Evan S. Walgama, MD

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About Dr. Walgama

Evan Walgama, MD is a board-certified Otolaryngologist – Head & Neck / ENT Surgeon at the Pacific Eye, Ear & Skull Base Center at Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Santa Monica. His particular area of expertise is in the treatment of patients with benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck.

Dr. Walgama is a dual-fellowship trained surgeon. He completed his Sinus and Skull Base fellowship at Stanford, followed by a Head and Neck Surgical Oncology fellowship at MD Anderson. He brings together both skillsets to treat challenging cancers of the ear, nose and throat, with a priority focus on preservation of quality of life for patients and their families.

As a leader of a multidisciplinary team, Dr. Walgama addresses a wide array of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, including thyroid, oral cavity, throat, HPV-related, and sinus/skull base. He is a champion of multidisciplinary care and patient-centered decision making, seeing patients at award-winning Providence hospitals – Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, and Little Company of Mary Medical Center, Torrance, California.

At Saint John’s Cancer Institute, Dr. Walgama’s research and academic interests include cost-effectiveness, clinical outcomes research, and clinical trials in head and neck oncology. 

Dr. Walgama is a member of the American Head & Neck Society, the North American Skull Base Society, and the American Academy Otolaryngology.

Medical Specialties

• Head & neck cancer
• Thyroid / parathyroid
• Transoral robotic surgery
• Advanced sinus & endoscopic skull base

Conditions

• Parotid tumor
• Salivary cancer
• Adenoid cystic carcinoma
• Acinic cell carcinoma
• Pleomorphic adenoma
• Perineural tumor spread
• Oral cavity cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)
• Tonsil cancer (HPV related)
• Base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma
• Transoral robotic surgery
• Larynx cancer
• Sinus cancer
• Transoral laser surgery
• Tongue cancer
• Buccal carcinoma
• Mucosal melanoma
• Oral leukoplakia
• Severe dysplasia oral cavity
• Olfactory neuroblastoma
• Head and neck cancer
• Head and neck sarcoma
• Medullary thyroid carcinoma
• Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
• Papillary thyroid carcinoma

Accepted Insurance

Medicare, medicaid and most insurance plans are accepted. Please contact us to confirm coverage.

Hospital Affiliation

Providence Saint John’s Health Center
2121 Santa Monica Blvd. 
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Useful Links

• Head & Neck Oncology Program
• Pacific Eye, Ear & Skull Base Center

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