Matthew J. Mifsud, MD, FACS, is Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery and Associate Professor at the University of South Florida (USF) Health Morsani College of Medicine, and Chief of the Ear, Nose & Throat Institute at Tampa General Hospital. He leads the Division of Head & Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery and founded and directs the Center for Advanced Salivary Gland Surgery — Florida’s only dedicated center of its kind. Dr. Mifsud earned his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine and completed residency at USF, followed by a two-year fellowship in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Toronto and Princess Margaret Cancer Center. His clinical practice centers on head and neck cancer and complex microvascular reconstruction, with particular expertise in gland-sparing, minimally invasive salivary surgery, including salivary endoscopy and minimal-incision parotid surgery. A nationally recognized educator and innovator, Dr. Mifsud was the first head and neck surgeon in the Southeast to incorporate robotic microsurgery into reconstructive care. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and lectures frequently at national and international meetings. He currently chairs the Microvascular Surgery Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery and is a past president of the Florida Society of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. He has been recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, a Tampa Magazine Top Doctor, and a U.S. News & World Report Patients’ Top Choice.