AHNS Symposium II: Contour, Color, Cut – Reconstructing the Parotid Defect Inside and Out
09-10, 14:00–15:00 (Europe/Istanbul), Head & Neck Surgery 1

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Tony is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. During residency at the University of Toronto, he completed the Royal College Clinician Investigator Program and a thesis-based Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. After residency, he completed a comprehensive Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship at The Ohio State University.

 Tony is Chief of Otolaryngology at Michael Garron Hospital and head and neck disease site lead at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He has an active endocrine clinical practice, is a surgeon investigator, and actively participates in surgical health services research through the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) where he is an adjunct scientist. He has over 3 million dollars in active principal investigator grants and has published in NEJM, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and JAMA Surgery.

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Dr. Barber's practice is dedicated to surgery for benign and cancerous head and neck tumors as well as facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. She strives to create active partnerships with her patients to achieve the best possible outcomes. 

Dr. Barber completed her M.D. and surgical residency training at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. She also completed a Master of Surgical Science at the University of Oxford for her dissertation work in peripheral nerve regeneration in head and neck cancer patients. She then went on to complete a fellowship in advanced head and neck cancer surgery and microvascular reconstruction at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. 

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Brett Miles, MD, DDS, FACS, is Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital in Manhattan, and Vice President for Otolaryngology Services Western Region Northwell Health System, New York, NY, USA. Dr. Miles also serves as the surgical lead for Head and Neck Oncology for the Northwell Cancer Institute in New York.

A Diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dr. Miles is a dual board certified, fellowship trained head and neck oncologist and microvascular surgeon.

A recognized expert in the field of head and neck oncology, microvascular reconstructive surgery, and robotic surgery, Dr Miles has lectured both nationally and internationally and published extensively in peer-reviewed literature. He has served as principal investigator and co-investigator on numerous funded studies and interventional clinical trials related to oncology, robotic and reconstructive surgery. 

Larissa Sweeny, MD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Miami Health System in Miami, Florida. Her clinical interests include head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstruction. Her research focuses on tumor immunometabolism, specifically how cancer cell metabolism affects immune cell function and disease progression.

A native of Florida, Dr. Sweeny earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. She then completed her Otolaryngology residency training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. During that time, she also completed an NIH Research Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology at the same institution.  Dr. Sweeny completed additional surgical training through a fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Sweeny currently serves as Chair of the Reconstructive Head and Neck Surgery Section of the American Head and Neck Society. In parallel, she has had long-standing service within the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, including committee leadership, participation on national panels, and scientific session moderation. She is committed to education and contributes to content development for the American Board of Otolaryngology. She also serves as an Associate Editor for Head & Neck and is a reviewer for multiple other journals.

Dr. Sweeny has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and participates in ongoing national collaborations supported by translational and team-science initiatives related to head and neck oncology, tumor behavior, and cancer imaging strategies. Her clinical research focuses on outcomes for patients undergoing head and neck free flap reconstruction, laryngectomy, salvage surgery for oropharyngeal malignancies, and surgical management of metastatic cutaneous malignancies involving the parotid gland.

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