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Bradford Woodworth, MD, keynote speaker, “Implications of the
CF Model of Disease to General Chronic Rhinosinusitis.” 3rd Annual
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Dermatology Cutaneous
Tumor Board

ENT INSIGHT
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Schmalbach and William Carroll,
MD, discuss a patient whose case
is before the Cutaneous Oncology
Board. Inset: Blue-stained
melanoma sentinel lymph node
biopsy provides the most accurate
means of regional staging.

ENT, Dermatology Develop
Cutaneous Oncology Tumor Board
for Advanced Skin Cancer

i ssue h i g h l i g h ts
ENT Develops Cutaneous Oncology
Tumor Board

New Physicians

2

UAB Otolaryngology head-and-neck cancer specialists

dermatologist Conway Huang, MD, a Mohs micrographic
surgeon.

Large UAB Pediatric ENT Group Serves
Alabama and the Southeast

Publications of Note

3

have developed a multidisciplinary Head and Neck

UAB Medicine News

3

Department of Dermatology to review patients with late-

also includes other faculty and trainees from Surgical

• Information on how to refer
patients

ENT focuses on Patient Satisfaction

Measures of Success

3

stage skin cancer that requires multimodality therapy.

Oncology, Dermatopathology, Radiation Oncology,

• Full digital and downloadable
editions of UAB Medicine Insight

ENT Develops Allergy Clinic

Featured Clinical Trials

3

requiring the interaction of multiple specialists. A

meet biweekly to discuss melanoma and non-melanoma

dedicated tumor board optimizes treatment planning for

skin cancers. “Overall survival is poor for patients

Noteworthy Presentations

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the subset of patients presenting with aggressive and

presenting with advanced staged cutaneous cancer,

recalcitrant disease,” says head and neck surgeon Cecelia

despite combined modality treatment,” says Schmalbach.

Schmalbach, MD. She will codirect the group with

“Among other advantages, this collaboration will allow us

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Multidisciplinary Group Tackles Vascular
Anomalies

Cutaneous Oncology Board in conjunction with the

“The treatment of advanced skin cancers is unique,

The Head and Neck Cutaneous Oncology Board

Medical Oncology, and Radiology. The open forum will

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