Professor
Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr
Dallas, TX, United States
or 214-645-8898
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Biography
Baran Sumer, M.D., is Professor and Chief of the Division of Head and Neck Oncology in UT Southwestern Medical Center's Department of Otolaryngology, where he has served on the faculty since 2007. A specialist in head and neck cancer surgery and reconstruction, Dr. Sumer is also Director of the Head and Neck Oncology Disease Oriented Team at Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and holds the T.C. Lupton Family Professorship in Patient Care. He was also the inaugural Program Director for the Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship.
Dr. Sumer earned his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University. He then completed an internship in general surgery, a residency in otolaryngology, and a fellowship in head and neck oncologic surgery and microvascular reconstruction at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Dr. Sumer serves on committees for NRG Oncology, the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS), and the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) and served as a permanent member of the Innovations in Nanosystems and Nanotechnology (INN) study section (formerly NANO) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review between 2020-2024.
He has participated in a wide variety of research studies devoted to advancing diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and technologies for head and neck cancer, such as fluorescent imaging, biosensing, hyperspectral imaging, photodynamic therapy, and image-guided surgery.
Advances in Intraoperative Image-guided Surgery: From Nerves to Glands to Cancer
Sunday, October 18, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT
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