Meet Your Head & Neck Cancer Team
Benefit from the most advanced care for head and neck cancers at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Bronx. Here you can expect the latest treatments, guidance and support. Our expert team includes hematologists, oncologists, and other cancer specialists. You’ll receive a treatment plan tailored to your needs and the best care available for head and neck cancers. We’ll focus on what all cancer patients need most—healing and hope.
Team Leaders
Our experienced specialists direct our head and neck cancer team. They ensure you receive the most effective and safe treatments for your cancer.
Rafi Kabarriti, MD
Attending Physician, Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center
Bradley A. Schiff, MD
Director, Division of Head and Neck Surgery
Team Members
Our team offers well-rounded, whole-person care. Together we help you have the best outcomes. And we’ll provide the best possible quality of life during and after your treatment.
Nigar N. Ahmedli, MD
Assistant Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Anne Barmettler, MD
Director, Oculoplastics Service
Michelle Bina
Genetic Counselor
Carolyn A. DeBiase, MD
Assistant Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Evan S. Garfein, MD
Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Madhur K. Garg, MD, MBA
Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology
Balazs Halmos, MD, MS
Associate Director, Clinical Science, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Shalom Kalnicki, MD
Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Susan D. Klugman, MD
Director, Reproductive and Medical Genetics
Andrew H. Lee, MD
Assistant Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Vikas Mehta, MD, MPH
Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Thomas J. Ow, MD
Associate Professor, Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Stuart H. Packer, MD
Clinical Director, Medical Oncology Service, Weiler Campus
Richard V. Smith, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons
Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Oren M. Tepper, MD
Director of the Craniofacial Surgery Program, Children's Hospital at Montefiore