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R. Bryan B. Bell, MD, DDS

Accepting New Patients
4805 Northeast Glisan Street, Suite 11N-7
Portland, OR 97213
824.3 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Medical Group - Oregon
Speaks: English
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Providence Cancer Institute Franz Head and Neck Clinic

4805 Northeast Glisan Street, Suite 11N-7, Portland, OR 97213

Insurances Accepted

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About R. Bryan B. Bell

R. Bryan Bell, M.D., D.D.S., FACS, FRCS(Ed), is the Executive Medical Director of Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon, Director and Member of Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, and holds the Walter J. Urba Chair for Cancer Research in Portland, Oregon. In these roles, he oversees oncology services and research teams that deliver care to more than 6,000 cancer patients annually in 32 clinics and eight Oregon hospitals.

As an internationally recognized head and neck surgeon, Dr. Bell has led pioneering research and clinical efforts to integrate immunotherapy into the neoadjuvant setting. Using his surgical practice to conduct clinical trials, Dr. Bell’s research bridges basic, translational and clinical activities. In addition, he has worked to develop technologically advanced methods to enhance the effectiveness of head and neck cancer surgery, including virtual surgical planning, transoral robotic surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy. Dr. Bell’s work has been published in more than 350 scientific articles and book chapters, and he is co-author of two major textbooks, including "Oral, Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery".

For almost three decades, Dr. Bell has been active in educating the next generation of surgeons. He has trained or mentored dozens of surgical residents, fellows and students in head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Bell has served on National Institutes of Health Head and Neck Steering Committee’s Immunotherapy Clinical Trials Planning Group and the Task Force on Previously Untreated/Locally Advanced (PULA) Disease. In addition, he has held numerous leadership positions and board appointments within various professional and non-profit organizations. Amongst his honors, Dr. Bell has been awarded Fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Ad Hominem.

Medical School

Creighton University School of Medicine
1995

Fellowship

Head and Neck Surgical Associates
2002

Fellowship

Legacy Portland Hospitals
2003

Residency

Head and Neck Surgical Associates
2002

Medical School

University of North Carolina
1997

Residency

University of North Carolina
2001

Professional Associations

American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Head and Neck Society
Association of Clinical Oncology
International Academy of Oral Oncology
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Providence Cancer Institute Franz Head and Neck Clinic
4805 Northeast Glisan Street, Suite 11N-7
Portland, OR 97213

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Medical Group - Oregon

Affiliated Locations
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Conditions and Procedures

  • Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
  • Branchial Cleft Cyst
  • Cancer Surgery
  • Central Compartment Neck Dissection
  • Cervical Spine Mass
  • Da Vinci Head & Neck Surgery
  • Ear Melanoma
  • Free Flap Head
  • Head And Neck Cancer
  • Head And Neck Cancer Surgery
  • Head And Neck Sarcoma
  • Laryngeal Cancer
  • Laryngeal Cancer Surgery
  • Laryngectomy
  • Lymph Node Dissection
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Tonsils
  • Melanoma On Face
  • Microvascular Surgery
  • Mouth Cancer
  • Mouth Cancer Surgery
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  • Neck Biopsy
  • Neck Cancer
  • Neck Cyst
  • Neck Mass Excision
  • Neoplasm Of Salivary Gland
  • Oral Pathology
  • Oral Surgery
  • Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • Oropharyngeal Cancer Surgery
  • Palate Cancer Surgery
  • Paranasal Sinus And Nasal Cavity Cancer
  • Radical Neck Dissection
  • Recurrent Thyroid Cancer
  • Robotic Oral Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Salivary Gland Disorders
  • Sarcoma
  • Sino Nasal Carcinoma
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Transoral Robotic Surgery (Tors)
  • Tumor Of Parotid Gland