Simon Best, MD

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Simon Best , MD

Simon Best, M.D., is a fellowship-trained laryngeal surgeon whose clinical interests are focused on voice and airway disorders, including the comprehensive care of professional voice users and performers. Disorders he treats include recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP), vocal cord paralysis, laryngeal cancer, precancerous vocal cord dysplasia, benign laryngeal lesions (polyps, cysts, nodules), and laryngeal and tracheal stenosis.  He has expertise in the operative management of vocal cord disorders, including laser surgery (KTP laser) and office-based management of vocal cord papilloma, dysplasia, and vocal cord paralysis.

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Johns Hopkins laryngeal surgeon, Simon Best, M.D., presents a case of a patient with advanced laryngeal cancer treated with a supracricoid laryngectomy, thereby preserving voice and swallowing function while sparing a total laryngectomy.