MAIE ST. JOHN

EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Chair of Head and Neck Surgery UCLA Health

Ahighly renowned surgeon, scientist and educator, Dr. Maie St. John is a professor and the Thomas C. Calcaterra, MD, Chair in Head and Neck Surgery. She co-directs the UCLA Head and Neck Cancer Program. Dr. St. John’s laboratory studies the mechanisms of tumor progression and metastasis in head and neck cancer and seeks to identify and study novel genes and pathways for future targeted therapies, while actively incorporating the results of their laboratory-based research into the development of novel therapeutics. Her extramurally funded research portfolio includes multiple National Institutes of Health grants bridging basic science with clinical research and service.