Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Mark Swanson, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Southern California. My research focuses on clinical outcomes, predictors, and quality of life measures for head and neck cancer patients. I have published research in improving post-operative recovery using ERAS, developing protocols for improved swallowing after treatment, evaluation of nodal metastasis as predictors for cancer recurrence, and seriocomic and insurance factors in access to care. I am also involved in prospective clinical trials regarding immunotherapy for leukoplakia and hemostasis products.