Dr Kenya Kobayashi is an attending head and neck surgeon at the University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan. His surgical activity revolves around head and neck cancer surgery, skull base surgery, and upper mediastinal surgery. He is a member of the Japan Clinical Oncology Group - Head and Neck Cancer Study Group (JCOG-HNCSG) Young Investigator Committee.

Dr Kobayashi’s main research interests include genomic analysis of salivary gland carcinoma, clinical outcomes of head and neck sarcoma, and establishment of efficient surgical techniques. He is currently collaborating with head and neck pathologists and genomics researchers on the basic research in adenoid cystic carcinoma. He has successfully published in a number of internationally recognized oncology journals including Oral Oncology, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Head & Neck, Laryngoscope and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.