Ryan Sobel MD Director, Head & Neck Cancer Program
Endocrine, Melanoma, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Director of Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery; Head & Neck Robotic Surgery; Head & Neck Endocrine Surgery
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1601 S Andrews AveFl 3Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone+1 954-320-3304
Fax+1 954-320-3318
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Summary
- Dr. Sobel is a fellowship-trained head & neck surgical oncologist. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Head & Neck Cancer Program at Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Dr. Sobel completed advanced fellowship training in head & neck surgical oncology at the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He previously practiced at Head and Neck Surgery located at GBMC in Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Sobel specializes in benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, including: thyroid and parathyroid glands, salivary glands, tongue and oral cancers, HPV-related throat cancer, unknown primary malignancy, larynx, neck masses, and advanced skin cancers such as malignant melanoma.
Dr. Sobel is fellowship-trained in TransOral Robotic Surgery (TORS), sentinel lymph node biopsy, and other minimally-invasive surgical approaches in head and neck surgery. He is also a published author and frequent presenter on topics involving head and neck surgery and research.
Clinical Expertise
- Melanoma, Head and neck cancer, Squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, Thyroid cancer, Head and neck oncology, Oral cavity cancer, Oropharyngeal cancer, Thyroid surgery, Thyroidectomy, Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, Transoral robotic surgery, Robotic head and neck surgery, Salivary gland surgery, Squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, Minimally invasive thyroidectomy, Acquired head and neck masses, Head and neck surgery
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction, 2013 - 2014- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2012 - 2013
Nassau University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2012
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2019 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2012 - 2019
VA State Medical License 2014 - 2016
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsImplementation of submandibular gland transfer: A multi-institutional study of feasibility and time to treatment.John Pang, Harry H. Ching, Ryan H. Sobel, Ryan K. Orosco, Joseph A. Califano
Head & Neck. 2019-07-01 - 20 citationsEstablishing a Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Clinical Pathway: An Implementation Evaluation and Audit of Dysphagia-Related Services and OutcomesBarbara Messing, Elizabeth C. Ward, Cathy L. Lazarus, Keri Ryniak, Melissa Kim
Dysphagia. 2019-02-01 - 22 citationsImplementation of a comprehensive competency-based transoral robotic surgery training curriculum with ex vivo dissection modelsRyan H. Sobel, Ray G. Blanco, Patrick K. Ha, Joseph A. Califano, Rajesh Kumar
Head & Neck. 2016-05-06
Press Mentions
April Marks Head and Neck Cancer Awareness MonthApril 1st, 2025- Broward Health Medical Center Awarded National Accreditation from Commission on CancerApril 4th, 2023
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