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Mark L Urken, MD
Head and Neck Surgery
About Me
Dr. Urken is the former chairman of the department of otolaryngology, Mt Sinai Medical Center, 1995 to 2004, and has served as the director of the head and neck surgery fellowship program from 1993 to the present. The head and neck surgery fellowship program is one of the most coveted advanced training programs in the world. Numerous graduates of this fellowship have assumed leadership positions in head and neck surgery in major medical centers in this country and around the world. He is also the medical director of the newly created functional outcomes research center at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, which is the only United States medical center to be selected as a core member of the international Head and Neck Research Network. Dr. Urken has authored two books: Atlas of Regional and Free Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction, Raven Press, 1995 and Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Defect-Oriented Approach, Lippincott, 2009. He has also authored more than 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals and over 20 chapters. Considered one of the pioneers in head and neck microvascular surgery, Dr. Urken has also been responsible for numerous innovations in head and neck and thyroid surgery. His groundbreaking work in head and neck microsurgery has resulted in numerous improvements in the function and quality of life of patients treated for head and neck cancer. He has lectured in more than 20 different countries on topics related to head and neck cancer, head and neck reconstruction, and thyroid and parathyroid diseases. Dr. Urken is the program director of an annual course on head and neck surgery and thyroid and parathyroid surgery – a program that is now in its 18th year. He also serves as president and medical director of the THANC Foundation (Thyroid, Head and Neck Cancer) and is consistently listed among New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors.” The New York Magazine list is excerpted from Castle Connolly’s annual guidebook, “Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.” He is listed in the national registry of “Top Cancer Doctors.”
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Otolaryngology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Thyroid
Clinical Focus
- Esophageal Cancer
- Parotid Cancer
- Parotid Mass
- Sinus Cancer
- Skin Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroidectomy
- Tongue Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
Education
MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
BA, Williams College
Fellowship, Head & Neck Surgery, Mercy Hospital (Program of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Internship, St. Elizabeth's Hospital
MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency, Otolaryngology, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Surgery, Tufts Medical School
Internship, Surgery (General Surgery)
Boston Medical Center - Brighton
Residency, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Otolaryngology, Head And Neck Surgery
UPMC Mercy
Certifications
American Board of Otolaryngology
Research
Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery
Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery
Microvascular Surgery
Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery
Microvascular Surgery
Insurance Information
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- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VillageCareMax
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Publications
Selected Publications
- The prognostic significance of the ‘Worst Pattern of Invasion’ in oral cancers−an international collaborative multicentre analysis. Paromita Roy, Margaret Brandwein Weber, Ruta Gupta, Aanchal Kakkar, Daphne Fonseca, Munita Bal, Meenakshi Kamboj, Nidhi Anand, K. R. Anila, Shanthi Velusamy, Megha Shantveer Uppin, Suvradeep Mitra, Meera Thomas, Poonam Abhay Elhence, Indu Arun, Sunil Pasricha, Nuzhat Husain, Rekha V. Kumar, Amanjit Bal, Asawari Patil, Shubhada V. Kane, Shantveer G. Uppin, Anand Bardia, Shivani Sarkar, Sahithi Shilpa Arya, Reshma Kurian, R. Chitra, Pramod Kumar Pamu, Christina Wiedmer, Jenny Tung Hiong Lee, Ritu Srivastava, Akhila Gopakumar, Tsu Hui Hubert Low, Mark Urken, Jerry Liu, Deepa Nair, Rajsekhar Shantappa, Sarthak Tandon, Shaji Thomas, Cessal Thomas, Jeevan Ram Vishnoi, Kapila Manikantan, Pattatheyil Arun, Sanjoy Chatterjee, Indranil Mallick. Oral Oncology
- Molecular Characterization of Isolated Soft Tissue Deposits in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Justin K. Joseph, Luke Stanisce, Ricardo Ramirez, Danielle Kapustin, Christina Wiedmer, Soo Sohn, Sydney Finkelstein, Jonathan Levine, Eric Dowling, Margaret Brandwein-Weber, Mark L. Urken. Head and Neck
- Scholarly Dialogue on Risk to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve with Thermal Ablation Procedures: A Reflection on Empirical Practices. Marika Russell, Che Wei Wu, Tzu Yen Huang, R. Michael Tuttle, Peter A. Kopp, Jung Hwan Baek, Lisa A. Orloff, Julia Noel, Joseph Scharpf, Peter Angelos, Kyung Tae, Jeong Seon Park, Elizabeth Cottrill, Victoria Banuchi, Mary Beth Cunnane, Maurilio Deandrea, Whitney Liddy, Neil Tolley, Erivelto M. Volpi, Mark L. Urken, Ronald B. Kuppersmith, Amr H. Abdelhamid Ahmed, Gregory W. Randolph. Thyroid
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
4.9 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
4.9 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.8 out of 5
Made a very stressful time in my life manageable.
I have nothing but the highest recommendation for Dr Urken and his staff. I personally know two other people he has treated and they are of similar opinion, even though they had surgery and I had to have chemo and radiation.
Excellent
Industry Relationships
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Dr. Urken has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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