There are great doctors all over the US. But if you want an opinion from someone who does an annual survey of the best multidisciplinary centers in the US, US NEWS magazine picks Memorial Sloan Kettering in NY, and MD Anderson in Houston, TX as the top head and neck cancer centers consistently. U.S. News is publishing its 13th annual edition of "America's Best Hospitals." They rank 205 top medical centers, winnowed from 6,045 overall, in 17 specialties. This does not mean they are the only places you should consider, but this annual listing is well respected. I personally am not in favor of picking any doctor outside of a multidisciplinary center such as these. (I'm going to get a ton of negative mail for this comment.) But there is some logic here. The best results usually come from a group of physicians of different disciplines (radiation, surgery, chemotherapy, etc.) who work as a team to produce the best outcome given the stage of the disease. A team such as this also chooses TOGETHER, the best treatment plan. A single doctor, even a great oncologist or a great head and neck surgeon, is only approaching the disease from one perspective and with (usually) one set of skills. This limits possibilities in my opinion, and sometimes results in singular treatment approaches such as surgery only. This is a case of " If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." Also large cancer centers like MDACC or MSK have the latest clinical trials going on within their institution, which may benefit a patient. These are not available in many other locations. Lastly, these kinds of institutions have strict criteria for staff, and they attract the best of the best, since they have extraordinary facilities and the opportunity to work with leaders in the field. There are many facilities listed on our sites resources page that you can review on the web. Here is the link to the Best Hospitals http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/rankings/specihqcanc.htm