Ralph P Tufano, MD
Title(s): Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Director of the Division of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery
Director of The Johns Hopkins Hospital Multidisciplinary Thyroid Tumor Center
Director of The Johns Hopkins Hospital Multidisciplinary Thyroid Tumor Center
Appointment Phone:
443-997-6467
Primary Location:
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Expertise:
Endocrine Surgery, Endocrinology, Head and Neck Cancers, Head and Neck Surgery, Laryngeal Cancer, Laryngeal Surgery, Oral Cancers, Oral Pathology, Oral Surgery, Otolaryngology, Parathyroid Disorders, Parathyroid Surgery, Salivary Gland Tumors, Schwannomas of the Head and Neck, Skull Base Tumors, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Diseases, Thyroid Surgery
Education and Experience
Training
- SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine (Buffalo NY)/ (1995)
Residencies
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia PA)/ Otalaryngology (2000)
Certifications
- Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology (2001)
Locations
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 N. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-3628
Appointment Phone: 443-997-6467
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Johns Hopkins Medicine - Green Spring Station
10751 Falls Road
Falls Concourse
Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone: 410-616-7300
Appointment Phone: 443-997-6467
Location Map
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Hospital Main Entrance - Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone: 410-955-3628
Appointment Phone: 443-997-6467
Fax: 410-955-0035
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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
Appointment Phone: 410-955-1686
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Department / Division
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Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Division of Thyroid and Parathyroid
Centers/Institutes
Centers / Institutes
- Head and Neck Cancer Center
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Thyroid Cancer Center
Bio
Biography
Dr. Ralph Tufano is the Director of the Division of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery and conducts thyroid surgery with a focus on minimally invasive video assisted thyroid surgery and recurrent thyroid cancer. He helps patients with parathyroid disease, head and neck cancer, and tumors of the larynx, oral cavity, salivary glands and skull base.
Physician Title
Director of the Division of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery
Director of The Johns Hopkins Hospital Multidisciplinary Thyroid Tumor Center
Director of The Johns Hopkins Hospital Multidisciplinary Thyroid Tumor Center
Expertise
- Endocrine Surgery
- Endocrinology
- Head and Neck Cancers
- Head and Neck Surgery
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Laryngeal Surgery
- Oral Cancers
- Oral Pathology
- Oral Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Parathyroid Surgery
- Salivary Gland Tumors
- Schwannomas of the Head and Neck
- Skull Base Tumors
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Diseases
- Thyroid Surgery
Research
Research and Publications
Farrag TY, Agrawal N, Sheth S, Bettegowda C, Ewertz M, Kim M, Tufano RP>Algorithm for safe and effective reoperative thyroid bed surgery for recurrent/persistent papillary thyroid cancer. Head Neck. 2007 Dec;29(12):1069-1074
Farrag TY, Koch WM, Cumming CW, Goldenberg D, Abou-Jaoude PM, Califano JA, Flint PW, Webster K, Tufano RP> Supracricoid Laryngectomy Outcomes-The Johns Hopkins Experience. Laryngoscope. 2007 Jan;117(1):129-132
Nahas ZS, Farrag TY, Lin FR, Belin RM, Tufano RP> A safe and cost effective short hospital stay protocol to identify patients at low risk for the development of significant hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. laryngoscope. 2006 jun;116(6):906-910
Nayhas, Z., Cohade, C., Fakhry, C., ladenson, P., Zeiger, M., Wahl, R., Tufano, R.P. The Role of PET-CT in management of ZRecurrent Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Laryngoscope. 2005 Vol. 115(2); 51(1);35
Ha, P., Hdeib, A., Patel, P., Koch, W.M., Califano, J., Cummings, C.W.C., Flint, P., Wahl, R., Tufano, R.P.: The Role of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Fusion in the Management of Early and Advanced Stage Primary Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Jan;132(1):12-16
Farrag, T., Samlan, R.A., Lin, F.R., Tufano, R.P.: The Utility of Evaluating True Vocal fold motion Before thyroid Surgery. Laryngoscope 2006 Feb; 116(2):235-8
Farrag TY, Koch WM, Cumming CW, Goldenberg D, Abou-Jaoude PM, Califano JA, Flint PW, Webster K, Tufano RP> Supracricoid Laryngectomy Outcomes-The Johns Hopkins Experience. Laryngoscope. 2007 Jan;117(1):129-132
Nahas ZS, Farrag TY, Lin FR, Belin RM, Tufano RP> A safe and cost effective short hospital stay protocol to identify patients at low risk for the development of significant hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. laryngoscope. 2006 jun;116(6):906-910
Nayhas, Z., Cohade, C., Fakhry, C., ladenson, P., Zeiger, M., Wahl, R., Tufano, R.P. The Role of PET-CT in management of ZRecurrent Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Laryngoscope. 2005 Vol. 115(2); 51(1);35
Ha, P., Hdeib, A., Patel, P., Koch, W.M., Califano, J., Cummings, C.W.C., Flint, P., Wahl, R., Tufano, R.P.: The Role of Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Fusion in the Management of Early and Advanced Stage Primary Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Jan;132(1):12-16
Farrag, T., Samlan, R.A., Lin, F.R., Tufano, R.P.: The Utility of Evaluating True Vocal fold motion Before thyroid Surgery. Laryngoscope 2006 Feb; 116(2):235-8
Research Interests
- Surgical treatments for thyroid cancer
- Treatments for thyroid and parathyroid disease
- Functional outcomes in patients undergoing supracricoid laryngectomy
- Assessing clinical utility of novel DNA mutations in thyroid cancer
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Languages
- English
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