Specialty	Ear, Nose, Throat/ Otolaryngology
Clinical Interests	Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
	Head & Neck Cancers
	Head & Neck Reconstruction
	Organ Transplants
	Sleep & Snoring Disorders
	Surgery, Parathyroid
	Surgery, Thyroid
Languages	English
Gender	Male
E-mail	eric.genden@mountsinai.org
Education and Training	MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	Residency, Surgery, Washington University
	Residency, Otolaryngology, Barnes Jewish Hospital
	Fellowship, Head & Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Awards	2004 Broyles- Maloney Award, Honorable Mention The Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting American Broncho-esophagology Association
	2003 Educator of the Year Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	2003 Head and Neck Surgery's Honor Award American Academy of Otolaryngology
	2003 Best Clinical Innovations Award The use of Osseointegrated Implants in Maxillary Reconstruction The Academy of Osseointegration, 18th Annual Meeting
	2002 Resident Research Program Presentation, First Place New York Academy of Sciences
	2002 Physician of the Year The Mount Sinai Medical Center
	1998 Excellence in Teaching Washington University

Dr. Eric M. Genden is Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Immunobiology. As Chief of the Division of Head and Neck Oncology, Dr. Genden is board certified in head and neck surgery and fellowship trained in head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction. His practice is centered on thyroid, parathyroid surgery, head and neck cancer surgery, and airway reconstruction. Dr. Genden is nationally recognized as a leader in head and neck cancer surgery and head and neck microvascular reconstruction. He is the surgical director of the Multidisciplinary Program for Head and Neck Cancer. Dr. Genden is currently a member of the New York Head and Neck Society, American Head and Neck Society, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the American Broncho-Esophagological Association.

Head and Neck Cancer Center

The Multidisciplinary Program for Treatment of Diseases of the Head and Neck

In The News

Dr. Genden discusses the link between smoking and head and neck cancers in The Daily News feature The Daily Check Up. View the PDF.

Education and Training	MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	Residency, Surgery, Washington University
	Residency, Otolaryngology, Barnes Jewish Hospital
	Fellowship, Head & Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Board Certification	Ear, Nose, Throat/ Otolaryngology

Specialty	Ear, Nose, Throat/ Otolaryngology
Clinical Interests	Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
	Head & Neck Cancers
	Head & Neck Reconstruction
	Organ Transplants
	Sleep & Snoring Disorders
	Surgery, Parathyroid
	Surgery, Thyroid
Languages	English
Board Certification	Ear, Nose, Throat/ Otolaryngology

Genden EM, Ferlito A, Shaha AR, Talmi YP, Robbins KT, Rhys-Evans PH, Rinaldo A. Complications of neck dissection. Acta Otolaryngol 2003 Sep; 123(7): 795-801.

Genden EM, Ferlito A, Shaha AR, Rinaldo A. Management of cancer of the retromolar trigone. Oral Oncol 2003 Oct; 39(7): 633-7.

Genden EM, Okay D, Stepp MT, Rezzaee RP, Mojica JS, Buchbinder D, Urken ML. Comparison of functional and quality-of-life outcomes in patients with and without palatomaxillary reconstruction: a preliminary report. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003 July; 129(7): 775-80.

Teng MS, Genden EM, Buchbinder D, Urken ML. Subcutaneous mandibulotomy: a new surgical access for large tumors of the parapharyngeal space. Laryngoscope 2003 Nov; 113(11): 1893-7.

Genden EM, Urken ML. Laryngotracheal Transplantation: Ethical Limitations. Mt Sinai J Med 2003 May; 70(3): 163-5.

Genden EM, Rinaldo A, Suarez C, Wei WI, Bradley PJ, Ferlito A. Complications of free flap transfers for head and neck reconstruction following cancer resection. Oral Oncol 2004 Nov; 40(10): 979-84.

Robbins KT, Ferlito A, Suarez C, Brizel DM, Bradley PJ, Pellitteri PK, Clayman GL, Kowalski LP, Genden EM, Rinaldo A. Is there a role for selective neck dissection after chemoradiation for head and neck cancer? . J Am Coll Surg 2004 Dec; 199(6): 913-6.

Genden EM, Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Bradley PJ, Rhys-Evans PH, Ferlito A. Pharyngocutaneous fistula following laryngectomy. Acta Otolaryngol 2004 Mar; 124(2): 117-20.

Morris L, Govindaraj S, Genden EM. Primary sphenoid sinus esthesioneuroblastoma. Am J Otolaryngol 2004 Sep-Oct; 25(5): 350-3.

Wallace D, Genden EM, Urken ML. Reconstruction of the hard palate with the radial forearm free flap: Outcomes and Quality of Life. Head Neck 2004 Sep; 26(9): 808-14.