D. Gregory Farwell, M.D., F.A.C.S., M.A.M.S.E

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Gabriel Tucker Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Contact information
Gabriel Tucker Professor and Chair
Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street- 5 Ravdin
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-5383
Fax: 215-615-4334
Education:
B.A. (Biology and Chemistry, Summa cum laude)
Drury University, Springfield, MO, 1990.
M.D. (Medicine, First in Class)
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1994.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Head and Neck Cancer
Thyroid Cancer

Description of Other Expertise

Head and Neck Cancer
Thyroid Cancer

Description of Research Expertise

Non-Invasive Image-Guided Surgery

Selected Publications

Gates JC, Abouyared M, Shnayder Y, Farwell DG, Day A, Alawi F, Moore M, Holcomb AJ, Birkeland A, Epstein J.: Clinical Management Update of Oral Leukoplakia: A Review from the American Head and Neck Society Cancer Prevention Service. Head and Neck Pain November 2024.

Yuan N, Hassan M, Ehrlich K, Weyers B, Biddle G, Ivanovic V, Raslan OA, Dui D, Abouyared M, Bewley AF, Birkeland AC, Farwell DG, Marcu L, Qi J.: Early Detection of Lymph Node Metastasis Using Primary Head and Neck Cancer Computed Tomography and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging. Diagnostics 14(18): 2097, September 23 2024.

Candelo E, Farwell DG, et al: The Global Experience of Laryngeal Transplantation: Series of Eleven Patients in Three Continenta. Laryngoscope May 2024.

Evangelista L, Nativ-Seltzer N, Bewley A, Birkeland AC, Abouyared M, Kuhn M, Cates DJ, Farwell DG, Belafsky P: Functional Laryngectomy and Quality of Life in Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer with Intractable Aspiration. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 150(4): 335-341, Apr 2024.

Hassan MA, Weyers BW, Bec J, Fereridouni F, Qi J, Gui D, Bewley AF, Abouyared M, Farwell DG, Birkeland AC, Marcu L: Anatomy-Specific Classification Model Using Label-free FLIm to Aid Intraoperative Surgical Guidance of Head and Neck Cancer. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 12, Oct 2023 Notes: ePub ahead of print.

Gerber BB, Chen J, Beliveau A, Farwell DG, Birkeland AC: Using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 to improve depression screening in head and neck cancer patients. Am J Otolaryngol 44(2): 103724, Mar-Apr 2023.

Peckham M, Spencer HJ, Syed S, Armstrong WB, Farwell DG, Gal TJ, Goldenberg D, Russell MD, Solis RN, King D, Stack BC: Breast and thyroid cancer: A multicenter study with Accrual to Clinical Trials Network. J Surg Oncol 125(8): 1211-1217, Jun 2022.

Garber B, Beliveau A, Chen J, Birkeland A, Farwell DG, Abouyared M: Using the PHQ2/9 Questionnaire to Improve Depression Screening in Survivorship for Head and Neck Cancer Patients. COSM, Dallas, TX May 2022.

Suresh NV, De Ravin E, Barrette LX, Prasad A, Romeo D, Ng J, Moreira A, Farwell DG, Rajasekaran K: Quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the use of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of thyroid nodules and cancer. Am J Otolaryngol 43(4): 103508, May 2022.

Evangelista L, Bewley AF, Birkeland AC, Abouyared M, Tavill TE, Kuhn MA, Farwell DG, Belafsky P: Self-reported Measures of Voice and Swallowing, Functional Oral Intake and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer, Survivors Before and After Functional Laryngectomy for Intractable Aspiration ABEA Meeting at COSM, Dallas, TX May 2022.

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