Albert Y. Han, MD, PhD

Albert Y. Han, MD, PhD, is a fellowship-trained head and neck surgical oncologist and a board-certified otolaryngologist at Keck Medicine of USC. Dr. Han offers expert patient care in the surgical treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, including mouth, throat and larynx cancer at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine. He also specializes in advanced skin cancer and salivary gland tumors, as well as thyroid and parathyroid disorders.

Dr. Han is an assistant professor of clinical otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He leads a research laboratory that focuses on the molecular mechanisms of the formation and recurrence of head and neck cancers. His research team is particularly interested in the role of viruses and bacteria in the progression of cancer, as well as identifying biomarkers to develop new ways to diagnose head and neck cancers early and noninvasively. Dr. Han has authored more than 50 published works, including journal articles and book chapters.

Outside of clinical practice, Dr. Han is passionate about improving health services across communities in Los Angeles, including establishing a free community health center for the Korean immigrant population. He enjoys traveling throughout Southern California with his family.

• Does American Society of Anesthesiologist classification effect hospital course and postoperative complications following oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures? 2023 Aug; 136(2):136-141.. View in PubMed
• Is lobectomy sufficient for multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma? Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Jul-Aug; 44(4):103881.. View in PubMed
• Current status of sinonasal cancer survivorship care Head Neck. 2023 09; 45(9):2458-2468. . View in PubMed
• 2023 08; 136(2):136-141. . View in PubMed
• Stage-Specific Survival in Young Patients With Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 03; 168(3):398-406. . View in PubMed
• Anaplastic Transformation of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Laryngoscope. 2023 02; 133(2):437-442. . View in PubMed
• Sinonasal Papillomas: 10-Year Retrospective Analysis of Etiology, Epidemiology, and Recurrence Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2022 Nov; 36(6):827-834. . View in PubMed
• A Rare Case of Laryngeal Non-IgM Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma Cureus. 2022 Sep; 14(9):e29136. . View in PubMed
• Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Head and Neck: A Single-Institution Study of 52 Patients OTO Open. 2022 Jul-Sep; 6(3):2473974X221098709. . View in PubMed
• Secondary syphilis of the oropharynx and cervical lymph nodes: a case report Ear Nose Throat J. 2022 Jun 16; 1455613221095605. . View in PubMed
• Radial Forearm Free Flap Reconstruction of Glossectomy Defects Without Tracheostomy Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Jun; 131(6):655-661. . View in PubMed
• Intractable Hiccups Caused by Diaphragmatic Eventration Cureus. 2022 Apr; 14(4):e24430. . View in PubMed
• Ex vivo hypercellular parathyroid gland differentiation using dynamic optical contrast imaging (DOCI) Biomed Opt Express. 2022 Feb 01; 13(2):549-558. . View in PubMed
• Predictors of Nodal Metastasis in Cutaneous Head and Neck Cancers Curr Oncol Rep. 2022 09; 24(9):1145-1152. . View in PubMed
• Tonsillar Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient With Spontaneous Oropharyngeal Bleeding Ear Nose Throat J. 2022 09; 101(8):NP334-NP336. . View in PubMed
• Impact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes Following Head and Neck Cancer Surgery and Flap Reconstruction Laryngoscope. 2022 07; 132(7):1381-1387. . View in PubMed
• Head and Neck Melanoma: What is the Goal for Margins? Laryngoscope. 2022 05; 132(5):916-917.. View in PubMed
• Blue, Green, or Radioisotope: Which Modality Is Best for Head and Neck Melanoma SLN Identification? Laryngoscope. 2022 02; 132(2):253-254.. View in PubMed
• Modular polymer platform as a novel approach to head and neck cancer therapy Sci Rep. 2022 03 04; 12(1):3592. . View in PubMed
• Label-free, real-time detection of perineural invasion and cancer margins in a murine model of head and neck cancer surgery Sci Rep. 2022 07 27; 12(1):12871. . View in PubMed
• Nasal Mass in a Middle-aged Woman With Multiple Myeloma and Recurrent Fungal Sinusitis JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun 17. . View in PubMed
• A Tool to Locate Parathyroid Glands Using Dynamic Optical Contrast Imaging Laryngoscope. 2021 10; 131(10):2391-2397. . View in PubMed
• Cancer of the Larynx and Hypopharynx Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2021 10; 35(5):933-947. . View in PubMed
• Survival in Middle Ear Malignancy: A Population-Based Analysis Based on the SEER Database Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 07; 165(1):122-128. . View in PubMed
• Anosmia in COVID-19: Mechanisms and Significance Chem Senses. 2020 Jun 17. . View in PubMed
• Primary Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Population-Based Analysis Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Apr; 162(4):498-503. . View in PubMed
• Time for a Paradigm Shift in Head and Neck Cancer Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 09; 163(3):447-454. . View in PubMed
• An Update on Epidemiology and Management Trends of Vestibular Schwannomas Otol Neurotol. 2020 03; 41(3):411-417. . View in PubMed
• Contrast-Induced Sialadenitis of the Sublingual Glands Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2020; 2020:8851382. . View in PubMed
• Optimal resection margin for head and neck cutaneous melanoma Laryngoscope. 2019 06; 129(6):1386-1394. . View in PubMed
• Total Glossectomy With Free Flap Reconstruction: Twenty-Year Experience at a Tertiary Medical Center Laryngoscope. 2019 05; 129(5):1087-1092. . View in PubMed
• The Prevalence of Cosmetic Facial Plastic Procedures among Facial Plastic Surgeons Facial Plast Surg. 2018 Apr; 34(2):220-226. . View in PubMed
• Distribution of metastatic regional lymph nodes in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral commissure and its implications for treatment in the neck Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018 11; 56(9):898-900. . View in PubMed
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Soft Palate in the United States: A Population-Based Study Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 10; 159(4):662-668. . View in PubMed
• The survival impact of surgical therapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the hard palate Laryngoscope. 2018 09; 128(9):2050-2055. . View in PubMed
• Adjuvant radiation therapy improves patient survival in early-stage merkel cell carcinoma: A 15-year single-institution study Laryngoscope. 2018 08; 128(8):1862-1866. . View in PubMed
• Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Survival Outcomes in Floor of Mouth Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Population-Based Study Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 07; 159(1):51-58. . View in PubMed
• Epidemiology and survival outcomes of sinonasal verrucous carcinoma in the United States Laryngoscope. 2018 03; 128(3):651-656. . View in PubMed
• Molecular specification of facial branchial motor neurons in vertebrates Dev Biol. 2018 04 01; 436(1):5-13. . View in PubMed
• Epidemiology of Nasopharyngeal Lymphoma in the United States: A Population-Based Analysis of 1119 Cases Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 05; 156(5):870-876. . View in PubMed
• Epidemiology of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip in the United States: A Population-Based Cohort Analysis JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 12 01; 142(12):1216-1223. . View in PubMed
• A Case of Reactive Cervical Lymphadenopathy with Fat Necrosis Impinging on Adjacent Vascular Structures Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2016; 2016:6019501. . View in PubMed
• Early experience impairs perceptual discrimination Nat Neurosci. 2007 Sep; 10(9):1191-7. . View in PubMed

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