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Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers Program
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven
35 Park Street, Fl 4
New Haven, CT 06511
  • Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers Program
    Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven
    35 Park Street, Fl 4
    New Haven, CT 06511

Benjamin L. Judson, MD, MBA

Otolaryngology Surgery
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Patient type treated
Child, Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Board Certified in
Otolaryngology

Biography

Benjamin Judson, MD, is the chief of the Yale Medicine Division of Otolaryngology. He specializes in performing surgery to remove benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, which can range from oral cavity tumors, to pharynx and larynx tumors, to skin cancers.

“I enjoy what I do tremendously,” says Dr. Judson, who typically works with a team of other specialists, including oncologists, radiologists and pathologists. He says that listening carefully to his patients’ concerns, going over each patient’s records as a group, and taking time to communicate information to the patient are especially important. “I think it makes all the difference,” he says.

The biggest change in the care of patients with head and neck cancer is minimally invasive surgery, and, according to Dr. Judson, it is evolving on multiple fronts. Such techniques and tools as lasers, surgical robots, and operating through the mouth to avoid incisions are approaches that can mean an easier recovery for the patient, with fewer aesthetic and functional side effects, he says. “These techniques might not be appropriate for every patient, but when they are they are a total game changer.”

The next step researchers are working on revolves around achieving a better understanding of the biology of head and neck tumors, says Dr. Judson. This knowledge will help doctors to tailor treatment for each patient more precisely, maximizing their ability to cure the disease while minimizing side effects.

A professor of otolaryngology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Judson has research interests in investigating outcomes and quality in head and neck cancer therapy. He is also involved in supporting a biorepository of head and neck cancers to support continued research that would ultimately improve care at Yale and other institutions.

Titles

  • Charles W. Ohse Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs
  • Chief, Division of Otolaryngology, Yale Medicine
  • Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Surgery

Education & Training

  • MBA
    Yale School of Management (2022)
  • MD
    Jefferson Medical College (2002)
  • MPA
    University of Pennsylvania, Government Administration (1995)
  • BA
    Middlebury College, Economics (1991)
  • Resident
    Georgetown University Hospital
  • Administrative Chief Resident
    Georgetown University Hospital
  • Research Fellow
    Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Fellow
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Additional Information

Locations
Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers Program
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven
35 Park Street, Fl 4
New Haven, CT 06511
  • Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers Program
    Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven
    35 Park Street, Fl 4
    New Haven, CT 06511

Biography

Benjamin Judson, MD, is the chief of the Yale Medicine Division of Otolaryngology. He specializes in performing surgery to remove benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, which can range from oral cavity tumors, to pharynx and larynx tumors, to skin cancers.

“I enjoy what I do tremendously,” says Dr. Judson, who typically works with a team of other specialists, including oncologists, radiologists and pathologists. He says that listening carefully to his patients’ concerns, going over each patient’s records as a group, and taking time to communicate information to the patient are especially important. “I think it makes all the difference,” he says.

The biggest change in the care of patients with head and neck cancer is minimally invasive surgery, and, according to Dr. Judson, it is evolving on multiple fronts. Such techniques and tools as lasers, surgical robots, and operating through the mouth to avoid incisions are approaches that can mean an easier recovery for the patient, with fewer aesthetic and functional side effects, he says. “These techniques might not be appropriate for every patient, but when they are they are a total game changer.”

The next step researchers are working on revolves around achieving a better understanding of the biology of head and neck tumors, says Dr. Judson. This knowledge will help doctors to tailor treatment for each patient more precisely, maximizing their ability to cure the disease while minimizing side effects.

A professor of otolaryngology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Judson has research interests in investigating outcomes and quality in head and neck cancer therapy. He is also involved in supporting a biorepository of head and neck cancers to support continued research that would ultimately improve care at Yale and other institutions.

Titles

  • Charles W. Ohse Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology), Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs
  • Chief, Division of Otolaryngology, Yale Medicine
  • Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Surgery

Education & Training

  • MBA
    Yale School of Management (2022)
  • MD
    Jefferson Medical College (2002)
  • MPA
    University of Pennsylvania, Government Administration (1995)
  • BA
    Middlebury College, Economics (1991)
  • Resident
    Georgetown University Hospital
  • Administrative Chief Resident
    Georgetown University Hospital
  • Research Fellow
    Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Fellow
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Additional Information

Locations
Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers Program
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven
35 Park Street, Fl 4
New Haven, CT 06511
  • Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers Program
    Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven
    35 Park Street, Fl 4
    New Haven, CT 06511
Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers Program
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven
35 Park Street, Fl 4
New Haven, CT 06511
  • Smilow Cancer Hospital Head and Neck Cancers Program
    Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven
    35 Park Street, Fl 4
    New Haven, CT 06511