Jan Akervall, M.D. - Otolaryngology Specialist at the Rontal Clinic

Academically, Dr. Akervall has published innovative work in resection techniques and post-resection reconstruction of head and neck cancer. He holds a U.S. patent for an awarded surgical procedure. In addition, he has pursued the application of his gene analysis to clinical testing for head and neck cancer.

Dr. Akervall worked for 10 years at the University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, as a full-time Otolaryngologist. During his tenure he served as Associate Professor and Director of the Head and Neck Surgery Division in the department of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. In this appointment he was in charge of the management and surgical treatment of head and neck cancer for all of southern Sweden. He was also responsible for the training of otolaryngology specialists in southern Sweden.

Dr. Akervall is a member of numerous otolaryngological and cancer associations, among which are Scandinavian Society for Head and Neck Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Michigan Oto-Laryngological Society (MOS), and American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). Additionally, Dr. Akervall is a member of the editorial board of the internationally recognized medical journal Acta Otolaryngologica, and frequently reviews scientific studies for one of the world’s best renowned cancer journals, Clinical Cancer Research.

Since the summer of 2004, Dr. Akervall has been a partner of The Rontal Clinic. He is a staff Otolaryngologist at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and the Detroit Medical Center, where he performs surgery. His academic pursuits include genetic studies of head and neck cancer at Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI.

Curriculum Vitae can be found here. pdf version Jan Akervall CV.



	Jan Akervall, M.D., PH.D. Dr. Akervall was born 1960 in Linkoping, Sweden. After completing his military service he studied Theoretical Physics at Chalmers Technical University, Gothenburg, Sweden before going into medicine. Dr. Akervall received his MD at Lund University, Sweden, in 1990, where he also completed his otolaryngology residency training. He then successfully obtained a PhD degree, studying the clinical use of gene assays to test for head and neck cancer. This was followed by further training as a fellow in head and neck cancer surgery and reconstruction at the University of Michigan.
Academically, Dr. Akervall has published innovative work in resection techniques and post-resection reconstruction of head and neck cancer. He holds a U.S. patent for an awarded surgical procedure. In addition, he has pursued the application of his gene analysis to clinical testing for head and neck cancer. Dr. Akervall worked for 10 years at the University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, as a full-time Otolaryngologist. During his tenure he served as Associate Professor and Director of the Head and Neck Surgery Division in the department of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery. In this appointment he was in charge of the management and surgical treatment of head and neck cancer for all of southern Sweden. He was also responsible for the training of otolaryngology specialists in southern Sweden. Dr. Akervall is a member of numerous otolaryngological and cancer associations, among which are Scandinavian Society for Head and Neck Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Michigan Oto-Laryngological Society (MOS), and American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). Additionally, Dr. Akervall is a member of the editorial board of the internationally recognized medical journal Acta Otolaryngologica, and frequently reviews scientific studies for one of the world’s best renowned cancer journals, Clinical Cancer Research. Since the summer of 2004, Dr. Akervall has been a partner of The Rontal Clinic. He is a staff Otolaryngologist at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and the Detroit Medical Center, where he performs surgery. His academic pursuits include genetic studies of head and neck cancer at Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI. Curriculum Vitae can be found here. pdf version Jan Akervall CV.

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