Dr. Snehal G. Patel is an Attending Surgeon in the Head and Neck Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Professor of Otolaryngology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York. He is an internationally renowned expert in the multidisciplinary treatment of complex tumors of the head and neck area and is especially interested in minimally invasive image-guided treatment approaches. Dr. Patel has a special interest in developing new technology and approaches for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer. The overall goal of his research is to improve outcomes of treatment, patient satisfaction and post-therapy quality of life. His multi-pronged research program includes development of new technology for in vivo imaging and minimally invasive treatment of tumors, evaluation of patient expectations and development of novel patient education techniques, development of statistical methods for predicting individualized outcomes, and assessment of quality of care, post-therapy patient satisfaction and quality of life. He holds several US patents for novel technology and methods for imaging and surgical applications of his research efforts. His research has been funded by competitive peer-reviewed intra and extramural grants. He is a member of several national and international societies and scientific committees, and is the Co-Chair of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Head and Neck Staging Task Force for developing the 9th version of the staging system for head and neck cancers. His clinical research has resulted in over 400 peer-reviewed scientific publications in addition to numerous book chapters and three textbooks on head and neck cancer.
Lecture: The Cutting Edge: Leveraging in vivo Imaging, 3D Modeling and AI for Precision Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
