Hopkins Medicine's head and neck cancer surgeon Carole Fakhry and medical oncologist Tanguy Seiwert.

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Treatment of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers

Johns Hopkins Medicine's head and neck cancer experts highlight the available resources from their multidisciplinary program to treat HPV-related head and neck cancers, including advanced imaging, dentistry, speech pathology, immunotherapy, surgery, robotic surgery and open clinical trials.

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History at Hopkins

Johns Hopkins Launches Center for HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancer

More than a decade ago, physician-researchers at Johns Hopkins began noticing and documenting a wave of head and neck cancers that differed from traditional presentations. Hopkins doctors were among the first in the world to link these abnormal tumors with human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that also causes genital warts and the overwhelming majority of cervical cancers.

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Meet Our Team

Our multidisciplinary team of physicians includes surgeons and radiation and medical oncologists specializing exclusively in cancers of the head and neck. Physicians work closely with a team of speech-language pathologists and dental and physical therapists.

Head and Neck Surgeons

  • Carole Fakhry, MD MPH

    • Director, Johns Hopkins Head and Neck Cancer Center

    Expertise: Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Otolaryngology

  • Christine Gourin, MD

    • Vice Chair, Safety, Quality and Service, Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

    Expertise: Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology

  • Wayne Martin Koch, MD

    Expertise: Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology

  • Leila J. Mady, MD PhD MPH

    Expertise: Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology

  • Wojtek Mydlarz, MD

    • Director, Head and Neck Surgery - National Capitol Region

    Expertise: Skull Base Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology

Medical Oncology

  • Karim Boudadi, MD

    Expertise: Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Medical Oncology

  • Ana Ponce Kiess, MD PhD

    Expertise: Radiation Oncology

  • Tanguy Lim-Seiwert, MD

    • Director, Head and Neck Cancer Oncology Disease Group

    Expertise: Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology

  • Brandi R. Page, MD

    • Associate Residency Program Director, Radiation Oncology Residency, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Expertise: Head and Neck Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology

  • Harry Quon, MD MS

    • Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic

    Expertise: Head and Neck Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology

Speech-Language Pathology

  • Rina Abrams, MS

    • Speech Language Pathologist

    Expertise: Speech-Language Pathology

  • Ashley C. Davis, MS

    • Speech-Language Pathologist

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Speech-Language Pathology

  • Kristine M. Pietsch, MA

    • Speech Language Pathologist

    Expertise: Gender Affirming Care, Speech-Language Pathology, Otolaryngology

Epidemiology

Amber D'Souza, PhD

Pathology

Lisa Rooper, MD

  • Acting Director of Surgical Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Expertise: Pathology

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