Dr. Jatin P. Shah, of New York, conceived the establishment of an international body bringing together all specialists involved in the care of patients with Head and Neck Cancer. He presented this thought to the Executive Council of the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons, (SHNS) at its Retreat in Princeton, NJ, USA, in the summer of 1985. The proposal was enthusiastically received by the SHNS, and he was encouraged to proceed. By August of 1986, leaders of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies worldwide were contacted to explore the feasibility of establishment of an International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies with the purpose of “establishing channels of communication to enhance exchange of information and improving knowledge as well as exploring new directions in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with head and neck cancer”. This proposal was enthusiastically received by leaders in the field from various parts of the world, culminating in the formation of a steering committee which met on May 1, 1987, at the Grosvenor House, in London. Representatives of sixteen Head and Neck Organizations from North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia were present. The steering committee drafted the constitution and bylaws of the Federation which was subsequently ratified by the Governing Council which consisted of one member from each member organization in the Federation. Dr. Jatin Shah was elected Secretary General by unanimous vote of the Governing Council.
Initial programs of the Federation consisted of expanding the membership of the Federation with compilation of a newsletter, development of an international directory of members of component member societies and organization of World Congresses. Over the years the Federation has grown with a membership of 53 Head and Neck oncologic organizations, representing 65 countries, from every part of the world. Annual Newsletters were published initially, and these were eventually transitioned into an active and current Web site. (www.ifhnos.net). The Federation is able to reach over 40,000 specialists, located in nearly every corner of the world, providing care to patients with head and neck cancer through membership of its component societies. The Federation has successfully attained its initial goal and mission of establishing channels of communication to foster camaraderie amongst professionals involved in the care of patients with head and neck cancer.
An innovative Global Continuing Medical Education program, “The IFHNOS World Tour”, was introduced in 2008, offering a two and half day conference conducted by World leaders in the Head and Neck specialties, over 4-5 weeks. This program has been offered in 34 locations around the world, including, in London, Barcelona, Rome, Athens, Warsaw, Moscow, Mumbai, Beijing, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Bogota, (2010); St. Petersburg, Frankfurt, Antalya, Bangalore, Manila, Shanghai, Mexico city, (2012); Kiev, Amsterdam, Cairo, Ahmedabad, Guangzhou, Jakarta, Brisbane, Sao Paulo, (2016); Moscow, Prague, Riyadh, Delhi, Seoul, HongKong, Auckland, and Rio de Janeiro. In future, this program will be offered every year for two weeks in four locations, in the month of October, at different destinations worldwide.
A new program of the Federation, "Global On Line Fellowship" was introduced in 2014 with the goal of standardization of training of specialists in the field of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology. This very successful program currently has over 300 candidates from 48 countries, pursuing the Fellowship. It is anticipated that the graduates of this fellowship program will be Head and Neck surgeons with an improved knowledge base, judgment, and a systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment for their patients.
At the 5th world congress of IFHNOS, July 27th was pronounced as the "World Head and Neck Cancer Day". This annual event will be observed around the world to increase awareness about head and neck cancer amongst specialists, physicians, trainees, public at large and government officials. Over 53 countries have participated in this event, whereupon campaigns of awareness, risk factors, free screening clinics, CME programs, public rallies, and media interviews and newspaper advertisements are displayed about head and neck cancer.
An International "Observership Program" is offered by IFHNOS through the generosity of a charitable Family Foundation, to support observership to young surgeons from resource challenged regions of the world to travel to North America to spend up to two months at major centers of excellence in Head and neck surgery.
1996 - 2006
2006 - 2010
2010 - 2014
2014 – 2018
MSKCC, 1275 York Avenue
New York NY 10065
USA
Phone: 212 639 7233
Fax: 212 717 3302
Email: shahj@mskcc.org
Hospital/Organisation
Head and Neck Service,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center
MSKCC, 1275 York Avenue
New York NY 10065
USA
Phone: 212 639 7649
Fax: 212 717 3302
Email: shahaa@mskcc.org
Hospital/Organisation:
Head and Neck Service,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center
Professor, Head and
Neck Surgeon
Tata Memorial Hospital,
Parel, Mumbai INDIA
Phone :+91 22 24177189
Fax : +91 22 2414 6937
Email: chaturvedi.pankaj@gmail.com
Hospital/Organisation:
Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Avenida Dr. Arnaldo,
455
Cerqueira César
01246903 - Sao Paulo, SP - Brasil
Phone : 30696425
Email : cerneamd@uol.com.br
Hospital/ Organization Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina da
Universidade de
São Paulo, Departamento de Cirurgia
Report on 4th IFHNOS World Congress, Seoul: June, 2010
The 4th World Congress for IFHNOS was held in Seoul, 15-18 June 2010, and was a resounding success. The meeting was well attended and superbly organized. The program was simply outstanding. Pictures and a report of the meeting are available.
