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Meet Our Team

The head and neck Cancer Program has a multidisciplinary team of physicians from multiple specialties to give our patients the most comprehensive treatment available.

Patients with suspected or diagnosed tumors can often be evaluated by surgeons, ENT's, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and interventional radiologists quickly. Each member of this team brings a special expertise. The coordinated efforts allow for a well thought-out and streamlined diagnostic and treatment plan.

Abirami Sivapiragasam, MD
Abirami Sivapiragasam, MD
Medical Oncology
315 464-8200
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Internal Medicine; Breast Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; Melanoma; Skin Cancer; Thyroid Cancer; more
Education: Tver State Medical Academy, Russian Federation
Associations/Memberships: American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO; American Society of Hematology (ASH); American College of Physicians (ACP)

Mark Marzouk, MD, FACS
Mark Marzouk, MD, FACS
Otolaryngology (ENT)
315 329-7350
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Cancer; Thyroid Cancer; Thyroid Nodule; Tongue and Tonsil Cancer; Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery; more
Clinical Interests:

Minimally invasive salivary endoscopy

Transoral robotic surgery

Minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery


Jesse Ryan, MD
Jesse Ryan, MD
Otolaryngology (ENT)
315 452-2350
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Surgery; Benign Soft-Tissue Masses; Chronic Sinusitis; Head and Neck Cancer; Head and Neck Tumors and Masses; more
Education: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Research Interests:

Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, Microvascular Reconstruction, Lymphedema, Facial Trauma, Sinus Surgery

Education Interests:

Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, Microvascular Reconstruction, Sinus surgery

Clinical Interests:

Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, Microvascular Reconstruction, Facial trauma, Sinus surgery, Office sinus procedures (Balloon sinus dilation)

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)

Seung Shin Hahn, MD
Seung Shin Hahn, MD
Radiation Oncology
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; Head and Neck Cancer; Tongue and Tonsil Cancer; Gamma Knife Radiosurgery; Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT); Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT); more
Education: Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
Research Interests:

Radiosurgery; Radiation sensitizer and protectors; evaluation of radiation sensitivity of normal tissues.

Clinical Interests: Brain Tumors, Head and Neck Cancers,Gynecological Malignancies

Michael A Lacombe, MD
Michael A Lacombe, MD
Radiation Oncology
315 464-5276
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Radiation Oncology; All Cancers and Hematological Conditions; Head and Neck Cancer; Tongue and Tonsil Cancer; Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT); Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT); more
Education: University Hospital, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse

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