LEADERSHIP
Respiratory Tract Malignancies Program
The multidisciplinary Head & Neck and Thoracic malignancy teams at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson Health focus on personalized oncologic care for patients with all stages of aerodigestive cancers. A hallmark of our program is the commitment to utilizing innovative technology and precision medicine to provide individualized care. Our team includes medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, thoracic surgeons, otolaryngologists, pulmonologists, pathologists, radiologists, research scientists, nurses, navigation and support staff in our multidisciplinary tumor boards and clinics.
Our team is committed to excellent clinical care and innovative clinical research in the Head and Neck and Thoracic Malignancies. Sarah W Gordon, DO is the Jefferson Health Enterprise Leader in Lung Cancer and co-director of our early drug development clinical trials program. Jennifer M Johnson MD, PhD holds dual appointments in our departments of medical oncology and otolaryngology and is a co-director of our precision medicine initiative. Rita S Axelrod, MD is the director of the Jefferson Oncology group and is committed to clinical research in the aerodigestive cancers. Ida Micaily MD, MS specializes in thoracic malignancies with an interest in clinical research.
Rita Axelrod, MD Professor Email Rita Axelrod 215-955-8874
Jennifer M. Johnson, MD, PhD
Co-Director, Precision Medicine Initiative SKCCC
Associate Professor, Departments of Medical Oncology and Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Email
Jennifer M. Johnson
215-955-8874
Ida Micaily, MD, MS Assistant Professor Email Ida Micaily 215`955-8874