Topic
Head and Neck Cancer (HNC)
Podcasts
ENT & Allergy # 294Sep 25, 2026Role of APPs in Pediatric Head & Neck Cancer
Behind every complex pediatric cancer patient is a care team, and advanced practice providers are the key to keeping every moving piece connected. On this episode of BackTable ENT & Allergy, host Dr. Sara Helmig welcomes St. Jude APPs Sara Meehan (pediatric solid tumor oncology nurse practitioner) and Megan Murphy (ENT family nurse practitioner) to discuss the critical role APPs play across the full continuum of care. They walk through clinical responsibilities from pre-op to follow-up, the logistics of organizing multidisciplinary tumor boards, and the importance of care coordination across surgery, oncology, endocrinology, rehab, nutrition, and beyond.
- ENT & Allergy # 247Nov 11, 2025
Keynote-689: Implementation & Multidisciplinary Care for Immunotherapy in Head & Neck Cancer
When treating head and neck cancer, how can you tell the difference between true disease progression and pseudoprogression? In this episode of the BackTable Podcast, we discuss the practical implementation of the KEYNOTE-689 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which demonstrated the benefit of adding neoadjuvant and adjuvant immunotherapy to standard head and neck cancer care. Our tumor board panel includes Dr. Mihir Patel, a head and neck surgeon from UNC Chapel Hill, Dr. Siddharth Sheth, a head and neck medical oncologist from UNC, Dr. Jennifer Johnson, a professor of medical oncology and otolaryngology at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Dr. Adam Luginbuhl, a head and neck surgical oncologist at Thomas Jefferson University.
Tumor Board # 33Nov 4, 2025Keynote-689: Implementation & Multidisciplinary Care for Immunotherapy in Head & Neck Cancer
When treating head and neck cancer, how can you tell the difference between true disease progression and pseudoprogression? In this episode of the BackTable Podcast, we discuss the practical implementation of the KEYNOTE-689 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which demonstrated the benefit of adding neoadjuvant and adjuvant immunotherapy to standard head and neck cancer care. Our tumor board panel includes Dr. Mihir Patel, a head and neck surgeon from UNC Chapel Hill, Dr. Siddharth Sheth, a head and neck medical oncologist from UNC, Dr. Jennifer Johnson, a professor of medical oncology and otolaryngology at Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Dr. Adam Luginbuhl, a head and neck surgical oncologist at Thomas Jefferson University.
- Tumor Board # 32Oct 28, 2025
Understanding Keynote-689: Immunotherapy for Head & Neck Cancer
While the standard for adjuvant head and neck cancer treatment hasn't changed since 2004, a new trial using perioperative pembrolizumab is forcing clinicians to rethink their entire workflow, starting with diagnosis. In this episode of the BackTable Podcast, head and neck surgical oncologist Dr. Adam Luginbuhl is joined by colleagues Dr. Dylan Roden and Dr. Ravindra Uppaluri to discuss the implementation and implications of the Keynote-689 trial, which introduced neoadjuvant and adjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer.
- ENT & Allergy # 245Oct 28, 2025
Understanding Keynote-689: Immunotherapy for Head & Neck Cancer
While the standard for adjuvant head and neck cancer treatment hasn't changed since 2004, a new trial using perioperative pembrolizumab is forcing clinicians to rethink their entire workflow, starting with diagnosis. In this episode of the BackTable Podcast, head and neck surgical oncologist Dr. Adam Luginbuhl is joined by colleagues Dr. Dylan Roden and Dr. Ravindra Uppaluri to discuss the implementation and implications of the Keynote-689 trial, which introduced neoadjuvant and adjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer.
- ENT & Allergy # 237Aug 26, 2025
Approaches to Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis Management
Hyperbaric oxygen is out and surgical innovation is in—here’s how the rescue flap is reshaping ORN care. Facial plastic and microvascular surgeons Dr. Ariel Frost and Dr. Eli Gordin join host Dr. Ashley Agan to discuss osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the mandible.
