{"id":7605,"date":"2024-11-14T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=7605"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:55:11","slug":"c-alessandra-colaianni-md-mphil","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/c-alessandra-colaianni-md-mphil\/","title":{"rendered":"C. Alessandra Colaianni, MD, MPhil"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Specialty:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">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<\/p>\n<h3><b>Contact Information:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Appointment Scheduler:\u00a0(984) 974-6484<\/li>\n<li>Surgery Scheduler: Marsela Cuellar 984-974-6337<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Education:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2010-2015<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">MPhil, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, 2013-2014<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Residency: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear\/Harvard Medical School, 2015-2020<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Fellowship: Head and Neck, Cranial Base and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2020-2021<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Professional Experience:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Oregon Health &amp; Science University, Portland, OR 2021-2024<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Oncology, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2024-present<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Recent Publications:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">For a complete list of recent publications, please visit <a id=\"LPlnk800216\" title=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=colaianni+ca\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=colaianni+ca\">Dr. Colaianni&#8217;s PubMed listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specialty:\u00a0 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 Contact Information: Appointment Scheduler:\u00a0(984) 974-6484 Surgery Scheduler: Marsela Cuellar 984-974-6337 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/c-alessandra-colaianni-md-mphil\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about C. 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