- Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers ProgramSmilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven35 Park Street, Fl 4New Haven, CT 06511
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancer ProgramPark Avenue Medical Center5520 Park AvenueTrumbull, CT 06611
Ansley Roche, MD, BA
Biography
Ansley Roche, MD, is a surgeon who specializes in otolaryngology, which focuses on managing head and neck conditions.
Dr. Roche often sees patients with benign or malignant diseases affecting the ear, sinuses, larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, thyroid and parathyroid glands, and salivary glands. She also performs microvascular reconstruction, a technique for rebuilding the face using blood vessels, bone, and tissue.
Recognizing that head and necks cancer can impact eating, speaking, breathing, and other aspects of life, Dr. Roche says she finds it rewarding to help patients restore these critical functions. And thanks to advances in robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer (which affects a certain area of the throat), patients have fewer treatment side effects and are living longer, she adds. Other advances include free tissue transfer, in which tissue is transplanted from one part of the body to reconstruct the head and neck after a tumor is removed.
As part of the Head and Neck Cancers Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital, Dr. Roche works closely with all of her patients’ providers, including radiation and medical oncologists, and speech pathologists, to tailor treatment plans and goals.
Dr. Roche’s research is focused on surgical airway education, functional and survival outcomes for patients with head and neck cancers, and improving how care is delivered for these cancers.
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Education & Training
- FellowshipMount Sinai Beth Israel Institute for Head, Neck and Thyroid Cancer (2017)
- Internship and ResidencyEmory University (2016)
- MDTulane University School of Medicine (2011)
- BAColumbia College, Columbia University, Neuroscience and Behavior
Additional Information
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers ProgramSmilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven35 Park Street, Fl 4New Haven, CT 06511
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancer ProgramPark Avenue Medical Center5520 Park AvenueTrumbull, CT 06611
Biography
Ansley Roche, MD, is a surgeon who specializes in otolaryngology, which focuses on managing head and neck conditions.
Dr. Roche often sees patients with benign or malignant diseases affecting the ear, sinuses, larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, thyroid and parathyroid glands, and salivary glands. She also performs microvascular reconstruction, a technique for rebuilding the face using blood vessels, bone, and tissue.
Recognizing that head and necks cancer can impact eating, speaking, breathing, and other aspects of life, Dr. Roche says she finds it rewarding to help patients restore these critical functions. And thanks to advances in robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer (which affects a certain area of the throat), patients have fewer treatment side effects and are living longer, she adds. Other advances include free tissue transfer, in which tissue is transplanted from one part of the body to reconstruct the head and neck after a tumor is removed.
As part of the Head and Neck Cancers Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital, Dr. Roche works closely with all of her patients’ providers, including radiation and medical oncologists, and speech pathologists, to tailor treatment plans and goals.
Dr. Roche’s research is focused on surgical airway education, functional and survival outcomes for patients with head and neck cancers, and improving how care is delivered for these cancers.
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Education & Training
- FellowshipMount Sinai Beth Israel Institute for Head, Neck and Thyroid Cancer (2017)
- Internship and ResidencyEmory University (2016)
- MDTulane University School of Medicine (2011)
- BAColumbia College, Columbia University, Neuroscience and Behavior
Additional Information
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers ProgramSmilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven35 Park Street, Fl 4New Haven, CT 06511
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancer ProgramPark Avenue Medical Center5520 Park AvenueTrumbull, CT 06611
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers ProgramSmilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven35 Park Street, Fl 4New Haven, CT 06511
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancer ProgramPark Avenue Medical Center5520 Park AvenueTrumbull, CT 06611