Carole Fakhry, MD, MPH

4.993 ratings, 46 reviews

Head and Neck SurgeryHead and Neck Surgical OncologyOtolaryngology

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Age Groups Seen

Young Adult 18-25
Adult 26-64
Older Adult 65+

Languages

Arabic
French
English

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Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Carole Fakhry

Professional Titles

Vice President, Clinical Practice Association
Senior Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Charles Cummings, M.D., Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Johns Hopkins Physician

Background

Surgeon-scientist Carole Fakhry specializes in head and neck cancer, benign tumors of the head and neck, and benign tumors of the parotid and submandibular glands and neck, including schwannomas and paragangliomas. Working with a multidisciplinary team of experts, she cares for patients with new and recurrent diagnosis of HPV-related cancers of the oropharynx (tonsil, base of tongue), tongue cancers, throat cancer, larynx cancer, skin cancer and salivary gland cancers (parotid, submandibular gland), among others. She has led and developed teams and clinical trials to provide the most innovative care, and often sees patients seeking second opinions.

Dr. Fakhry completed medical school, residency training in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery and fellowship training in head and neck surgical oncology at Johns Hopkins. She earned a master’s degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology.

At the foundation of Dr. Fakhry’s clinical role as a head and neck surgeon is advocacy for her patients’ care. This includes listening, understanding their needs, expediting care for those newly diagnosed with cancer or those with a suspicion of cancer, and ensuring that all members of the team meet patients in a timely fashion prior to decisions about treatment and initiate therapy within one month of diagnosis. In addition, she has led the development of educational materials and care pathways to expedite patient care at Johns Hopkins.

A national leader in the treatment of head and neck cancer, Dr. Fakhry serves as the surgical co-chair of the National Cancer Institute Head and Neck Steering Committee and the head and neck section editor of Cancer. She has served on several other editorial boards and leadership positions in the American Head and Neck Society, and is regularly invited to lecture on head and neck cancer nationally and internationally.

Centers and Institutes

Johns Hopkins Head & Neck Tumor Center

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Videos

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

Personalized oral cancer survival calculator accounts for coexisting conditions, Healio (July 2023)

Community cancer care linked with poorer outcomes for some head and neck cancers, Medical Laboratory Observer (January 16, 2024)

Community Cancer Care Tied to Poorer Outcomes for Certain Head and Neck Cancers, Study Suggests, India Education Diary (January 26, 2024)

Understanding the Demographics of HPV-Related Head and Neck Cancers (June 2016)

Possible Recurring HPV-Linked Oral Cancer Biomarker Uncovered GEN News (2/8/2016)

Poison Drummer Rikki Rockett is Battling Oral Cancer, Yahoo Health (12/16/2015)

A cancer on the rise, and the vaccine too late for Gen X, CNN (11/5/2015)

HPV Vaccine: Not Just for Girls, Johns Hopkins Health (Summer 2015)

Serendipity in Tonsillectomy: Why tonsil removal appears to decreases a person's risk of cancer, The Atlantic (04/20/2015)

Head, Throat Cancer Survival May Be Longer if Tumor Caused by HPV, U.S. News & World Report

Head & neck cancer research findings: Longer survival for HPV-positive cancers, the benefits of outpatient care, Cleveland Plain Dealer (02/20/2014)

Head, Throat Cancer Survival May Be Longer if Tumor Caused by HPV: Study, US News & World Report (02/20/2014)

Press Release: Recurrent Mouth and Throat Cancers Less Deadly When Caused by Virus, Study Shows (02/20/2014)

Additional Academic Titles

Professor of Oncology

Research Interests

HPV-associated head and neck squamous cell cancer

Research Summary

Dr. Fakhry’s research focuses on the role of HPV in head and neck squamous cell cancer. Her group has demonstrated that the presence of HPV confers a prognostic advantage to individuals with oropharyngeal cancer both at the time of first diagnosis and recurrence. They have described the risk factors for HPV-related oropharynx cancer, and helped to describe the evolving epidemiology of HPV-related head and neck cancer. They have also shown that detection of HPV in blood and oral rinse can predict tumor recurrence. They are now evaluating strategies for earlier detection and screening of HPV-related oropharynx cancers.

Dr. Fakhry’s research also includes helping patients identify what is most important to them during treatment. Based upon interviews with survivors, they created a decision support tool, which reviews treatment options and is meant to aid discussion between patients and the clinicians who treat them. They have also created risk calculators to help inform risk of death or recurrence after diagnosis with oropharynx cancer, and risk of developing oropharynx cancer in the first place.

