In a post in a different thread, Pat said this:[quote]since I'm a charity case, I can't cross the river into Philly.[/quote]
So unless regulations allow for going out-of-state to seek second opinions, that would seem to rule out HUP, Fox Chase, Jefferson, etc.

Pat, if you are restricted to staying within New Jersey, it's worth noting that Sloan Kettering has an outpatient center in Basking Ridge that offers consultations for head and neck cancer patients. The surgeries are done at Sloan's main hospital in NYC, but perhaps you could at least seek another opinion at the NJ facility.

Was this ENT you talked to affiliated with Cooper? You had mentioned in the other thread that you might also be referred to University Hospital in Newark. That's part of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, based in New Brunswick, which is an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center (CCC). (Cooper is part of CINJ as well, but perhaps as the flagship hospital for the New Jersey Medical School, University has doctors with a greater level of expertise.)

Edited to add: Another thought: Since the plastic surgeon is on board with this surgery, does he/she have a recommendation for an ENT to do whatever the ENT needs to do?