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Departments that treat this condition Cancer Care at Mayo Clinic Head and Neck Cancer Center Mayo Clinic Children's Neurosurgery Oncology (Medical) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Otolaryngology (ENT)/Head and Neck Surgery Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Pediatric Otolaryngology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Proton Beam Therapy Program Radiation Oncology Surgery Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery in Rochester Areas that research this condition Neurologic Surgery Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Research Doctors who treat this condition Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Rochester, MN By last name Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter A A Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter B B Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter C C Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter D D Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter E E Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter F F active Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter G G Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter H H There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter I I Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter J J Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter K K Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter L L Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter M M Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter N N Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter O O Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter P P Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter Q Q Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter R R Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter S S Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter T T There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter U U Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter V V Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter W W There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter X X Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter Y Y Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter Z Z Reset all filters Search Tips Use quotes for phrases. Even if there are no auto-suggestions within the search field, hit "Search" anyway, as you may still get results. Displaying 1-4 out of 4 doctors available Last Name Initial: G Yolanda I. Garces, M.D. Rochester, MN Areas of focus: Brain stereotactic radiosurgery, Stereotactic radiosurgery, Head and neck cancer, Lung cancer, Tobacco use Joaquin J. Garcia, M.D. Pathologist Rochester, MN Areas of focus: Head and neck cancer Hossein Gharib, M.D. Internist Endocrinologist Rochester, MN Areas of focus: Thyroid cancer Lucinda M. Gruber, M.D. Endocrinologist Rochester, MN Areas of focus: Pituitary tumor, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Adrenal insufficiency, Pituitary mass ResearchDoctors and scientists who specialize in ear, nose and throat disorders, called ENT specialists and otolaryngologists, are studying new ways to diagnose and treat head and neck cancers. Learn more about otorhinolaryngology research. Cancer research is conducted in coordination with Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center receives funding from the National Cancer Institute and is designated as a comprehensive cancer center. This designation recognizes the institution's scientific excellence and multidisciplinary resources focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. PublicationsSee a list of publications on head and neck cancers by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. Research Profiles Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Arizona Florida Minnesota View all View all physicians • Minnesota Garces, Yolanda I. M.D. Minnesota Loprinzi, Charles L. M.D. Minnesota Molina, Julian R. M.D., Ph.D. Minnesota Moore, Eric J. M.D. Minnesota Okuno, Scott H. M.D. Minnesota Price, Daniel L. M.D. Minnesota Sarkaria, Jann N. M.D. Minnesota Smith, David I. Ph.D. Minnesota Van Abel, Katie M. M.D. Minnesota By Mayo Clinic Staff Head and neck cancers care at Mayo Clinic Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatmentCare at Mayo Clinic Nov. 16, 2023 Print Living with head and neck cancers? Connect with others like you for support and answers to your questions in the Head & Neck Cancer support group on Mayo Clinic Connect, a patient community. 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The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20198285 Diseases & Conditions Head and neck cancers