Google Scholar - Publications

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PubMed - Publications

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=carole+fakhry

Honors

2026, Castle Connolly Top Doctor
2024, 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Exceptional Women In Medicine Distinction
2023, Castle Connolly Top Doctor

Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
- 10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 2300, Lutherville, MD 21093
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- phone: 443-997-6467
- fax: 410-367-2297

Expertise

Education

Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Otolaryngology, 2010
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Otolaryngology, 2009
Graduate School: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MPH, 2006
Medical Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD, 2003

Board Certifications

Otolaryngology: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2010

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Ratings & Reviews

4.9 out of 5

93 ratings, 46 reviews

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

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5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 3/9/2026
Very good
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 3/9/2026
Dr. Carole Fakhry is excellent! I have great confidence in her and trust her implicitly
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 3/9/2026
Everyone was great!!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 3/2/2026
Dr. Fakhry is the best in the business! I trust her explicitly and am very fortunate to have her as my otolaryngologist.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 3/2/2026
Not much to add. Everything was well done professionally with best practices and I say that with significant medical treatments and having been raised by a professional RN.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 3/2/2026
Dr. Fakhry is an excellent physician.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 3/2/2026
Dr. Fakhry was highly recommended for my illness. She was very pleasant, thorough and attentive. She ordered further tests to make sure about the diagnosis and treatment. I am confident that she will do the best treatment for me.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 2/23/2026
She has been my doctor since 2016, she saved my life.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 2/9/2026
Friendly and professionally
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 2/2/2026
Can't say enough about this practice. They are moving at warp speed towards my treatment for cancer.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 2/2/2026
Wonderful
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 1/12/2026
Dr. Fakhry was fantastic. Very detailed. Great support. I am very thqnkful to be in the care of Fahkry and her team. Resident [staff] was also outstanding. Great doctors with great expertise qnd skill and also very nice.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 1/12/2026
Very good doctor
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 1/5/2026
Excellent
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 12/15/2025
Outstanding care and support provided to me.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 12/15/2025
Carole Fakhry is fabulous - a caring, incredibly intelligent, and superlative doctor. I am so grateful for her care.
4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 12/8/2025
She is a skilled and knowledgeable surgeon but patient manners varied from prior visit which was very rushed
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 12/8/2025
Dr. Fakhry is very knowledgeable, dedicated, inviting and caring. I am very fortunate to be under her care. She addresses all my questions/concerns. Very Grateful for Dr. Fakhry and her Team.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 11/24/2025
She is nice and providing me with excellent care.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 11/24/2025
Dr. Fakhry is smart and articulate. She listens and explains very well.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 11/17/2025
Amazing to work with.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 11/17/2025
I am very confident in Dr. Fakhry.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 11/10/2025
Exceptional care and expertise.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 11/3/2025
Very thorough, absolutely no complaints.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 10/20/2025
She was excellent. Clear, concise and HONEST answers to my questions.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 10/6/2025
She was excellent. She had a sense of humor which soothed my anxiety and provided good explanations that were clear and understandable
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 9/22/2025
Dr Fakhry is terrific!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 9/22/2025
As usual all was good
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 9/15/2025
Dr. Fakhry is excellent and always available to answer all of my questions.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 9/15/2025
Excellent. The model of a caring physician.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 9/15/2025
Very pleased with my provider! She is smart, knowledgeable, friendly and caring!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 8/26/2025
Very knowledgable
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 8/25/2025
Dr Fakhry is awesome!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 8/25/2025
Dr. Fakhry could not have been anymore cordial and friendly with me and my wife during our visit and explained medically what she felt was my issue which then was confirmed by a biopsy she took that visit. I couldn't have been treated any better.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 7/21/2025
Excellent
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 7/21/2025
Professional, knowledgeable, thorough, great 'bedside' manner.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 6/30/2025
Nice and very professional.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 6/30/2025
Great office. Great people
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 6/30/2025
Absolutely the best provider I have ever met. Personable, kind, knowledgeable, professional, caring and talented.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 6/23/2025
Very successful in what brinda.de me
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 6/2/2025
Very nice, easy to talk with. Knowledgeable.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 5/19/2025
Dr. Fakhry is very professional. She is courteous, pays attention to EVERY detail and provides EXCELLENT CARE!! THANK YOU Dr. Fakhry!!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 5/19/2025
Dr. Fakhry was very responsive and helpful. I felt comfortable with her care.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 5/19/2025
Dr Fakhry has provided exceptional care to me for the last ten years, from diagnosis and surgery in 2015 through the succeeding 10 years of follow-up care.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 4/28/2025
Dr Fakhry is a caring and dedicated professional.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on 4/28/2025
The Dr. Was very informative and I she made me feel very comfortable.