Eric M. Genden, M.D., M.H.C.A., F.A.C.S. is the Isidore Friesner Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Professor of Neurosurgery, and Immunology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is Chairman of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Executive Vice President of Ambulatory Surgery, and Director of the Head and Neck Institute at the Mount Sinai Health System.
After completing his residency training at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Dr. Genden completed his fellowship training in head and neck oncology and microvascular surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Genden also achieved a Masters in Healthcare Administration at Harvard University.
Dr. Genden is internationally recognized as a leader in the management of oral cancer and microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck. His clinical expertise also encompasses thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Dr. Genden’s basic science laboratory focuses on transplantation immune biology of the trachea and larynx. Additionally, he is a co-investigator on more than 15 clinical trials. Dr. Genden has published nearly two-hundred manuscripts and chapters, and is the author and editor of five books.
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Mount Sinai's Department of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat)-Head and Neck Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine’s Head and Neck Cancer Research Program
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About TransOral Robotic Surgery (TORS)
Prominent Head and Neck Cacners
In the News
U.S. News & World Report: “Too Many Unnecessary Thyroid Biopsies Performed, Experts Say.”
New York Daily News Daily Checkup feature: “How to Safeguard the Health of Your Thyroid.”
OncLive: “Personalizing Treatment for HPV-related Head and Neck Cancer.”
Otolaryngology
MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency, Surgery
Washington University
Residency, Otolaryngology
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Fellowship, Head & Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Hospital
English
2004
Broyles- Maloney Award, Honorable Mention
American Broncho-esophagology Association
The Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting
2003
Best Clinical Innovations Award
The Academy of Osseointegration, 18th Annual Meeting
The use of Osseointegrated Implants in Maxillary Reconstruction
2003
Head and Neck Surgery's Honor Award
American Academy of Otolaryngology
2003
Educator of the Year
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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
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.
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