Zhen Gooi, MD

UChicago Faculty Physicians

Zhen Gooi, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery Co-Director, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Director, Robotic Head and Neck Surgery

Zhen Gooi, MD, specializes in the care of patients with benign and malignant head and neck tumors. He strives to provide personalized, effective and compassionate care to his patients and their families. Within the field of head and neck surgery, his clinical interests are microvascular (free flap) reconstruction of the head and neck, and transoral robotic surgery, a minimally invasive treatment approach for selected head and neck tumors that avoids the need for traditional neck, jaw and throat incisions. Dr. Gooi also offers implantation of the hypoglossal nerve stimulator for selected patients who have not tolerated continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.

Dr. Gooi is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and educational videos related to head and neck cancer and reconstruction. His scholarly work has been published in the scientific journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Head and Neck and the Laryngoscope. He is co-editor of a book entitled "Difficult Decisions in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology" and has served as an invited speaker for numerous international conferences related to head and neck cancer. He also received the Section of Otolaryngology's faculty teaching award in 2019 and serves as an invited reviewer for the journal Head and Neck.

Dr. Gooi provides timely second opinions on head and neck cancer care through UChicago Medicine's second opinion program.

Board Certifications

  • Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Memberships & Medical Societies

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • American Head and Neck Society
  • American College of Surgeons

Practicing Since

  • 2015

Languages Spoken

  • English

Medical Education

  • King's College London School of Medicine; King College

Internship

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Johns Hopkins Medicine

Residency

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Johns Hopkins Medicine

Fellowship

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Johns Hopkins Medicine

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At The Forefront Live: Understanding Sleep Apnea

UChicago Medicine experts Babak Mokhlesi, MD, director of the University of Chicago Medicine’s Sleep Disorder Center and colleagues Zhen Gooi, MD and Hemal Nayak, MD discuss sleep apnea, and the multidisciplinary approach to treatment.

Babak Mokhlesi, MD, Zhen Gooi, MD and Hemal Nayak, MD discuss sleep apnea treatments
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