Program 20 : Head and Neck

Program 20 : Head and Neck

PROGRAM LEADERS

Pr Béatrix BARRY, is Head of the ENT and Head&Neck Surgery department at Bichat Hospital since February 2007, President of the Société Française de carcinologie cervico-faciale (SFCCF) since 2013 and Vice-President since 2020. She holds a complementary diploma (additional exercise right) in Oncology – option cancer surgery (2015).

Pr Philippe HERMAN, is a Otolaryngologist, Professor and Chairman at Lariboisiere Hospital, University of Paris. He also chairs the Neuroscience Department. Also he is still involved in Otology after a PhD based on Middle Ear Physiology, his current research interests are rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery.

HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE

Céline VALETTE
P20 - Head and Neck

STRENGTHS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS

Cancer Care:

  • The care pathway has very reasonable waiting times from the first consultation to medical or surgical treatment (the median number of days for the first appointment is 10, less than 1 month for surgery, and 15 days for histological analysis of whole surgical specimens)
  • The activity volume represents 32% of the whole APHP activity
  • Multidisciplinary tumor board which are common to 3 HN departments, with participation of oncologists and radiologists from St-Louis Hospital

Research:

Basic science:

  • UMR 1149 (1CCA 1 master)
  • INSERM U1141 (Pr. H. Verillaud, A. Biassette)

Education:

  • Coordination of 1 DIU (endoscopic skull base surgery, Pr. Herman)
  • French (INCA) Guidelines coordination: referential for the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in adults (ongoing – Pr. Barry)