UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center : JCCC Member Directory

Christian Head, M.D.

Specialty:

Head and Neck Surgery

General Information:

Gender:	Male
Language(s):	English

Affiliation(s):

Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery

Member, JCCC Signal Transduction and Therapeutics Program Area

Education:

Residency:	Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996 - 2002
Internship:	Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996 - 1997
Fellowship:	Neuro-otology Research, UCLA School of Medicine, 1994 - 1996
Medical Degree:	M.D., Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1993

Certification(s):

Medical Board Certification(s):	Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology, 2003

Contact Information:

Surgery:	(310) 794-7788 Patient appointments
Head and Neck Surgery:	(310) 206-6688 Information and referral (310) 570-0244 Cosmetic surgery patient appointments
Phone:	(310) 825-6301
Email:	chead@mednet.ucla.edu

Practice Information:

Clinical Interest(s):	Airway Allergy Testing Coblation (Tonsillectomy) General Head and Neck Surgery Larynx Laser Oncology Parathyroid Parotid Pediatrics Reconstructive Septum Deviated/Perforated Sinusitis Acute Sinusitis Allergic Sinusitis Chronic Sinusitis Hyperplastic Sinusitis Subacute Snoring Swallowing Problems Taste and Smell Thyroid Trauma

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. Christian Head's focus is on the treatment of head and neck cancers.

Selected Cancer-Related Publications:

Nabili V, Tan JW, Bhuta S, Sercarz JA, Head CS. Salivary duct carcinoma: A clinical and histologic review with implications for trastuzumab therapy. Head Neck. 2007.

Nabili V, Zaia B, Blackwell KE, Head CS, Grabski K, Sercarz JA. Positron emission tomography: poor sensitivity for occult tonsillar cancer. Am J Otolaryngol. 2007; 28(3): 153-7.