I'm the one whose husband went from a local ENT to Sloan and I truly feel like we have entered a different universe(in a very good way).

I know our DR was an idiot(not because he was an ENT but because he was just an idiot) and we wouldn't have stuck with him. But I don't know if we would have realized how important a CCC was if it wasn't for the advice here.

In the last few weeks Dave has had to have a ton of appts and this place set them all up for us. It made what could have been a scheduling nightmare much simpler.
More importantly, every staff person we met so far was unbelievably knowledgable and competent.

My husband has BOT and the team leader is a well known surgeon at Sloan. He recommended chemo and radiation first and then surgery,if necessary.

I'm very new to all this but I think everyone's situation is different. There might be very good medical reasons for doing one first and then the other. So, the important thing is to find an MD who you trust.
I sympathize with moving fast,my husband is so uncomfortable with this "thing" on his tongue. But it is a big decision. Move fast but don't hesitate to go for another opinion.