Dr. Dylan Roden

Dr. Dylan Roden is a head and neck cancer surgeon at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School with expertise in transoral robotic surgery. He serves as the Chair of Robotic Surgery at University Hospital and works as part of the multidisciplinary head and neck team. In addition to treating patients, Dr. Roden is actively expanding the head and neck cancer clinical trial portfolio at Rutgers. As a reconstructive surgeon, he specializes in microvascular free flap, regional flap, and local flap reconstructions.

Dr. Roden earned both his Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan. He then completed his surgical training in the Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery residency program at New York University (NYU), where he received multiple research awards. Dr. Roden's particular interest in the care of head and neck cancer patients led him to Philadelphia, where he completed a fellowship in advanced head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstruction at Thomas Jefferson University.

Beyond his clinical work, Dr. Roden is passionate about international surgical education and care. As a member of the American Head & Neck Society (AHNS) Global Outreach Service, he regularly travels around the world to volunteer and provide free surgical care to those in need.