Wesley Hicks Jr., MD, FACS

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Chairman, Department of Head & Neck/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Director, Head and Neck Surgical Fellowship Program
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Professor of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Bioengineering
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo

Profile

Areas of Expertise: 
Head & neck cancers

Research

Research Interests: 
Tissue engineering
Wound healing
Mechanisms involved in wound repair
Bioengineered devices for enhanced wound repair
Cellular microenvironment and tissue remodeling

Background Information

Education and Training: 
BA - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
DDS - Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
MD - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo
Residency: 
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Board Certification: 
Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology
National Board of Dental Examiners
National Board of Medical Examiners
Fellowships: 
Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA

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