Professor
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Dr. Adam Luginbuhl is a Professor for the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. He is the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Director of the Squamous ell carcinoma Tumor Ecology and Microenvironment working group and associate director of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center TaCO program.
He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at Thomas Jefferson University and his fellowship training in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Skull Base Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction at Vanderbilt University.
He was awarded the 2021 Edmund Prince Fowler Thesis Award for Basic Science by the Triologic Society for his animal work mitigating tissue damage during radiation. His two areas of research involve fibrosis-hypoxia axis and response profiles of immune checkpoint inhibition. He has been the principal investigator of 10 clinical trials, published over 100 peer reviewed articles and has multiple grants supporting these efforts. His surgical practice is focused on surgical oncology, microvascular reconstruction and open skull base surgery. With his partners, Dr. Luginbuhl cofounded and leads a surgical mission program, Complex Head And Neck Care and Education (CHANCE).