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Steven Sperry – Milwaukee, WI

Published on by Steven Sperry

Practice Contact Information

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
2801 W. Kinnickinnic River Pkwy
Suite 525
Milwaukee
WI
53215
United States

Phone: 414-281-4466
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Biography/Statement

Dr. Sperry is a fellowship-trained Head and Neck and Reconstructive Surgeon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He completed residency at the University of Pennsylvania and fellowship at the University of Iowa, and was a clinical professor on the faculty at the University of Iowa prior to relocating to Milwaukee. He sees patients with tumors of the head and neck and thyroid gland, and also specializes in complex reconstructive procedures, utilizing microvascular free tissue transfer techniques.

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Independent Predictors of Prognosis Based on Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Surgical Margins.

Buchakjian MR, Ginader T, Tasche KK, Pagedar NA, Smith BJ, Sperry SM.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 May 1:194599818773070. doi: 10.1177/0194599818773070.

 

A Hairy Situation: Laser Hair Removal after Oral Reconstruction.

Shields BE, Moye MS, Bayon R, Sperry SM, Wanat KA.

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2018 Mar;127(3):205-208. doi: 10.1177/0003489417750930.

 

Longitudinal Perioperative Pain Assessment in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery.

Buchakjian MR, Davis AB, Sciegienka SJ, Pagedar NA, Sperry SM.

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017 Sep;126(9):646-653. doi: 10.1177/0003489417723034..

 

Definition of “Close Margin” in Oral Cancer Surgery and Association of Margin Distance With Local Recurrence Rate.

Tasche KK, Buchakjian MR, Pagedar NA, Sperry SM.

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Dec 1;143(12):1166-1172. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0548.

 

Survival outcomes in elderly patients with untreated upper aerodigestive tract cancer.

Hughley BB, Sperry SM, Thomsen TA, Charlton ME, Pagedar NA.

Head Neck. 2017 Feb;39(2):215-218. doi: 10.1002/hed.24565.

 

Association of Main Specimen and Tumor Bed Margin Status With Local Recurrence and Survival in Oral Cancer Surgery.

Buchakjian MR, Tasche KK, Robinson RA, Pagedar NA, Sperry SM.

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Dec 1;142(12):1191-1198. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2329.

 

Correlating thyroid cytology and histopathology: Implications for molecular testing.

Reed MJ, Sperry SM, Gailey MP, Jensen CS, Robinson RA, Funk GF, Pagedar NA.

Head Neck. 2016 Jul;38(7):1104-6. doi: 10.1002/hed.24410.

 

The University of Pennsylvania curriculum for training otorhinolaryngology residents in transoral robotic surgery.

Sperry SM, O’Malley BW Jr, Weinstein GS.

ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2014;76(6):342-52. doi: 10.1159/000369624.

 

Influence of body composition on survival in patients with head and neck cancer.

Karnell LH, Sperry SM, Anderson CM, Pagedar NA.

Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E261-7. doi: 10.1002/hed.23983.

 

Association of sentinel lymph node biopsy with survival for head and neck melanoma: survival analysis using the SEER database.

Sperry SM, Charlton ME, Pagedar NA.

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Dec;140(12):1101-9. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.2530.

 

Comparison between Organ Preservation Surgery and Radiation in Early Supraglottic Carcinoma Is Limited by Bias.

Sperry SM, Pagedar NA.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Jul;151(1):182. doi: 10.1177/0194599814536362.

 

Supracricoid partial laryngectomy for primary and recurrent laryngeal cancer.

Sperry SM, Rassekh CH, Laccourreye O, Weinstein GS.

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Nov;139(11):1226-35. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.4990.

 

EGFR inhibition promotes an aggressive invasion pattern mediated by mesenchymal-like tumor cells within squamous cell carcinomas.

Basu D, Bewley AF, Sperry SM, Montone KT, Gimotty PA, Rasanen K, Facompre ND, Weinstein GS, Nakagawa H, Diehl JA, Rustgi AK, Herlyn M.

Mol Cancer Ther. 2013 Oct;12(10):2176-86. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-12-1210.

 

Kevin Brumund – La Jolla, California

Published on by Kevin Brumund

Practice Contact Information

Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego Health System
3855 Health Sciences Drive #0987

La Jolla
California
92093
United States

Phone: 858-822-6197
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Dr. Brumund is a Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist at Moores Cancer Center at UCSD and an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.  He is also the Chief of Head and Neck Surgery at the VA Medical Center in San Diego.  He specializes in the management of all Head and Neck Tumors, both benign and malignant.  A large part of his practice is the surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid disease, especially thyroid cancer, and the utilization of point of care ultrasound.

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Vasu Divi – Palo Alto, California

Published on by Vasu Divi

Practice Contact Information

Stanford University
900 Blake Wilbur Drive

Palo Alto
California
94304
United States

Phone: 650-498-6000
Email:
Web Site: https://profiles.stanford.edu/vasu-divi

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon, Oral Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Biography/Statement

Vasu Divi, M.D. completed medical school and his residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan.  He then completed advanced training in head and neck oncology and reconstructive surgery at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary.  His clinical interested include oral cavity carcinoma, advanced skin cancers, reconstructive surgery, and treatment of osteoradionecrosis of the head and neck.

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Robert L. Ferris – Pittsburgh, PA

Published on by Robert Ferris

Practice Contact Information

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
5200 Centre Avenue

Pittsburgh
PA
15232
United States

Phone: 412-621-0123
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Medical Oncologist, Radiation Oncologist

Biography/Statement

Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, is the director of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. He co-directs the Tumor Microenvironment Center at Hillman and is also Hillman Professor of Oncology, associate vice-chancellor for cancer research, and professor of oncology, otolaryngology, immunology, and radiation oncology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, he treats patients with benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, including the thyroid and salivary glands, oral cavity, throat and voice box (larynx). He regularly performs endoscopic, minimally invasive approaches to thyroidectomy and partial laryngectomy, in order to preserve function and speed the return of speaking, swallowing and breathing.

Dr. Ferris is also developing and implementing immunotherapy (cancer vaccines) to treat head and neck tumors. His research focus is in trying to understand how to stimulate the body’s immune system to eliminate cancer. The goals of this research are to boost the body’s immune response against cancer and to try to prevent cancer from recurring (or to prevent it from occurring in the first place).

Dr. Ferris was trained at Johns Hopkins, where he received his medical degree and PhD in Immunology, a residency in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, and subspecialty training in head and neck oncologic surgery.

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Aviram Mizrachi – Petah Tikva, Center District

Published on by Aviram Mizrachi

Practice Contact Information

Rabin Medical Center
39 Jabotinski Street

Petah Tikva
Center District
49100
Israel

Phone:
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://hospitals.clalit.co.il/rabin/en/Pages/default.aspx

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

I am a surgeon-scientist who treats head and neck cancer patients and conduct translational research in my lab.

I believe that treating head and neck cancer patients requires thorough understanding of both clinical and biological aspects of the disease.

I am dedicated to my patients and my research with aim to achieve the best outcomes and improve quality of life,

 

 

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