C. Alessandra Colaianni, MD, MPhil
Residency Program Director
Assistant Professor, Head and Neck Oncology
Areas of Interest
Surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, mucosal malignancies such as oral cavity cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, and larynx cancer, salivary gland tumors, cancer of the palate and jaw, and microvascular reconstruction with free tissue transfer.
About
Honors
Faculty Teacher of the Year
Oregon Health and Science University Department of Otolaryngology, 2023
AAO-HNS Humanitarian Travel Grant Recipient
2018
Commencement/Convocation Medical Student Speaker
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2015
Harry C. Saltzstein Prize in Medical Writing, for “Requiem”
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2015
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MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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MPhil, History and Philosophy of Science
University of Cambridge
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Residency
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School
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Fellowship: Head and Neck, Cranial Base and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center