Overview of Dr. Day
Dr. Terry Day is currently Director of Head and Neck Oncology, Sarah Cannon National Group and his clinical practice is with Head and Neck Specialists in Charleston, SC. Dr Day received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma. He completed his residency at Louisiana State University before pursuing a fellowship in head and neck oncologic surgery at the University of California, Davis and in craniomaxillofacial surgery at Inselspital-Bern in Bern, Switzerland. Following fellowship, he joined the faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee and then served as the Wendy and Keith Wellin Endowed Chair of Head and Neck Oncology and developed and directed the Head and Neck Tumor Center at Hollings Cancer Center and professor, vice chair and director of the Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Dr. Day is currently on the American Joint Committee on Cancer Education Committee and served as president of the American Head and Neck Society and on the inaugural council of the International Academy of Oral Oncology. He completed a four-year term on the board of directors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He has served as a senior examiner with the American Board of Otolaryngology. Dr. Day volunteers his time as president of the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, Inc., and in 1998 started the inaugural international Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (OHANCAW).
Since completion of his fellowship, Dr. Day has limited his clinical practice to patients with tumors of the head and neck region, including robotic surgery, oropharyngeal, skull base, thyroid, skin cancer, melanoma and salivary gland.
Office
9228 Medical Plaza Drive,
Charleston, SC 29405
Education & Training
- Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1990 - 1995
- Louisiana State University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
- University of Oklahoma College of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1995 - Present
- SC State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- GA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- TN State Medical License 1996 - 2001
- OK State Medical License 1990 - 1997
- LA State Medical License 1990 - 1996
- American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2006-2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsA pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate a survivorship care planning intervention for head and neck cancer survivor-caregiver dyads.Katherine R Sterba, Kent Armeson, Jane Zapka, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, Megan L Scallion
Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 2024-04-01 - 1 citationsTrismus intra-operative release and expansion (TIRE): A novel operative treatment for trismus.Michael C Shih, Rachana Gudipudi, Shaun A Nguyen, Tamar M Gordis, Julian Amin
Head & Neck. 2023-03-01 - 8 citationsAnatomic Region of Cutaneous Melanoma Impacts Survival and Clinical Outcomes: A Population-Based Analysis.Christian M Shannon, Neil K Mehta, Hong Li, Shaun A Nguyen, Sina Koochakzadeh
Cancers. 2023-02-15
Press Mentions
- Jerome C. Goldstein, MD Public Service AwardAugust 13th, 2020
External Links
- Terry Day MD AHNShttps://www.ahns.info/about-ahns/past_presidents/terry-day/
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS California PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPOFirst Health PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
WEA Trust Preferred Provider Plan - Trust Pref - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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