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Our Expert Team

The expert team of the Head and Neck Cancer Center is comprised of world-class head and neck surgeons, otolaryngologists and other specialists, including pioneers in the field.

Babak Larian, MD
Babak Larian, MD
Director, Head and Neck Cancer Center
Babak Azzizadeh, MD
Babak Azzizadeh, MD
Otolaryngologist, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Bonnie Balzer, MD
Bonnie Balzer, MD
Dermatopathology; Soft Tissue Pathology; Gynecologic Pathology
Gary S. Bellack, MD
Gary S. Bellack, MD
Pediatric Otolaryngologist; Head and Neck Cancer Center; Cedars-Sinai Sinus Center
C. Michele Burnison, MD
C. Michele Burnison, MD
Radiation Oncology
Behrooz Hakimian, MD
Behrooz Hakimian, MD
Co-Director, Gamma Knife Center; Radiation Oncology
Martin Hopp, MD, PhD
Martin Hopp, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Cedars-Sinai Sinus Center; Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Cancer Center; Otolaryngologist, Division of Otolaryngology
Gene C. Liu, MD
Gene C. Liu, MD
Otolaryngologist - Head and Neck Surgeon
Amin Mirhadi, MD
Amin Mirhadi, MD
Radiation Oncology
Madison Richardson, MD
Madison Richardson, MD
Clinical Chief of Otolaryngology
Robert O. Ruder, MD
Robert O. Ruder, MD
Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, Cedars-Sinai's Sinus Center, Thyroid Center, Head and Neck Cancer Center
Howard Sandler, MD, MS
Howard Sandler, MD, MS
Chair, Radiation Oncology
Sijian Wang, MD
Sijian Wang, MD
Dermapathology; soft tissue pathology; gynecologic pathology

Access to Specialty Centers

The Head and Neck Cancer Center offers its patients access to physicians from the full range of Cedars-Sinai services and specialty centers. Specialists involved in treatment may include:

  • Head and neck surgeons
  • Radiation oncologists
  • Medical oncologists
  • Speech and swallowing therapists
  • Neurosurgeons
  • Cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons
  • Physical therapists
  • Pain specialists
  • Prosthodontists
  • Psychiatrists
  • Acupuncturists