The Touring Faculty

The faculty for the program’s premiere will be led by the Founder of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies, Dr. Jatin Shah of New York. Joining him are Dr. Jean-Louis Lefebvre (Director, IFHNOS) from France, Dr. William Wei (Secretary General, IFHNOS) from Hong Kong, Dr. Christopher O'Brien (Web Director, IFHNOS) from Australia, and two members of the executive committee of IFHNOS - Dr. Patrick Gullane from Canada and Dr. Kie-Kian Ang from Houston, Texas. Joined by medical oncologist Dr. Arlene Forastiere from Baltimore, Maryland, this faculty will provide in a single forum the intellectual firepower, speaking ability, and breadth of practical experience that has established their reputations among the most recognized head and neck cancer educators in the world.

Jatin Shah

JATIN P. SHAH, MD, PhD (Hon.)
FACS, FRCS (Hon.), FDSRCS (Hon.), FRACS (Hon.)

Professor Jatin P. Shah is Leader of the Head and Neck Program, and holds The Elliott W. Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Professor Shah has served as President of The New York Cancer Society, The New York Head and Neck Society, The Society of Head and Neck Surgeons and The North American Skull Base Society. He is Founder of The International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies and President of The International Academy of Oral Oncology.
Professor Shah has been the recipient of numerous awards and is an honorary member of several head and neck societies in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. He serves on the Editorial and Review Boards of 18 scientific journals and has more than 300 peerreviewed publications, 55 book chapters and 8 books. His textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology won First Prize from The British Medical Association and The Royal Society of Medicine, and was awarded the George Davey Howells Prize from the University of London for the best published book in otolaryngology in the preceding five years. He is a much sought-after speaker who has delivered over 50 named lectures and keynote addresses and 800 scientific presentations in 49 countries. In recognition of his outstanding contributions and world leadership in head and neck surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has established an endowed Chair in his name and the American Head and Neck Society has named an annual symposium in his honor.

William Wei

WILLIAM I. WEI, MS, FRCS, FACS, FRCSE, FRACS (Hon.)

Professor William Ignace Wei is Professor at the Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, and he holds the Li Shu Pui Chair in Otorhinolaryngology. He is also Chief of Service, Department of ENT, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
His main clinical interests are in head and neck surgery especially in nasopharyngeal, laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer, and microvascular reconstruction after ablative surgery. He is active in his clinical research pursuits, and holds membership of 19 academic societies as well as serves on the editorial board of 16 academic journals. He was the founding president of the Hong Kong College of Otorhinolaryngologists and currently serves as the Secretary General of the IFHNOS.
To date, Professor Wei has authored more than 25 book chapters and over 240 publications including 218 in peer-reviewed journals, covering a wide range of Head Neck Surgery topics. He has also given more than 240 invited lectures in different countries, including the prestigious Eugene Myers International Lecture (1994), the Hayes Martin Lecture (2001) and the Helmuth Goepfert Lecture (2007).

Jean-Louis Lefebvre

JEAN-LOUIS LEFEBVRE, MD

Professor Jean-Louis Lefebvre, MD is Chief of the Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Centre Oscar Lambret at the Northern France Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lille, France. He was also Deputy Director of the Centre (1996-2001) and President of the Medical Commission (2004-2006).
Professor Lefebvre has chaired the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Head and Neck Cancer Group (1989-1998) and has been a member of the EORTC Board (1997-1999). In 2002, he became the Secretary General and in 2006 the Director of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies and President of the Founding Board of the European Head and Neck Society. He was appointed Vice President of the International Academy of Oral Oncology in 2005. Professor Lefebvre is a member of 23 head and neck societies and is involved with 24 scientific journals, either as a member of the editorial board or as a reviewer. In 1995, Professor Lefebvre was awarded the Special Recognition Award of the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons. He has given several distinguished lectures including the Myers International Lecture at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (1996), the Hayes Martin Lecture at the American Head and Neck Society (1999), the Pierre Denoix Lecture at the Pan-Arab Conference (1999), the Frank Lamberson Lecture at the University of Michigan (2003), and the New York Head and Neck Society Lecture at the International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer (2004).
To date, Prof. Lefebvre has been involved with the publication of more than 350 papers, abstracts, and book chapters and in nearly 150 oral presentations, mainly on the topics of laryngeal surgery, organ preservation, and clinical research.

