Robert Brody, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Brody has clinical appointments at both the University of Pennsylvania and at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center. He has clinical expertise in the oncologic treatment of mucosal malignancies of the upper aerodigestive tract as well as cutaneous and salivary malignancies of the head and neck.
His research primarily focuses on clinical outcomes research utilizing institutional data to better understand the risk factors for poor oncologic outcomes, poor functional outcomes, and poor quality of life outcomes after treatment for head and neck cancer. He further explores these questions by analyzing and curating data from nationwide oncology outcomes databases and cancer registries.
He earned a Master’s of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also completed his residency, followed by fellowship training in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina.