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 worldwide. 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 and sought support from the SHNS. 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 enlarging 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 6,000 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.
Quadrennial World Congresses of the Federation have been held since 1998, starting with the first World Congress in Mumbai, India in December 1997 under the leadership of Dr. Ashok Mehta. The second World Congress was held in December 2002 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil under the leadership of Dr. Geraldo Matos D’Sa. The third World Congress was held in Prague, Czech Republic in June 2006 with Dr. Jan Betka as Congress President. The fourth World Congress was held in Seoul, Korea with Dr. Kwang Hyun Kim serving as President. The fifth World Congress celebrating the Centennial of the Head and Neck Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was held in New York in July of 2014 with a record breaking attendance of over 3,200 attendees.. Future congresses of the IFHNOS are planned for Buenos Aires in 2018, and Rome in 2022.
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 of offered in 34 locations around the world, including, (2008); 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 184 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. In addition a web based self education program, is planned for the near future.
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 thru 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: Jatin Shah (USA)
2006-2010: Jean Louis LeFebvre (France)
2010-2014: William Wei (Hong Kong)
2014-2018: Ashok Shaha (USA)
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
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Kian Ang, M.D., Ph.D., vice president for Global Academic Programs and professor in Radiation Oncology, passed away June 19.
Ang joined MD Anderson in 1984 and quickly became beloved colleague, mentor and friend to many.
“Dr. Ang was the quintessential gentleman who combined his skills and talents with humble nature,” says Thomas Buchholz, M.D., provost and executive vice president ad interim as well as head of the Radiation Oncology division and chair of the Radiation Oncology department. “He was a great mentor to me and countless others.”
Ang. Who also held Radiation Oncology’s Gilibert H. Fletcher Distinguished Memorial Chair, made significant contributions to refining head and neck cancer therapy by developing regimens in preclinical models for testing in multi-institutional trials.
“Dr. Ang was the true ‘triple threat.’ He was an expert clinician, a highly accomplished clinical and translational scientist, and a respected educator.” Says Randal Weber, M.D., Chair, Head and Neck Surgery. “ He was a leader in translating laboratory discoveries into new and novel treatments for patients and changed the way head neck cancer is treated worldwide.”
In addition to being an accomplished physician-scientist, Ang expanded his service last fall by becoming vice president for Global Academic Programs (GAP). He brought his expertise and vision for international clinical research collaborations to GAP’s Sister Institution Network.
“His GAP responsibilities for Dr. Ang’s passion for making a difference on global health and is reflective of his own International heritage.” Buchholz says.
Ang was born in Indonesia and was educated in Europe at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, where he received his M.D. and Ph.D. in Radiation Biology.
“Dr. Ang’s quick wit and sense humor endeared him to colleagues around the globe.” Weber says.
Ang also is connected to one of MD Anderson’s most beloved traditions: the bell – ringning at the end of radiation treatment. In 1996 , one of Ang’s patients, Navy admiral, told Ang “when the job was done” he wanted to use a Navy Tradition of ringing a bell. At his last treatment, patient brought a brass bell, rang it several times and donated it to And and the staff. Other head and neck patients continues the tradition, and it wasn’t long before all radiation patients began ranging the bell in celebration. Today, bells are used in many clinics throughout MD Anderson.
“His caregiving skills were matched by his ability to connect, communicate and help patients with their cancer experience,” Buchholz says.
A Life of honors
Ang served as president of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) from 2005 to 2006, and chair of its Board of Directors from 2006 to 2007. Ang also was the chair of the Head and Neck Committee of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, a cooperative group sponsored by the national cancer Institute that is dedicated to advancing radiation treatments through clinical trials research.
His accomplishments as a physician-scientist are evident through his many awards and honors. Ang was the 2011 ASTRO Gold Medal recipient, for which his nominators wrote:
“Kian Ang is unique. There is no one in the U.S., or even in the world, who has distinguished himself as a master clinician & teacher, a long –term funded laboratory investigator, and a creative clinical investigator whose work has changed the practice of cancer care.”
But Ang’s professional achievements were not his only pursuits. Buchholz says his colleague’s life was “very balanced.”
“At work , he was structured and focused ; but he also was a great family man to his wife and two children and was a superb athlete on top of everything else- especially on the tennis court and ski slopes.”
A memorial service at MD Anderson will be held in the weeks ahead. Watch for details to be added to his article.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that any memorial donations be made to:
MD Anderson Cancer Centre
Dr.Kian Ang Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 4486
Houston, TX 77210-4486
AHNS 9th International Conference on Head & Neck Cancer
July 16-20, 2016 | Seattle, Washington
World Head and Neck Cancer Day
July 27, 2016
23rd Congress of the European Association for Cranio Maxillo-Facial Surgery
September 13-16, 2016 | London, UK
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Moscow, Russia
October 1-3, 2016 | Moscow, Russia
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Prague, Czech Republic
October 5-7, 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
October 9-11, 2016 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Delhi, India
October 13-15, 2016 | New Delhi, India
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Seoul, South Korea
October 17-19, 2016 | Seoul, South Korea
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Hong Kong, China
October 21-23, 2016 | Hong Kong, China
Hands-on Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Head & Neck Cancer
October 22-23, 2016 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Auckland, New Zealand and ANZHNCS Annual Scientific Meeting
October 25-27, 2016 | Auckland, New Zealand
IFHNOS World Tour Program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
October 30 - November 1, 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pain in the Head and Neck Area
November 11, 2016 | Utrecht – The Netherlands
3rd World Congress on Thyroid Cancer
July 27-30, 2017 |
6th IFHNOS World Congress
September 1-5, 2018 | Buenos Aires, Argentina
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
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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