Kie-Kian Ang

KIE-KIAN ANG, MD, PhD

Prof. Kian Ang began his career in the field of radiation oncology at the University Hospital in Leuven in 1980. In 1984, he was recruited to the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center where he progressed to the rank of Professor and Deputy Chairman of Radiation Oncology in 1990 and was awarded the Robert R. Herring Professorship in Clinical Research in 1992 and the Gilbert H. Fletcher Distinguished Chair in 1996.

Prof. Ang's clinical research emphasis focuses on refinement of therapy for head and neck cancer patients through development of biologically sound therapy regimens to be tested in multi-institutional randomized trials. He has chaired the Head and Neck Cancer Committee of the RTOG since 1999. This committee has completed four major randomized trials during the last six years that have contributed to changing the standard-of-care for head and neck carcinomas. He has been the Principal Investigator of a Program Project entitled "Modulation and Prediction of Radiation Response", which fosters interactions between laboratory and clinical scientists in developing novel therapy strategies. The combination of radiotherapy with cetuximab was recently established as an approved therapy for a frontline treatment of patients with locally advanced head and neck carcinoma.

Prof. Ang has served as the President of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) and is a Trustee of the American Board of Radiology. He has received many awards and has given keynote lectures, such as the Clinical Research Award of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (1984), the Verstandig Award of the University of Tennessee (1994), the Emmanuel van der Schueren Lecture of Belgian Society of Radiation Oncology (2000), the Dallas Fort Worth Living Legend Faculty Achievement Award in Clinical Research (2000), and the Wharton Lecturer of the University of Toronto (2005). He has contributed over 250 peer-reviewed journal papers, more than 50 chapters, and has edited six textbooks.

Patrick Gullane

PATRICK J. GULLANE, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FRACS (Hon.)

Professor Patrick Gullane is Otolaryngologist-in-Chief and Wharton Chair in Head and Neck Surgery at Princess Margaret Hospital, and Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto.
He has received numerous honours and awards during his career, including the Harris P. Mosher Award from the Triological Society, the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation, and The Millennium Society Award from the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. He served as President of the American Head and Neck Society and The North American Skull Base Society.
Prof. Gullane has been invited as a Visiting Professor to more than 42 countries, lecturing on all aspects of head and neck oncology, including the Sir William Wilde Lecture (2001) and The Eugene N. Myers International Lecture (2006). He has delivered more than 500 presentations nationally and internationally, and serves on the editorial board of 10 journals. He has published 210 papers in peerreviewed journals, 56 chapters in textbooks and 8 books on various aspects of head and neck surgery. He received the George Davey Howells Memorial Prize in Otolaryngology - University of London for the best publsihed book in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the preceding five years for co-authoring the textbook, Principles and Practice of Head and Neck Oncology. Professor Gullane was the recipient of an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. The Princess Margaret Hospital recognized Professor Gullane with a Tribute Event and Gala Evening for his contributions and leadership in head and neck oncology (2006). In recognition of this evening and his contributions, an endowed Fellowship Chair will be established. Professor Gullane was selected as recipient of Galway University’s prestigious Alumni Award - the Medtronic Award for Health Care and Medical Science, acknowledging his contributions to the development of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Research, Ireland (2007).

Christopher O’Brien

CHRISTOPHER J. O’BRIEN, AM, MB, BS, MS, MD, FRACS

Professor Chris O'Brien is Director of the Sydney Cancer Centre based at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney. He is Professor of Surgery at the University of Sydney, Director of the Sydney Head and Neck Cancer Institute, and Director of Cancer Services for the Sydney South West Area Health Service.
Professor O'Brien has established an internationally recognised fellowship program and a basic research program in collaboration with the University of Sydney looking particularly at the role of HPV in head and neck cancers and the molecular genetics of salivary gland tumours.
Professor O'Brien has published 16 book chapters, over 100 peer reviewed scientific papers and produced numerous teaching videotapes. He founded the Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Society in 1998 and was President of that Society in 2004. He has visited many countries as an invited lecturer and has given numerous named lectures including the Hayes Martin Lecture (2004), the Eugene Myers International Lecture (2005) and the Jatin Shah Lecture (2006). In 2007 he will deliver the Semon Lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine, London. On Australia Day 2005, Professor O'Brien was honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "services to medicine, particularly in the field of head and neck oncology as a clinical researcher and teacher".