- ENT & Allergy # 222May 13, 2025
Survivorship in Head & Neck Cancer
What does it take to improve quality of life after head and neck cancer? In this episode of Backtable ENT, guests Dr. Heather Starmer, a speech and language pathologist at Stanford University, and Dr. Michael Moore, a head and neck cancer surgeon at Indiana University explore the topic of head and neck cancer survivorship
- ENT & Allergy # 199Nov 12, 2024
Advances in Early Glottic Cancer Treatment Options
Is a subtle voice change something to ignore? In this episode of the Backtable ENT podcast, hosts Gopi Shah and Dr. Ashley Agan speak with Dr. Bharat Panuganti, a laryngologist from Washington University in St. Louis, about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of early glottic cancer.
Vascular & IR # 472Aug 9, 2024All Things Enteral Access Part 2
We are back with Part 2 of All Things Enteral Access with Dr. Peter Bream! We discuss various aspects of enteric access and management of complications with G and GJ-tubes.
- ENT & Allergy # 172May 21, 2024
HPV & Oropharyngeal Cancer: Evolving Insights & Implications
In this episode, Dr. Mihir Patel, Professor of Otolaryngology at Emory University and expert in Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS), discusses HPV-positive head and neck cancer with host Dr. Ashley Agan.
- ENT & Allergy # 152Jan 2, 2024
Understanding Health Equity Research
In this episode, Dr. Kevin Sykes, PhD, MPH, director of clinical research at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas, explores health equity research in otolaryngology with host Dr. Gopi Shah.
- ENT & Allergy # 145Nov 30, 2023
Understanding Drug Repurposing in Head & Neck Cancer
In this podcast, Dr. Gopi Shah invites Dr. Nicole Schmitt, an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Emory University to discuss drug repurposing for head and neck cancer.
- ENT & Allergy # 128Sep 12, 2023
Free Flaps 101
In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Eli Gordin, microvascular surgeon at UT Southwestern, joins hosts Dr. Gopi Shah and Dr. Ashley Agan to discuss free flap surgery. This high-yield episode walks listeners through the basics of microvascular surgery, from indications to management of surgical complications.
- ENT & Allergy # 123Aug 8, 2023
Health Equity Research in Pediatric Head and Neck Cancer
In this episode of BackTable ENT, pediatric otolaryngologists Dr. Anthony Sheyn (St. Jude Children’s Hospital & Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital), Dr. Jeffrey Rastatter (Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago), and Dr. Daniel Chelius (Texas Children’s Hospital), discuss challenges and research in health equity in pediatric head and neck cancer care.
- ENT & Allergy # 101Apr 4, 2023
Role of Dentistry in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Shah and Dr. Agan speak with two comprehensive dentists, Dr. Abhishek Nagaraj and Dr. Anushka Gaglani, about common dentistry complaints and their treatments in head and neck cancer patients.
- ENT & Allergy # 82Dec 27, 2022
Manejo Avanzado de Cancer de Cabeza y Cuello en Práctica Privada
En este primer episodio español de BackTable ENT, Dr. Carlos Torre entrevista al Dr. Laureano Giraldez sobre sus motivaciones y lecciones de empezar su práctica privada de laringología y cáncer de cabeza y cuello en Puerto Rico.
- ENT & Allergy # 59May 10, 2022
Feeding Difficulties in Adults
Theresa Richard, SLP educates us on the best approach to evaluating the adult patient with swallowing difficulty, including the importance and challenges of obtaining high quality assessments, and recommendations for therapy.
- ENT & Allergy # 49Feb 15, 2022
Building Centers of Excellence for Pediatric Head & Neck Tumors
All-star panel Daniel Chelius, Jeff C. Rastatter, and Anthony Sheyn discuss the challenges and importance of building centers of excellence for pediatric head and neck cancer.
- ENT & Allergy # 23May 25, 2021
Human Papillomavirus and Head and Neck Cancers
We talk with Dr. Andrew Day about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Oropharyngeal Cancers.
- ENT & Allergy # 19Mar 30, 2021
Immunotherapy for Head & Neck Cancer
Dr. Adam Luginbuhl from Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals gives us the 101 on Immunotherapy as a treatment option for Head and Neck Cancer.
- ENT & Allergy # 11Dec 7, 2020
Love What You Do: Career Inspiration
We talk to Dr. Cherie-Ann Nathan about her pathway to Chair of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery at LSU Shreveport, inspiration and challenges along the way, and making the most of opportunities in building a successful career.