D. Gregory Farwell, M.D., F.A.C.S., M.A.M.S.E
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
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
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.
Permanent linkB.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.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Head and Neck CancerThyroid Cancer
Description of Other Expertise
Head and Neck CancerThyroid Cancer
Description of Research Expertise
Non-Invasive Image-Guided SurgerySelected Publications
Gobillot TA, Weinstein G, Cao A, Lee JJ, Brody RM, Basu D, O'Malley BW Jr, Farwell DG, Cannady S, Lin A, Lukens J, Gentile M, Newman JG, Chalian AA, Sun L, Lakshmipathy D, Cohen RB, Rasskeh CH, Rajasekaran K. : Outcomes of HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma of unknown primary following transoral robotic surgery. Laryngoscope August 2025.Henderson Douglas , Knoedler Leonard , Niederegger Tobias , Fenske Jakob , Mathieu Olivier , Hundeshagen Gabriel , Heiland Max , Cetrulo Curtis L. , Farwell D. Gregory , Lechien Jerome R. , Lellouch Alexandre G. : What are the functional outcomes of total laryngeal transplantation? A systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies Frontiers in Immunology 16, July 2025.
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.