Arlene Forastiere

ARLENE A. FORASTIERE, MD

Professor Forastiere is the leader of the Head and Neck Oncology Clinical Research Program at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. She is Professor, Department of Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and holds appointments as Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and Radiation Oncology and Molecular Sciences.
Professor Forastiere is an internationally recognized expert in head and neck oncology. She has made major contributions to the development of combined modality therapy and establishing standards of care for the management of advanced head and neck cancer. These include the integration of platinum-based chemotherapy and radiotherapy for organ preservation, post-operative management of high-risk head and neck cancer, the development of taxanes in head and neck cancer, and investigating agents that target the epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway.
She served as the Chair of the Head and Neck Committee for the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group from 1993-2006 and is a past co-Chair of the Head and Neck Committee of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. She currently serves as the medical oncology co-Chair of the National Cancer Institute Steering Committee for head and neck cancer clinical and translational research. Prof.
Forastiere is Chairperson of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Head and Neck Cancer Guidelines Panel. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She has been an associate editor for the Journal of Clinical Oncology since 2000 in addition to serving on numerous other editorial and advisory boards. Dr. Forastiere has authored
over 200 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 book sections.

Randal S. Weber

Randal S. Weber, M.D., FACS, Professor and Chair of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Dr. Weber is an internationally recognized head and neck surgeon and expert in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer. He earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Medicine. After completing a surgery internship at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Weber completed residencies in surgery and otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He received specialized training in head and neck surgical oncology, completing a two-year fellowship at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Weber joined the faculty of M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in 1986, with a joint appointment at Baylor College of Medicine. He then served as Gabriel Tucker Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, from 1996 to 2003. In 2003, Dr. Weber returned to M. D. Anderson, where he is Chairman of the Department of Head and Neck Surgery and recipient of the Hubert L. and Olive Stringer Distinguished Professorship in Cancer Research. He has published more than 180 articles and invited articles and 40 book chapters focused on the basic science, surgery, and clinical treatment for head and neck cancer. He is the immediate past Editor of Head & Neck: Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck a position he held for 13 years; he is Associate Editor for Cancer and currently serves on the editorial board for Journal of Clinical Oncology. Committed to oncologic research, cancer prevention, and the education of future leaders in the field, Dr. Weber has been active in the organization of multiple national and international conferences and symposia on head and neck cancer and has presented and moderated more than 70 lectures, invited lectures, and panel discussions. In addition, he has been honored as guest lecturer and visiting professor at numerous institutions both nationally and internationally. Dr. Weber has consistently been named one of America’s Top Doctors by the Castle Connolly Guide. He has served as President of the Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons, the American Radium Society, 2005–2006 and the American Head and Neck Society. Dr. Weber’s clinical interests are nonmelanoma skin cancer, thyroid cancer, and therapeutic strategies for organ preservation.

Jochen A. Werner

JOCHEN A. WERNER, MD

Since 1998, Jochen A. Werner works as professor and chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, of the Philipps University of Marburg, Germany. His clinical activity focuses oncology, and here especially on organ-preserving laser surgery of carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract and on neck diseases. Further his work focuses on the treatment of extended hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the head and neck and on surgery of the anterior skull base and paranasal sinuses. His scientific activity focuses on the process of lymphogenic metastatic spread of head and neck cancers as well as translymphatic chemotherapy, new laser applications, and the classification of hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the head and neck. His professional life is characterised by memberships in several national and international organisations, including honorary memberships of the Egyptian Society of Ear, Nose, Throat & Allied Sciences, the Hungarian Otolaryngological Society, and the Overseas Scientific Committee, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. In addition to that he holds several functions in journal and organisations such as the managing editorship of the “European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head & Neck”. He is member of numerous national and international head and neck societies. From 2004 to 2006 he was Dean of Medical Education of the Philipps University of Marburg, Germany. He organised more than 45 courses and conferences and published more than 275 peer-reviewed papers. Further he is the author of more than 200 papers and book chapters as well as of several monographies.