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Dr. Abie Mendelsohn is an assistant professor-in-residence in the department of head and neck surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. His research and surgical techniques have helped to establish UCLA as one of the highest volume centers for transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) in the western United States. Mendelsohn’s clinical success has allowed UCLA to qualify for multi-institutional randomized control trials studying the role of minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of tonsil and tongue carcinoma, which serves as a major scientific endeavor. In addition to studying advances in surgical treatment of throat cancer, his current research efforts also include improving voice function following laryngeal cancer treatment and uncovering surveillance strategies for early detection of throat cancer.
Mendelsohn can discuss the latest type of sophisticated technology that he uses to treat the disease, and whether the current screening guidelines for head and neck cancers should be updated.
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UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has more than 500 researchers and clinicians engaged in cancer research, prevention, detection, control, treatment and education. One of the nation’s largest comprehensive cancer centers, the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is dedicated to promoting research and translating basic science into leading-edge clinical studies. In August 2016, the Jonsson cancer center ranked among the top five cancer centers nationwide by U.S. News & World Report.
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