William M. Mendenhall, MD Shands Cancer Center, Florida, USA

I have been on the faculty at the University of Florida for almost 28 years, treating patients both at the Gainesville Department of Radiation Oncology and at the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute in Jacksonville. I specialize primarily in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer using radiotherapy either alone or combined with adjuvant chemotherapy and/or surgery, but I also specialize in melanoma and genitourinary cancer and I treat patients with prostate cancer at the UF Proton Therapy Institute. I have been a principal investigator on cooperative group trials and have performed or participated in multiple outcomes studies evaluating disease, control, survival, and toxicity associated with the treatment of various head and neck malignancies. My studies have evaluate survival and quality of life, including long-term swallowing disabilities, in head and neck patients. I have published over 600 peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews, and book chapters.