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Ansley Roche, MD, BA

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
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Otolaryngology Surgery

330 Cedar Street, PO Box 208041

New Haven, CT 06520-8041

United States

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Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)

Biography

Dr. Ansley Roche is an Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology) and cares for patients as part of the Head & Neck Cancers Multidisciplinary Clinic at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Trumbull, and also in New Haven. Dr. Roche received her undergraduate degree from Columbia College, Columbia University in neuroscience and behavior. She then received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed otolaryngology - head and neck surgery residency at Emory University. She completed a fellowship in Head & Neck Microvascular Surgery and Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery at the Mount Sinai Beth Israel Institute for Head, Neck and Thyroid Cancer.

Dr. Roche was previously an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Zucker School of Medicine, Northwell Health, and was Director of Head and Neck Cancer at Staten Island University Hospital. Her current research is focused on surgical airway education, functional and survival outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer, and quality improvement in delivery of head and neck cancer care. Dr. Roche utilizes a collaborative approach when caring for patients using the most effective, patient-specific treatment options for benign and malignant diseases affecting the ear, sinuses, larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, thyroid and parathyroid glands, and salivary glands, while emphasizing our organ-sparing mission.

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Education & Training

Fellowship
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Institute for Head, Neck and Thyroid Cancer (2017)
Internship and Residency
Emory University (2016)
MD
Tulane University School of Medicine (2011)
BA
Columbia College, Columbia University, Neuroscience and Behavior

Research

Overview

Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy Education for Healthcare Providers.

Laparoscopically harvested omental free tissue autograft to bypass the blood brain barrier (BBB) in human recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (rGBM). Co-investigator

A Phase III, Randomized, Open-label Study to Evaluate Pembrolizumab as Neoadjuvant Therapy and in Combination with Standard of Care as Adjuvant Therapy for Stage III-IVA Resectable Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LA HNSCC). Co-investigator

Clinical Care

Overview

Ansley Roche, MD, is a surgeon who specializes in otolaryngology, which focuses on managing head and neck conditions.

Dr. Roche often sees patients with benign or malignant diseases affecting the ear, sinuses, larynx, pharynx, oral cavity, thyroid and parathyroid glands, and salivary glands. She also performs microvascular reconstruction, a technique for rebuilding the face using blood vessels, bone, and tissue.

Recognizing that head and necks cancer can impact eating, speaking, breathing, and other aspects of life, Dr. Roche says she finds it rewarding to help patients restore these critical functions. And thanks to advances in robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer (which affects a certain area of the throat), patients have fewer treatment side effects and are living longer, she adds. Other advances include free tissue transfer, in which tissue is transplanted from one part of the body to reconstruct the head and neck after a tumor is removed.

As part of the Head and Neck Cancers Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital, Dr. Roche works closely with all of her patients’ providers, including radiation and medical oncologists, and speech pathologists, to tailor treatment plans and goals.

Dr. Roche’s research is focused on surgical airway education, functional and survival outcomes for patients with head and neck cancers, and improving how care is delivered for these cancers.

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Board Certifications

  • Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

    Certification Organization
    AB of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2017

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Otolaryngology Surgery

330 Cedar Street, PO Box 208041

New Haven, CT 06520-8041

United States

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