5th IFHNOS World Congress
The 5th World Congress of IFHNOS was held in New York 26-30 July 2015, jointly with the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) and coincided with the Centenary of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
2012 IFHNOS World Tour Amsterdam
The AMSTERDAM leg of the 2012 World Tour was held on 4-6 October 2012, in conjunction with The Netherlands Cancer Institute.
In loving memory of Kie Kian Ang, MD, PhD
June 19, 2013
IFHNOS Sponsored Symposium
May 18, 2013
IFHNOS Council Meeting
May 15, 2013
IFHNOS World Tour Faculty Dinner
May 16, 2013
IFHNOS Council Meeting
July 26, 2014
IFHNOS Exhibit during 9th AHNS International Conference in Seattle
July 16-20, 2016, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
11th Annual Multidisciplinary Transoral Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer 2018
Date: February 12-15, 2018
Venue: Scottsdale, AZ US
20th Annual Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week
Date: April 8-15, 2018
12th Congress of the European Laryngological Society
Date: May 16-19, 2018
Venue: QEII Centre, London
6th World Congress of the International Federation of Head & Neck Oncologic Societies
Date: September 1-5, 2018
Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina
14th Meeting of the ISMR and the 64th Annual Meeting of the AAMP
Date: October 28-31, 2017
Venue: California USA
Current Concepts in Head and Neck Oncology
Date: October 28-29, 2017
Venue: New York, NY
3rd World Congress on Thyroid Cancer
Date: July 27-30, 2017
Venue: Boston USA
World Head and Neck Cancer Day
Date: July 27, 2017
Venue: Globally
Pain in the Head and Neck Area
Date: November 11, 2016
Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: Oct 30-Nov 1, 2016
Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Auckland, New Zealand and ANZHNCS Annual Scientific Meeting
Date: October 25-27, 2016
Venue: Auckland, New Zealand
Hands-on Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Head & Neck Cancer
Date: October 22-23, 2016
Venue: New York
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Hong Kong, China
Date: October 21-23, 2016
Venue: Hong Kong, China
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Seoul, South Korea
Date: October 17-19, 2016
Venue: Seoul, South Korea
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Delhi, India
Date: October 13-15, 2016
Venue: New Delhi, India
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date: October 9-11, 2016
Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Prague, Czech Republic
Date: October 5-7, 2016
Venue: Prague, Czech Republic
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Moscow, Russia
Date: October 1-3, 2016
Venue: Moscow, Russia
23rd Congress of the European Association for Cranio Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Date: September 13-16, 2016
Venue: London, UK
AHNS 9th International Conference on Head & Neck Cancer
Date: July 16-20, 2016
Venue: Seattle, Washington
The International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies has an official journal “Head and Neck”, published by Wiley InterScience. This is the only, peer reviewed International leading journal, which exclusively publishes articles in “the sciences and specialties of the head and neck”. The journal enjoys a high impact factor. The Editorial Board of the journal is composed of leaders in the specialty of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, from the United States and from all parts of the world in it’s International Editorial Board. The IFHNOS has two representatives on the editorial board of the journal. News and activities of the IFHNOS are regularly published in each issue of the journal. Previously published articles in “Head and Neck” are available online here.
