Official profile
Biography and background
Ivan El-Sayed is a UCSF otolaryngologist with a focus on head-and-neck oncology and minimally invasive skull-base surgery. The university biography records medical school and otolaryngology residency at Boston University followed by head-and-neck oncologic fellowship training at UCSF. Research interests include skull-base approaches, surgical planning and novel cancer-treatment technologies.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Published roles
Roles in plastic surgery training
Each role below keeps the wording of its official source and the date it was reviewed. Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Head and Neck Cancer Fellowship
Fellowship Co-Director
The checked AHNS programme page names Patrick Ha as director, Ivan El-Sayed and P. Daniel Knott as co-directors, and Ilya Likhterov as faculty. The earlier director string incorrectly elevated Likhterov; it is corrected to the published roles. The individual UCSF profile corroborates Likhterov’s identity and specialty.
Photo: Official profile photograph — source attribution provided.
University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, California, United States
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Programme leadership page →Training context
Published programme focus
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Official sources
- Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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