Specialty:
Head and Neck Cancer; Laryngeal/Tracheal Stenosis; Oral, Oropharyngeal, Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer; Thyroid Cancer; Cancer of the Parotid and Submandibular Glands; Major and Minor Salivary Gland Cancer.
Contact Information:
- Appointment Scheduler: (984) 974-0000
- Surgery Scheduler: Patricia Longest (919) 966-7491
- Administrative Specialist: Karen Rhodes (919)-843-3628
Education:
- MD: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1980
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 1980-1982
- Residency: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, MA, 1982-1985
- Fellowship: Head and Neck Oncology Surgery, University of Cincinnati, 1985-1986
Professional Experience:
- Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology, UNC School of Medicine, 2000-present
- Chief, Division of Head and Neck Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, 2001-2019
- Professor, Division of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surg, Dept. of Surgery, UNC, 1996-2001
- Associate Professor, Division Of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, 1993-1996
- Assistant Professor, Division Of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, 1986-1992
Honors:
- Former Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons
- Best Doctors in America, 2007-2016 databases
- America’s Top Doctors recognition for Cancer, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2007 – 2016
- America’s Top Doctors recognition for Otolaryngology, published by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd., 2002 – 2016
Recent Publications:
For a complete list of recent publications, please visit Dr. Weissler’s PubMed listing.
