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Office
90 Bergen St
Ste 8100
Newark, NJ 07103Phone+1 973-972-4588Fax+1 973-972-8567
Summary
- Dr. Park is board certified in Otolaryngology and became an Assistant Professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ. He completed his Otolaryngology residency training at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Through the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS), he spent a year obtaining advanced fellowship training in Head and Neck Surgery and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery as well as Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) at the University of Washington. Specializing in the treatment of complex Head and Neck Oncology as well as Microvascular Reconstruction, Dr Park’s clinical interests are in the treatment of the nasal cavity and throat cancers. He has expertise in treating a wide variety of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, including those of the salivary glands, thyroid, tongue, lips, throat and skin cancer. Dr. Park will further develop the Microvascular Reconstruction program at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and help to create a multidisciplinary program that will help to dramatically import the quality of life by changing the way patients look, speak, and eat. In addition, Dr. Park has been a very active researcher and has published numerous articles relating to outcome and treatment of Transoral Robotic Surgery, Microvascular Reconstruciton, and Head and Neck Oncology. He is fluent in both English and Korean.
Education & Training
- University of WashingtonFellowship, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction, 2012 - 2013
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount SinaiChief Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2011 - 2012
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount SinaiResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2007 - 2012
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2012 - 2015
- NY State Medical License 2009 - 2011
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005
- Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 142 citationsIncidence of Suicide in Patients With Head and Neck CancerDavid Kam, Andrew Salib, George Gorgy, Tapan D. Patel, Eric T. Carniol
JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2015-12-01 - 18 citationsLaryngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma: A population-based perspective.Pariket M. Dubal, Peter F. Svider, Adam J. Folbe, Ho-Sheng Lin, Richard Chan Woo Park
The Laryngoscope. 2015-11-01 - 45 citationsPolymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma of the head and neck: A population-based study of 460 cases.Tapan D. Patel, Alejandro Vazquez, Emily Marchiano, Richard Chan Woo Park, Soly Baredes
The Laryngoscope. 2015-07-01
Committees
- Committee Member, Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Education American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 2015 - Present
- Committee Member, Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 2015 - Present
- Committee Member, Head and Neck Oncology American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery 2011 - 2015
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
- American Head and Neck SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Korean
External Links
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical Schoolhttp://njms.rutgers.edu/resource_locator/find_people/profile.cfm?mbmid=cwp39#tab-bio
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