Dr. Sunshine Dwojak, MD, MPH

Dr. Sunshine Dwojak treats thyroid disease, skin cancer, and benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck — along with the complex reconstruction that often follows. She earned her medical degree at Harvard, completed her residency in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and finished fellowship training at Vanderbilt University in head and neck surgical oncology, microvascular reconstruction, and robotic surgery. She also holds a Master of Public Health from Harvard, is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, serves as an Affiliate Assistant Professor at Oregon Health & Science University, and has been named a Top Doctor by Portland Monthly every year since 2017.

Her surgical care includes:

• Thyroid and parathyroid disease — including ultrasound-guided radio-frequency ablation (RFA) for benign and early-stage malignant nodules. She also manages the full range of early- and advanced-stage thyroid cancers.
• Mucosal disease of the oral cavity, nasal cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx — benign and malignant, including state-of-the-art robotic surgery for oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancers.
• Skin cancer of the head and neck — early and advanced melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. 
• Salivary gland tumors, benign and malignant.
• Facial nerve disorders, including reconstruction after tumor resection.

She has spent her career studying disparities in healthcare for American Indians/ Alaska Natives. She currently sits on the Research Review Board for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. She is a faculty advisor for students at the OHSU Northwest Native American Center of Excellence and speaks publicly about HPV-related Head and Neck Cancer. 

Outside of the medical field she enjoys hanging out with her two children, two dogs, and playing drums in her band, HotSnax. She is a citizen of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and a descendent of the Sicangu Lakota, Rosebud Sioux Tribe.