M.D. Anderson in Houston is world class, and it's where I would go if I lived within 5,000 miles! (well, THAT would be a problem, but I would get there if at all possible.) They are experienced with oral cancer surgeries, and they work with more local hospitals, "cookbooking" treatments to be carried out closer to home if a patient can't come back to Houston often, or can't stay for treatment. I did not have my surgery there, but if I need more (Please not!) there is no question that I would go there. In this part of the world, MDA is the place to go. I never hear of Baylor in Dallas for cancer treatment, though I know that it is an excellent institution overall...but probably not a CCC. If you have any way at all, make an appointment at MDAnderson. Use the internet: www.mdanderson.org and make a self-referral on the internet. Describe your diagnosis and treatment so far, and they will call you back within 24 hours to make you an appointment with the appropriate department and physician. Dr. Randall Weber is the chairman of Head and Neck, and I had an appointment with him for a second opinion after my surgery, and he is kind and very, very thorough. You can read all about him and the other physicians and the department online.