Editorial Board EDITOR
Ehab Y. Hanna, MD
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
MANAGING EDITOR
Mariann Crapanzano
The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Athanassios Argiris, MD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Neal D. Futran, MD
Seattle, Washington
Adam Garden, MD
Houston, Texas
Lawrence E. Ginsberg, MD
Houston, Texas
Dennis H. Kraus, MD
New York, New York
Stephen Y. Lai, MD PhD
Houston, Texas
William M. Mendenhall, MD
Gainesville, Florida
Eben L. Rosenthal, MD
Birmingham, Alabama
Allan C. Sherman, PhD
Houston, Texas
Rusell B.. Smith, MD
Omaha, Nebraska
Erich M. Sturgis, MD, MPH
Houston, Texas
David Terris, MD
Augusta, Georiga
Mark K. Wax, MD
Portland, Oregon
Peirong Yu, MD
Houston, Texas
Claudio Cernea, MD
São Paulo, Brazil
Hisham Mehanna. BMedSc
(Hons), MBChB (Hons),
FRCS (ORL-HNS)
Coventry, England
William I. Wei, MD
Hong Kong, China
Claudio Cernea, MD
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pankaj Chaturvedi, MD
Mumbai, India
Abstracts Editor
Lanny Garth Close, MD
New York, New York
Basic Science Reviews Editor
Jeffrey N. Myers, MD, PhD
Houston, Texas
Clinical Reviews Editor
David W. Eisele, MD
San Francisco, California
Case Reports Editors
Peter Andersen, MD
Portland, Oregan
Amy Chen, MD
Atlanta, Georgia
Jonathan Irish, MD, FRCSC
Toronto, Canada
Book Reviews Editor
Karen T. Pitman, MD
Jackson, Mississippi
Controversy Editor
Pierre Lavertu, MD
Cleveland, Ohio
Clinical Trials Update Editor
Marshall R. Posner, MD
Boston, Massachusetts
Cooperative Groups Update Editor
J. Andrew Ridge, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Operative Techniques Editor
F. Christopher Holsinger, MD
Houston, Texas
Jonathan J. Beitler, MD, MBA
Atlanta, Georgia
Carol R. Bradford, MD
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Brian Burkey, MD
Cleveland, Ohio
Ricardo L. Carrau, MD
Columbus, Ohio
Bruce H. Campbell, MD
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mark S. Chambers, DMD, MS
Houston, Texas
Gary L. Clayman, DMD, MD
Houston, Texas
Terry Day, MD
Charleston, South Carolina
Franco DeMonte, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Houston, Texas
Daniel Deschler, MD
Boston, Massachusetts
Adel K. El-Naggar, MD, PhD
Houston, Texas
Franco DeMonte, MD, FRCS(C),FACS
Houston, Texas
Maura L. Gillison, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Patrick Ha, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Gady Har-El, MD
New York, New York
Jonas T. Johnson, MD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Merrill S. Kies, MD
Houston, Texas
Seungwon Kim, PhD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan S. Lewin, PhD
Houston, Texas
Scott Lippman, PhD
Houston, Texas
Virginia A. LiVolsi, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laurie Loevner, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thom Loree, MD
Buffalo, New York
Mitchell Machtay, MD
Cleveland, Ohio
Jesus E. Medina, MD
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Brian A. Moore, MD
New Orleans, Louisiana
Eugene N. Myers, MD
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kepal Patel, MD
New York, New York
Snehal Patel, MD, FRCS
New York, New York
Guy Petruzzelli, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS
Chicago, Illinois
Kristen B. Pytynia, MD, MPH
Chicago, Illinois
David Raben, MD
Denver, Colorado
Gregory W. Randolph, MD
Boston, Massachusetts
James Rocco, MD
Boston, Massachusetts
David Rosenthal, MD
Houston, Texas
Jatin P. Shah, MD, MS
New York, New York
Ashok R. Shaha, MD
New York, New York
Dong Moon Shin, MD
Atlanta, Georgia
Maisie Shindo, MD
Stony Brook, New York
Alfred A. Simental, MD
Loma Linda, California
Brendan C. Stack, Jr., MD
Little Rock, Arkansas
Kerstin Stenson, MD
Chicago, Illinois
James Y. Suen, MD
Little Rock, Arkansas
Ralph P. Tufano, MD
Baltimore, Maryland
Emre Vural, MD
Little Rock, Arkansas
Carter Van Waes, MD, PhD
Bethesda, Maryland
Randal S. Weber, MD
Houston, Texas
Gregory Weinstein, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jane Weissman, MD
Portland, Oregon
Wendell Yarbrough, MD
Nashville, Tennessee
Petra Ambrosch, MD
Kiel, Germany
Jacques Bernier, MD, PhD
Genolier, Switzerland
Patrick J. Bradley, FRCS, MBA
Nottingham, England
June Corry, MD
Victoria, Australia
Anil K. D'Cruz, MD
Mumbia, India
Hector de la Garza Hesles, MD
Mexico City, Mexico
Patrick J. Gullane, MD, FRCS, FACS
Toronto, Canada
Raphael Feinemesser, MD
Peta Tiqva, Israel
Dan M. Fliss, MD
Tel Aviv, Israel
Jeremy L. Freeman, MD, FRCSC
Toronto, Canada
Ralph W. Gilbert, MD
Toronto, Canada
Luis P. Kowalski, MD, PhD
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ollivier Laccourreye, MD
Paris, France
C. René Leemans, MD
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jean-Louis Lefebvre, MD
Lille, France
Valerie Lund, MS, FRCS, FRCSEd
London, England
Randall P. Morton, FRACS
Auckland, New Zealand
Piero Nicolai, MD
Brescia, Italy
Benedict Panizza, MBA, FRACS
Brisbane, Australia
Alexander Rapidis, DDS, MD, PhD
Athens, Greece
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