Meet the Team

Hoag Head & Neck Cancer Program offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary team to evaluate and treat the full spectrum of head and neck cancers. Our medical experts are subspecialty trained at world-renowned institutions and are actively involved in research to continue the advancement of cancer care.

Hoag's Head & Neck Cancer Program Team is led by Timothy Kelley, M.D., a double board-certified Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgeon-Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon ENT and surgical oncologist with a sub-specialty interest in head and neck cancers. Dr. Kelley partners with a multidisciplinary team of head and neck cancer experts in the following specialties:

• Oncology Surgeon – Timothy Kelley, M.D.
• Oncologist – George Semeniuk. M.D.
• Radiation Oncologist – Brian Kim, M.D.
• Pathologists
• Radiologists
• Dentist trained in Dental Oncology
• Oral Surgeons
• Clinical Nurse Navigator – Rhonda Hjelm, M.S.N., R.N., O.C.N.
• Speech Language Pathologist – Tracy Thomas M.S., CCC, SLP
• Rehabilitation Specialists
• Oncology Dietitian - Denise Lohman, M.P.H., R.D., C.S.O.
• Certified Genetic Counselors

Tumor Board

Hoag’s Head & Neck Cancer Team meets regularly to discuss every new patient in the program. At these meetings, our surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists. radiologists, speech pathologist, dietitians, as well as our dedicated nurse navigator review patient history, imaging and tissue slides and make collaborative decisions to provide the best outcome for each patient on an individualized basis.

Second Opinions

If you have head or neck cancer and wish to have your case reviewed by Hoag’s comprehensive team, please contact us at 877-432-4531. We wish to collaborate with your physician to ensure the best possible course of treatment.

For more information, or to have your personal case presented at Hoag Head & Neck Cancer Tumor Board, please call 877-432-4531.