American Head & Neck Society

Advancing Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the Head and Neck oncology patient.

Published on by Gregory Grillone

Gregory Grillone – Boston, MA

Practice Contact Information

1953
BCD Bldg,
5th floor
Boston
MA
02118
United States

Phone: 6176387934
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://www.bmc.org/otolaryngology-ear-nose-and-throat-surgery

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Dr. Grillone is the M. Stuart Strong and Charles W. Vaughan Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Otolaryngologist-in-Chief at Boston Medical Center (BMC). He received his Medical Degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine (now the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) in 1983. He then went on to do his internship in General Surgery at Tufts-New England Medical Center and residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the Boston University-Tufts University Combined Otolaryngology Training Program. In 1988 he joined the full time faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at BMC and BUSM where he has remained since. He served as Residency Program Director from 1998 to 2015 and as Vice Chair of the department from 1999 to 2017. Dr. Grillone has also held several leadership positions at the institutional level at BMC including President of the Medical Staff from 2006 to 2008, Interim Vice President and Chief Medical Officer from 2007 to 2008, Associate Chief Medical Officer from 2008 to 2014, and Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee from 2006 to 2014.            Dr. Grillone served as President of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association from 2014 to 2015 and as President of the New England Otolaryngological Society from 2000 to 2001. Dr. Grillone is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the Edmund Prince Fowler Award in 2016 from the Triological Society for outstanding basic science research, Best Doctors in Boston (Boston Magazine) every year since 2006, America’s Top Doctors (Castle-Connolly) every year since 2005. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Dr. Grillone’s areas of clinical expertise include Laryngology and Professional Voice, Head and Neck Surgery and Sleep Surgery. He has special expertise Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) techniques to treat head and neck cancer including robotic surgery and laser surgery. Dr. Grillone’s is the recipient of several NIH grants to study various aspects of head and neck cancer. His research interests include early detection of head and neck cancer and margin guidance in head and neck tumor surgery using spectroscopy.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Published on by Alvaro Sanabria

Alvaro Sanabria – Medellin, Antioquia

Practice Contact Information

Universidad de Antioquia- IPS Universitaria-Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion
Calle 7 #39-107, Consultorio 1308.

Medellin
Antioquia
050021
Colombia

Phone: 42669633
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://cexca.com.co/

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Full professor of Surgery. Department of Surgery. Universidad de Antioquia

Head and neck surgeon. IPS Universitaria- Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundacion

Scientific Director. CEXCA Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello

Clinical Trials

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JYK, Chaturvedi P, Chow VLY, Dietz A, Fagan JJ, Godballe C, Golusiński W, Homma
A, Hosal S, Iyer NG, Kerawala C, Koh YW, Konney A, Kowalski LP, Kraus D,
Kuriakose MA, Kyrodimos E, Lai SY, Leemans CR, Lennon P, Licitra L, Lou PJ,
Lyons B, Mirghani H, Nichols AC, Paleri V, Panizza BJ, Parente Arias P, Patel
MR, Piazza C, Rischin D, Sanabria A, Takes RP, Thomson DJ, Uppaluri R, Wang Y,
Yom SS, Zhu YM, Porceddu SV, de Almeida JR, Simon C, Holsinger FC.
Recommendations for head and neck surgical oncology practice in a setting of
acute severe resource constraint during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international
consensus. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Jun 11:S1470-2045(20)30334-X. doi:
10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30334-X. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32534633; PMCID:
PMC7289563.

2: Coca-Pelaz A, Shah JP, Hernandez-Prera JC, Ghossein RA, Rodrigo JP, Hartl DM,
Olsen KD, Shaha AR, Zafereo M, Suarez C, Nixon IJ, Randolph GW, Mäkitie AA,
Kowalski LP, Vander Poorten V, Sanabria A, Guntinas-Lichius O, Simo R, Zbären P,
Angelos P, Khafif A, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Papillary Thyroid Cancer-Aggressive
Variants and Impact on Management: A Narrative Review. Adv Ther. 2020 Jun 1.
doi: 10.1007/s12325-020-01391-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32488657.

3: Sanabria A, Shah JP, Medina JE, Olsen KD, Robbins KT, Silver CE, Rodrigo JP,
Suárez C, Coca-Pelaz A, Shaha AR, Mäkitie AA, Rinaldo A, de Bree R, Strojan P,
Hamoir M, Takes RP, Sjögren EV, Cannon T, Kowalski LP, Ferlito A. Incidence of
Occult Lymph Node Metastasis in Primary Larynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma, by
Subsite, T Classification and Neck Level: A Systematic Review. Cancers (Basel).
2020 Apr 24;12(4):1059. doi: 10.3390/cancers12041059. PMID: 32344717; PMCID:
PMC7225965.

4: Kowalski LP, Sanabria A, Ridge JA, Ng WT, de Bree R, Rinaldo A, Takes RP,
Mäkitie AA, Carvalho AL, Bradford CR, Paleri V, Hartl DM, Vander Poorten V,
Nixon IJ, Piazza C, Lacy PD, Rodrigo JP, Guntinas-Lichius O, Mendenhall WM,
D’Cruz A, Lee AWM, Ferlito A. COVID-19 pandemic: Effects and evidence-based
recommendations for otolaryngology and head and neck surgery practice. Head
Neck. 2020 Jun;42(6):1259-1267. doi: 10.1002/hed.26164. Epub 2020 Apr 15. PMID:
32270581; PMCID: PMC7262203.

5: Sanabria A. Experience with Active Surveillance of Thyroid Low-Risk Carcinoma
in a Developing Country. Thyroid. 2020 Feb 20. doi: 10.1089/thy.2019.0522. Epub
ahead of print. PMID: 31950887.

6: Nixon IJ, Shah JP, Zafereo M, Simo RS, Hay ID, Suárez C, Zbären P, Rinaldo A,
Sanabria A, Silver C, Mäkitie A, Vander Poorten V, Kowalski LP, Shaha AR,
Randolph GW, Ferlito A. The role of radioactive iodine in the management of
patients with differentiated thyroid cancer – An oncologic surgical perspective.
Eur J Surg Oncol. 2020 May;46(5):754-762. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.01.010. Epub
2020 Jan 9. PMID: 31952928.

7: Grisales J, Sanabria A. Utility of Routine Frozen Section of Thyroid Nodules
Classified as Follicular Neoplasm. Am J Clin Pathol. 2020 Jan 2;153(2):210-220.
doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqz152. PMID: 31732728.

8: Coca-Pelaz A, Rodrigo JP, Suárez C, Nixon IJ, Mäkitie A, Sanabria A, Quer M,
Strojan P, Bradford CR, Kowalski LP, Shaha AR, de Bree R, Hartl DM, Rinaldo A,
Takes RP, Ferlito A. The risk of second primary tumors in head and neck cancer:
A systematic review. Head Neck. 2020 Mar;42(3):456-466. doi: 10.1002/hed.26016.
Epub 2019 Nov 21. PMID: 31750595.

9: Restrepo S, Rojas S, Sanabria A. Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric
validation of the Patient Scar Assessment Questionnaire to the Spanish language
in head and neck surgery. Int Wound J. 2020 Feb;17(1):21-31. doi:
10.1111/iwj.13218. Epub 2019 Nov 3. PMID: 31680458.

10: Vartanian JG, Gonçalves Filho J, Kowalski LP, Shah JP, Suárez C, Rinaldo A,
De Bree R, Rodrigo JP, Hamoir M, Takes RP, Mäkitie AA, Zbären P, Andreasen S,
Poorten VV, Sanabria A, Hellquist H, Robbins KT, Bödeker CC, Silver C, Ferlito
A. An evidence-based analysis of the management of N0 neck in patients with
cancer of the parotid gland. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2019
Oct;19(10):899-908. doi: 10.1080/14737140.2019.1674143. Epub 2019 Oct 8. PMID:
31591950.

11: Zbären P, Shah JP, Randolph GW, Silver CE, Olsen KD, Shaha AR, Zafereo M,
Kowalski LP, Suarez C, Sanabria A, Vander Poorten V, Nixon I, Rinaldo A, Ferlito
A. Thyroid Surgery: Whose Domain Is It? Adv Ther. 2019 Oct;36(10):2541-2546.
doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-01048-8. Epub 2019 Aug 10. PMID: 31401787; PMCID:
PMC6822823.

12: Sanabria A, Rojas A, Arevalo J. Meta-analysis of routine calcium/vitamin D3
supplementation versus serum calcium level-based strategy to prevent
postoperative hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy. Br J Surg. 2019
Aug;106(9):1126-1137. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11216. Epub 2019 Jun 25. PMID: 31236917.

13: Sanabria A, Kowalski LP, Nixon I, Angelos P, Shaha A, Owen RP, Suarez C,
Rinaldo A, Ferlito A; International Head and Neck Scientific Group.
Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
in Thyroidectomy: A Systematic Review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Jun
1;145(6):563-573. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.0092. PMID: 30973598.

14: Kowalski LP, Sanabria A. Priority setting in head and neck oncology in low-
resource environments. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019
Jun;27(3):198-202. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000530. PMID: 30870186.

15: Bossi P, Alfieri S, Strojan P, Takes RP, López F, Mäkitie A, Saba NF,
Rodrigo JP, Bradford C, Suarez C, Zafereo M, Forastiere AA, Vermorken JB, Quer
M, Sanabria A, Simo R, de Bree R, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Prognostic and
predictive factors in recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma: A review of the literature. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2019
May;137:84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.01.018. Epub 2019 Feb 13. PMID:
31014517.

16: de Bree R, Takes RP, Shah JP, Hamoir M, Kowalski LP, Robbins KT, Rodrigo JP,
Sanabria A, Medina JE, Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Silver C, Suárez C, Bernal-
Sprekelsen M, Ferlito A. Elective neck dissection in oral squamous cell
carcinoma: Past, present and future. Oral Oncol. 2019 Mar;90:87-93. doi:
10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.01.016. Epub 2019 Feb 10. PMID: 30846183.

17: Coca-Pelaz A, Halmos GB, Strojan P, de Bree R, Bossi P, Bradford CR, Rinaldo
A, Vander Poorten V, Sanabria A, Takes RP, Ferlito A. The role of age in
treatment-related adverse events in patients with head and neck cancer: A
systematic review. Head Neck. 2019 Jul;41(7):2410-2429. doi: 10.1002/hed.25696.
Epub 2019 Feb 9. PMID: 30737976.

18: Sanabria A, Rojas A, Arevalo J, Kowalski LP, Nixon I. Microscopically
positive surgical margins and local recurrence in thyroid cancer. A meta-
analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019 Aug;45(8):1310-1316. doi:
10.1016/j.ejso.2019.02.007. Epub 2019 Feb 7. PMID: 30795955.

19: López F, Suárez C, Vander Poorten V, Mäkitie A, Nixon IJ, Strojan P, Hanna
EY, Rodrigo JP, de Bree R, Quer M, Takes RP, Bradford CR, Shaha AR, Sanabria A,
Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Contemporary management of primary parapharyngeal space
tumors. Head Neck. 2019 Feb;41(2):522-535. doi: 10.1002/hed.25439. Epub 2018 Dec
14. PMID: 30549361.

20: Kwon D, Genden EM, de Bree R, Rodrigo JP, Rinaldo A, Sanabria A, Rapidis AD,
Takes RP, Ferlito A. Overcoming wound complications in head and neck salvage
surgery. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2018 Dec;45(6):1135-1142. doi:
10.1016/j.anl.2018.03.008. PMID: 29692326.

21: Simó R, Nixon IJ, Vander Poorten V, Quer M, Shaha AR, Sanabria A, Alvarez
FL, Angelos P, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. Surgical management of intrathoracic
goitres. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Feb;276(2):305-314. doi:
10.1007/s00405-018-5213-z. Epub 2018 Nov 30. PMID: 30506185.

22: Tesseroli MAS, Spagnol M, Sanabria Á. Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy by
vestibular approach (TOETVA): initial experience in Brazil. Rev Col Bras Cir.
2018 Nov 14;45(5):e1951. Portuguese, English. doi: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20181951.
PMID: 30462826.

23: Sanabria A. Active Surveillance in Thyroid Microcarcinoma in a Latin-
American Cohort. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Oct 1;144(10):947-948.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.1663. PMID: 30178005; PMCID: PMC6233831.

24: Guntinas-Lichius O, Silver CE, Thielker J, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Bradford CR,
De Bree R, Kowalski LP, Olsen KD, Quer M, Rinaldo A, Rodrigo JR, Sanabria A,
Shaha AR, Takes RP, Vander Poorten V, Zbären P, Ferlito A. Management of the
facial nerve in parotid cancer: preservation or resection and reconstruction.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Nov;275(11):2615-2626. doi:
10.1007/s00405-018-5154-6. Epub 2018 Sep 28. PMID: 30267218.

25: Gonçalves Filho J, Zafereo ME, Ahmad FI, Nixon IJ, Shaha AR, Vander Poorten
V, Sanabria A, Hefetz AK, Robbins KT, Kamani D, Randolph GW, Coca-Pelaz A, Simo
R, Rinaldo A, Angelos P, Ferlito A, Kowalski LP. Decision making for the central
compartment in differentiated thyroid cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018
Nov;44(11):1671-1678. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.08.005. Epub 2018 Aug 13. PMID:
30145001.

26: Chala AI, Vélez S, Sanabria A. The role of laryngectomy in locally advanced
thyroid carcinoma. Review of 16 cases. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2018
Apr;38(2):109-114. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-1191. PMID: 29967549; PMCID:
PMC6028821.

27: Sanabria A, Sánchez D, Chala A, Alvarez A. Quality of life in patients with
larynx cancer in Latin America: Comparison between laryngectomy and organ
preservation protocols. Ear Nose Throat J. 2018 Mar;97(3):83-90. doi:
10.1177/014556131809700323. PMID: 29554402.

28: Sanabria A, Kowalski LP, Shah JP, Nixon IJ, Angelos P, Williams MD, Rinaldo
A, Ferlito A. Growing incidence of thyroid carcinoma in recent years: Factors
underlying overdiagnosis. Head Neck. 2018 Apr;40(4):855-866. doi:
10.1002/hed.25029. Epub 2017 Dec 5. PMID: 29206325; PMCID: PMC5849517.

29: Shaha AR, Silver CE, Angelos P, Nixon IJ, Rodrigo JP, Sanabria A, Vander
Poorten V, Williams MD, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A. The central compartment – Center
of controversy, confusion, and concern in management of differentiated thyroid
cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017 Nov;43(11):1981-1984. doi:
10.1016/j.ejso.2017.08.001. Epub 2017 Aug 12. PMID: 28916416.

30: Quer M, Vander Poorten V, Takes RP, Silver CE, Boedeker CC, de Bree R,
Rinaldo A, Sanabria A, Shaha AR, Pujol A, Zbären P, Ferlito A. Surgical options
in benign parotid tumors: a proposal for classification. Eur Arch
Otorhinolaryngol. 2017 Nov;274(11):3825-3836. doi: 10.1007/s00405-017-4650-4.
Epub 2017 Jun 21. PMID: 28639060.

Published on by Thomas Ow

Thomas Ow – Bronx, New York

Practice Contact Information

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
3rd Floor Medical Arts Pavilion
Bronx
New York
10467
United States

Phone: 718-920-4646
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Dr. Thomas Ow is a head and neck surgeon at Montefiore Medical Center.  He has expertise in the surgical treatment of all head and neck tumors, including mouth and throat cancers, sinus cancers, cancers of the voice box, salivary glands, thyroid and parathyroid glands, and skin cancers in the head and neck regions.  Dr. Ow is also a translational researcher, studying how head and neck cancers grow and spread, and developing biomarkers and new treatments so patients can have better outcomes.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Full citation list can be found at:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Ow%20TJ&sort=date&pos=8

Ow TJ, Spector-Bagdady K, Cowan E, Shuman AG. Broad Consent for Head and Neck Cancer Research. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 May;158(5):835-838. PMID: 29529925.

Tharakan T, Jiang S, Fastenberg J, Ow TJ, Schiff B, Smith RV, Mehta V. Postoperative Pain Control and Opioid Usage Patterns among Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Mar;160(3):394-401. PMID: 30324865

Fattouh M, Chang GY, Ow TJ, Shifteh K, Rosenblatt G, Patel VM, Smith RV, Prystowsky MB, Schlecht NF. Association between pretreatment obesity, sarcopenia, and survival in patients with head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2019 Mar;41(3):707-714. PMID: 30582237

Mehta V, Ow TJ, Kim S, Tharakan T, Schiff B, Smith RV, In H. Significant racial differences in the incidence and behavior of the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Head Neck. 2019 May;41(5):1403-1411. PMID: 30652370

Ow TJ, Fulcher CD, Thomas C, Broin PÓ, López A, Reyna DE, Smith RV, Sarta C, Prystowsky MB, Schlecht NF, Schiff BA, Rosenblatt G, Belbin TJ, Harris TM, Childs GC, Kawachi N, Guha C, Gavathiotis E. Optimal targeting of BCL-family proteins in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma requires inhibition of both BCL-xL and MCL-1. Oncotarget. 2019 Jan 11;10(4):494-510. PMID: 30728900; PMCID: PMC6355180.

Bresler A, Mehta V, Schiff BA, Smith RV, Khader S, Ramos-Rivera G, Lin J, Libutti SK, Laird AM, Ow TJ. Comparison of Bethesda cytopathology classification to surgical pathology across racial-ethnic groups. Head Neck. 2019 Jul;41(7):2340-2345. PMID: 30793405

Tharakan T, Jiang S, Fastenberg J, Ow TJ, Schiff B, Smith RV, Mehta V. Response to Confounding Factors on the Prediction of Opioid Usage after Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy Surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Aug;161(2):371-372. PMID: 31369346

Liao DZ, Schlecht NF, Rosenblatt G, Kinkhabwala CM, Leonard JA, Ference RS, Prystowsky MB, Ow TJ, Schiff BA, Smith RV, Mehta V. Association of Delayed Time to Treatment Initiation With Overall Survival and Recurrence Among Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in an Underserved Urban Population. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Sep 12. PMID: 31513264

Hochfelder CG, McGinn AP, Mehta V, Castellucci E, Kabarriti R, Ow TJ. Treatment sequence and survival in locoregionally advanced hypopharyngeal cancer: A surveillance, epidemiology, and end results-based study. Laryngoscope. 2019 Dec 10. PMID: 31821572

Ow TJ, Thomas C, Fulcher CD, Chen J, López A, Reyna DE, Prystowsky MB, Smith RV, Schiff BA, Rosenblatt G, Belbin TJ, Harris TM, Childs GC, Kawachi N, Schlecht NF, Gavathiotis E. Apoptosis signaling molecules as treatment targets in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Laryngoscope. 2020 Jan 2. doi: 10.1002/lary.28441. PMID: 31894587

Alli BY, Burk RD, Fatahzadeh M, Grossberg RM, Smith RV, Ow TJ, Wiltz M, Polanco J, Rousseau MC, Nicolau B, Schlecht NF. HIV modifies the effect of tobacco smoking on oral human papillomavirus infection. J Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 25. PMID: 32211783

Shaverdashvili K, Azimi-Neko E, Cohen P, Akbar N, Ow TJ, Halmos B, Castellucci E. INI-1 (SMARCB1) deficient undifferentiated sinonasal carcinoma: novel paradigm of molecular testing in the diagnosis and management of sinonasal malignancies [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 26]. Oncologist. 2020;10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0830. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0830. PMID: 32337786

Published on by Diana Kirke MBBS MPhil FRACS

Diana Kirke – New York, NY

Practice Contact Information

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
5 East 98th Street
8th Floor, Box 1191
New York
NY
10029
United States

Phone: 212-241-9410
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/diana-n-kirke

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Diana N. Kirke, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She received her medical degree from the University of Queensland and completed her Otolaryngology Residency via the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Adelaide, Australia.

After completing her training, she relocated to New York to complete a Research Fellowship at Mount Sinai. This was followed by a Head and Neck Microvascular Fellowship at Boston University, and then a Laryngology Fellowship at both the New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders and the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Kirke DN, Sulica L. The natural history of vocal fold cysts. Laryngoscope [Epub ahead of print].
  2. Kirke DN, Kaye R, Blitzer A. Impact of an upper respiratory tract infection on botulinum toxin efficacy in spasmodic dysphonia patients. Laryngoscope [Epub ahead of print.
  3. Rubin SJ, Wu KY, Kirke DN, Ezzat WH, Truong MT, Salama AR, Jalisi S. Head and Neck Cancer Complications in the Geriatic Population Based on Hospital Case Volume. Ear Nose Throat J [Epub ahead of print].
  4. Kirke DN, Blitzer A. Interesting case of late Gore-Tex extrusion following medialization laryngoplasty. Laryngoscope [Epub ahead of print].
  5. Kirke DN, Qureshi MM, Kamran SC, Ezzat W, Jalisi S, Salama A, Everett PC, Truong MT. Role of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in T4N0 stage IV head and neck cancer: A National Cancer Database analysis. Head Neck. 2018 Jun;40(6):1174-1184.
  6. Rubin SJ, Kirke DN, Ezzat, WE, Truong MT, Salama AR, Jalisi S. Marital status as a predictor of survival in patients with human papilloma virus positive oropharyngeal cancer. Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 Nov-Dec;38(6):654-659.
  7. Giacalone NJ, Qureshi MM, Mak KS, Kirke DN, Patel SA, Shah BA, Salama A, Jalisi S, Truong MT. Adjuvant chemoradiation does not improve survival in elderly patients with high risk head and neck cancer. Laryngoscope. 2018 Apr;128(4):831-840.
  8. Wong K, Gilad A, Cohen MB, Kirke DN, Jalisi S. The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Laryngectomy Health Information. Head Neck. 2017 Nov;39(11):2256-2263.
  9. Jalisi S, Rubin SJ, Wu KY, Kirke DN. Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Surgery in the Geriatric Population based on Case Volume at Academic Centers. 2017 Nov;127(11):2539-2544.
  10. Rubin SJ, Cohen MB, Kirke DN, Qureshi MM, Truong MT, Jalisi S. Comparison of Facility Type Outcomes for Oral Cavity Cancer using the National Cancer Database. 2017 Nov;127(11):2551-2557.
  11. Kirke DN, Chitguppi C, Rubin SJ, Truong MT, Jalisi S. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the base of tongue: A population-based study. Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 May – Jun;38(3):279-284.
  12. Kirke DN, Owen RP, Carrao V, Miles BA, Kass JI. Using 3D computer planning for complex reconstruction of mandibular defects. Cancers of the Head & Neck. 2016; 1:17.
  13. Kirke DN, Battistella G, Kumar V, Rubien Thomas E, Choy M, Rumbach A, Simonyan K. Neural correlates of dystonic tremor: a multimodal study of voice tremor in spasmodic dysphonia. Brain Imaging Behav. 2017 Feb;11(1):166-175.
  14. Kirke DN, Frucht SJ, Simonyan K. Alcohol responsiveness in laryngeal dystonia: a survey study. J Neurol 2015 Jun; 262(6): 1548-56.
  15. Kirke DN, Porceddu S, Wallwork BD, Panizza B, Coman WB. Pathologic occult neck disease in patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to the parotid. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Apr; 144(4) 549-51.
  16. Kirke D, Horwood K, Wallwork B. Floor of mouth and tongue metastasis from malignant pleural mesothelioma. ANZ J Surg2010 Jul-Aug; 80(7-8) 556-8.

Published on by Srinivasa Chandra

Srinivasa Chandra – Omaha, Nebraska

Practice Contact Information

Fred and Pamela Cancer Center
Emile Street

Omaha
Nebraska
68198
United States

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Dentist, Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Oral Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Biography/Statement

INTERESTS

 

CLINICAL

Head and Neck Oncology

Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery

Airway Reconstruction

Vascular Malformation

Craniofacial Trauma

Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Skull Base Surgery and Reconstruction

 

 

RESEARCH

Mutational Data of Odontogenic Tumors

Head and Neck Clinical Anatomy

Biomaterials in Reconstruction

Outcomes in Oncology, Critical Care and Reconstruction

Epidemiology

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1tQefstVpn7kw/bibliography/public/