Steven B. Cannady, MD
Otorhinolaryngology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Washington Square
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About me

  • Director, Microvascular Surgery and Education
  • Associate Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • Head and Neck Cancer Service Line Director, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Steven B. Cannady, MD is a head and neck surgeon and serves as director of microvascular surgery for Penn Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. His clinical practice and expertise is in head and neck tumor surgery, including parotid gland, thyroid gland, skin, and mucosal cancers involving the head and neck. In addition, Dr. Cannady focuses his practice on the reconstruction of the head and neck following tumor surgery or treatments such as radiation or chemotherapy. As a reconstructive specialist, the goal of any consultation is to provide patients with the best opportunity to restore both form and function including speech and swallowing. Advances in reconstructive surgery have afforded patients, affected by head and neck cancer, the opportunity to look and feel better after their cancer is cured.

 

In addition, Dr. Cannady is active in performing research focused on cancer outcomes as well as functional outcomes following treatment - helping define the national discussion surrounding best practices in cancer care and reconstructive options offered to patients. He is an active member of regional and national societies, serving in leadership roles that help improve care for cancer patients, reconstructive options, and survivorship care.

Education and training

  • Medical School: Ohio State University - College of Medicine
  • Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • Residency: Oregon Health & Science University

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

519 reviews

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October 2025
she was kind, attentive and helpful
October 2025
i appreciate that his views evolve as he learns more - he's hit the sweet spot of his career where he has an incredible amount of experience and is still open to new ideas.
October 2025
efficient, understanding and always explains his findings . great dr !
October 2025
very highly regarded professionally

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My Locations

Penn Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Washington Square

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Cannady is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Kaki PC, Patel AM, Brant JA, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Brody RM, Carey RM Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Postoperative Outcomes Following Head and Neck Cancer Surgery , Head Neck, 47(5): 2025,1421-1432

Kaki PC, Patel AM, Brant JA, Cannady SB, Rajasekaran K, Brody RM, Carey RM Hypoalbuminemia and Postoperative Outcomes Following Major Salivary Gland Resection , Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol, 10(1): 2025,e70107

Go BC, Gordon AJ, Brody RM, Cannady SB Free Flap Reconstruction of the Oropharynx , Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am, 33(1): 2025,77-84

De Ravin E, Cao AC, Carey RM, Elliott Z, Sakkal M, Slijepcevic A, Petrisor D, Taghizadeh F, Newman JG, Curry J, Wax MK, Cannady SB. Impact of the "July effect" in head and neck microvascular reconstruction: A retrospective review , World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 11: 2025,433-439

Shah KV, Patel SD, Rajasekaran K, Cannady SB, Chalian AA, Brody RM Risk Factors for Plate Infection, Exposure, and Removal in Mandibular Reconstruction , Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 171(6): 2024,1705-1714

Sweeny L, Konuthula N, Jackson R, Wax MK, Curry JM, Yang S, Amin D, Kane AC, Cannady SB, Tasche K, DiLeo M, Lander D, Kejner AE, Pipkorn P Microvascular reconstruction of midface osteoradionecrosis , Head Neck, 46(11): 2024,2824-2833

Domack A, Sandelski MM, Ali S, Blackwell KE, Buchakjian M, Bur AM, Cannady SB, Castellanos CX, Ducic Y, Ghanem TA, Huang AT, Jackson RS, Kokot N, Li S, Pipkorn P, Puram SV, Rezaee R, Rajasekaran K, Shnayder Y, Sinha UK, Sukato D, Suresh N, Tamaki A, Thomas CM, Thorpe EJ, Wax MK, Yang S, Ziegler A, Pittman AL Free Flap Outcomes for Head and Neck Surgery in Patients with COVID-19 , Laryngoscope, 134(11): 2024,4521-4526

Wang SY, Barrette LX, Ng JJ, Sangal NR, Cannady SB, Brody RM, Bur AM, Brant JA Predicting reoperation and readmission for head and neck free flap patients using machine learning , Head Neck , 46(8): 2024,1999-2009

Sweeny L, Long SM, Pipkorn P, Wax MK, Thomas CM, Curry JM, Yang S, Lander D, Chowdhury F, Amin D, Kane AC, Miles BA, Salama A, Cannady SB, Tasche K, Mann D, Jackson R Microvascular reconstruction of medication related osteonecrosis of the head and neck , Head Neck, 46(8): 2024,1902-1912

Kaki PC, Lam D, Sangal NR, Rajasekaran K, Chalian AC, Brody RM, Weinstein GS, Cannady SB Transoral robotic surgery with free flap reconstruction: Functional outcomes of 241 patients at a single institution , Head Neck, 46(7): 2024,1601-1613

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