Overview
Dr. Carole Fakhry is a head and neck surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins and treats the breadth of patients with head and neck cancers, including cancers of the tonsils, base of tongue, mouth, larynx, thyroid, salivary gland (parotid, submandibular gland) and skin cancers among others. She is the Chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery and Director of the Head and Neck Cancer Center. She also serves as director of the head and neck group in the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the head and neck surgical oncology fellowship. She is the associate editor for Oral Oncology and serves on several editorial boards. After an undergraduate degree at Stanford University, she completed medical school, residency in otolaryngology head and neck surgery, and a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology at Johns Hopkins. She has also received a master’s in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is presently a professor in the Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oncology, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology. Her research interest focuses on the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in head and neck squamous cell cancer. She has demonstrated that the presence of HPV confers a prognostic advantage to individuals with oropharyngeal cancer and that HPV is associated with unique clinical characteristics. In addition to the clinical implications of HPV in head and neck cancer, she is co-principal investigator of a large study to understand screening individuals at “high risk” of malignancy and evaluating imaging modalities to improve diagnostics and early detection of HPV- related head and neck cancer.
Dr. Fakhry is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Human Papillomavirus Infection, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Tongue Cancer, Laryngectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 211 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 2300, Pavilion III STE 2300, Lutherville, MD 21093
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
Univ Of Maryland Otorhinolaryngology Head And Neck Surgery PA
Bert O'malley is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. O'malley is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Salivary Gland Tumors, Sinus Cancer, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Gastrostomy. Dr. O'malley is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Maie John is an Otolaryngologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. John is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Tongue Cancer, Melanoma, Glossectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Harry Quon is an associate professor of radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also holds appointments in oncology and in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery. His area of clinical expertise is radiation treatment for head and neck cancers. He serves as the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic. Dr. Quon received his M.D. from the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Science. He completed his residency at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Ontario and performed a fellowship in radiation oncology at the Princess Margaret Hospital and the Beth Israel Medical Center. Make A Gift. Dr. Quon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ewing Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Laryngeal Cancer, Throat Cancer, Dry Mouth, Gastrostomy, and Prostatectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
- Human Papillomavirus Infection
- Distinguished
- Tongue CancerDr. Fakhry isDistinguished. Learn about Tongue Cancer.
- Advanced
- Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Glands
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Fakhry isAdvanced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Branchial Cleft CystDr. Fakhry isAdvanced. Learn about Branchial Cleft Cyst.
- Laryngeal CancerDr. Fakhry isAdvanced. Learn about Laryngeal Cancer.
- LaryngectomyDr. Fakhry isAdvanced. Learn about Laryngectomy.
- Male Pattern BaldnessDr. Fakhry isAdvanced. Learn about Male Pattern Baldness.
- Experienced
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Fakhry isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Angiosarcoma of the ScalpDr. Fakhry isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma of the Scalp.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- Dry MouthDr. Fakhry isExperienced. Learn about Dry Mouth.
- Ear CancerDr. Fakhry isExperienced. Learn about Ear Cancer.
- EndoscopyDr. Fakhry isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.