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Topic: Microvascular Free
Flap Reconstruction of the
Head and Neck
Dr. Wax`s clinical interest is the reconstruction and
rehabilitation of head and neck patients who have had
surgical procedures for head and neck cancers. He
also specializes in treating snoring and sleep apnea.
Dr. Wax is the Director of the Residency Program for
Otolaryngology and is the Director of the Microvascular
Fellowship program at Oregon Health & Science
University. He believe that the next frontier in head
and neck cancer will be made in the rehabilitative field.
Patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer
suffer problems in speech and eating. Microvascular
reconstruction allows us to replace the tissue removed
Prof. Mark K. Wax during the surgical procedure with similar tissue during
Department of Otolaryngology-Head the reconstructive aspect. Using their expertise, and new
and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health technology, they hope to help the head and neck oncology
& Science University, Portland, OR, patients to achieve better rehabilitation than what was
USA. possible in the past. Along with their speech language
therapists, they continue to monitor their patients’
progress and modify their reconstructive strategies to
maximize patients’ outcomes.
