Professional Bio
Allen S. Ho, MD is a board-certified Otolaryngologist and fellowship-trained head and neck cancer surgeon. Dr. Ho is trained in the medical and surgical management of all aspects of otolaryngology.

Expertise
He specializes in the surgical treatment of benign and malignant head and neck tumors, including salivary, oropharynx, and larynx malignancies. He has a particular focus on endocrine (parathyroid and thyroid) disease. He maintains expertise in robotic, endoscopic, and minimally invasive operative techniques.

Education
Dr. Ho graduated magna cum laude in Neurobiology from Harvard with Highest Honors in the Field. He received his MD at UCLA and completed his residency at Stanford.



He concurrently finished a Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowship at the NIH. Dr. Ho subsequently completed a head and neck surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He also achieved Focused Practice Designation status in complex thyroid/parathyroid surgery.

Other Info
Dr. Ho has presented at numerous national and international meetings. He has published over 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including in Nature Genetics, Lancet Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and JAMA Oncology. He has authored multiple chapters in textbooks that include Cummings Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and is co-editor of the textbook Multidisciplinary Care of the Head and Neck Cancer Patient (Springer Nature). Dr. Ho actively serves on a national level through numerous societies, and chairs committees within the ATA and AJCC.