About
About Dr. Vivian Wu
Vivian F. Wu, MD, MPH, is a board-certified surgeon-scientist specializing in all cancers of the head and neck, including those of the tongue, throat, voice box, thyroid, skin, and salivary glands. She is the Director of the Head and Neck Cancer Center of Excellence at Saint John’s Cancer Institute and Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI).
Dr. Wu earned her medical degree from Howard University and completed her residency at Oregon Health & Science University. She pursued fellowship training at the University of Michigan. She is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. She also holds a Masters in Public Health from Yale University. With over a decade of experience, she provides advanced treatments such as minimally invasive thyroid surgery, transoral robotic surgery, and sentinel node biopsy skin and oral cavity cancers.
A believer in multidisciplinary care, Dr. Wu collaborates with experts in oncology, radiation, endocrinology, and dermatology. She is an advocate for HPV vaccination and a former Vice Chair of Research. Dr. Wu is dedicated to improving patient outcomes through innovative care and research, compassionately treating patients at Pacific Head & Neck, Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Southern California.
Research Interests
Dr. Wu’s research interests range from translational science to public health epidemiology with emphasis on HPV-related head and neck cancers and vaccination.
Clinical Interests
- Tongue cancer
- Throat cancer
- Larynx and voicebox cancer
- Tonsil cancer
- HPV related cancers
- Thyroid cancer and thyroid/parathyroid disease including goiters
- Skin cancers of the head and neck – melanoma, advanced squamous cell, advanced basal cell, merkel cell
- Salivary gland cancers and disorders
