Samir H. Patel, M.D., is a radiation oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Patel specializes in treating cancers of the head and neck, including thyroid cancer, oral and throat cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, chondrosarcoma, esthesioneuroblastoma, laryngeal cancer, nasal and paranasal tumors, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and salivary gland cancer. He is an expert in proton therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy. Dr. Patel focuses on the best treatment for your unique cancer while optimizing your quality of life. Mayo Clinic is the #1 hospital in Arizona, according to the U.S. News & World Report, and the Cancer Center continually ranks among the top hospitals in the U.S. for Cancer. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center.