American Head & Neck Society

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

Published on by Navin Mani

Navin Mani – Manchester, Greater Manchester

Practice Contact Information

Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road

Manchester
Greater Manchester
M13 9WL
United Kingdom

Phone:
Email:
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Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Mr Mani qualified from the University of London and commenced his initial clinical training in London and Cambridge. During his time in specialty training he completed a two-year period of full time translational research in head and neck oncology, based at the Christie hospital and was awarded a doctorate in cancer biology. He is well published, with ongoing research interests. He also undertook a nationally appointed interface surgical post, working alongside plastic and maxillofacial surgeons.

Following completion of training he obtained a one-year clinical fellowship at the renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital in New York, USA, learning advanced skills in the management and surgical treatment of the full spectrum of head, neck and thyroid malignancies. He works at Central Manchester University Hospitals as a consultant, specialising in Head, Neck and Thyroid Surgery.

 

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Published on by Peter Vosler

Peter Vosler – Baltimore, Maryland

Practice Contact Information

Johns Hopkins University
601 North Caroline Street
601 North Caroline Street
Baltimore
Maryland
21231
United States

Phone: 4109552256
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/10004480/peter-vosler

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Dr. Vosler received his medical degree and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and his fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology, robotic surgery, endocrine surgery, and microvascular reconstruction from the University of Toronto. Dr. Vosler is also an Army veteran serving one tour of duty in Iraq.

Dr. Vosler specializes in the treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck. As a clinician, Dr. Vosler is an expert in malignant tumors of the tongue, oropharynx, throat, salivary glands, and thyroid. As a researcher, his interests are focused on implementation of technology in the advancement of surgical practice and improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in head and neck cancer patients. Patients with head and neck cancer have a high incidence of depression, and depression has been shown to negatively impact quality of life and overall survival of head and neck cancer patients despite successful cancer treatment. Dr. Vosler’s research focuses on early diagnosis and treatment of depression in patients with head and neck cancer.

Innovations being pursued by Dr. Vosler:

-Use of optical coherence tomography to assess surgical margins in tongue cancer. Optical coherence tomography, or OCT, is a high-resolution imaging technique that allows for microscopic evaluation of tissue to distinguish between normal tissue and cancer.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Gourin, C.G., Vosler, P.S., Mandal, R., Pitman, K.T., Fakhry, C., Eisele, D.W., and Frick, K.D. & Austin J.M., (2019). Association between hospital market concentration and costs of laryngectomy. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 145(10), 939-947. PMID: 31465102.    

 Vosler, P.S., Orsini, M., Enepekides, D.J., & Higgins, K.M. (2018). Predicting complications of major head and neck oncological surgery: an evaluation of the ACS NSQIOP surgical risk calculator. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 47(1), 21. PMID: 29566750.

 Noel, C.W., Vosler, P.S., Hong, M., Orsini, M., Enepekides, D., & Higgins, K. (2018).  Motor and sensory morbidity associated with the anterolateral thigh perforator free flap.  Laryngoscope, 128(5), 1057-61.  PMID: 29105774.

Vosler, P.S., Kass, J.I., Wang, E.W. and Snyderman, C.H. (2016).  Successful implementation of a clinical care pathway for management of epistaxis at a tertiary-care center.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 155(5), 879-885. PMID: 27352889.

 Davis, K.S., Vosler, P.S., Yu, J., and Wang, E.W. (2016).  Intraoperative image guidance improves outcomes in complex orbital reconstruction by novice surgeons.  J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 74(7), 1420-1425.  PMID: 27019413.

 Vosler, P.S., Ferguson, B.J., Contreras, J.I., Wang, E.W., Schaitkin, B.M., and Lee, S. (2014).  Clinical and pathologic characteristics of intranasal abuse of combined opioid-acetaminophen medications.  Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, 4(10), 839-44. PMID: 25137346.

 Zhang, L., Zhang, F., Weng, Z., Brown, B.N., Yan, H., Ma, X.M., Vosler, P.S., Badylak, S.F., Dixon, C.E., Cui, X.T., & Chen, J.  (2013).  Effect of an inductive hydrogel composed of urinary bladder matrix upon functional recovery following traumatic brain injury.  Tissue Eng Part A, 19(17-18), 1909-18.  PMID: 23596981.

Shi, H., Sun, B.L., Zhang, L., Lu, S., Zhang, P., Wang, H., Yu, Q., Stetler, R.A., Vosler, P.S., Chen, J., & Gao, Y.  (2013).  miR-15b suppression of Bcl-2 contributes to cerebral ischemic injury and is reversed by sevoflurane preconditioning.  CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets, 12(3), 381-91.  PMID: 23469855.

Zhang, M., Wang, H., Zhao, J., Chen, C., Leak, R.K., Xu, Y., Vosler, P., Chen, J., Gao, Y., & Zhang, F.  (2013).  Drug-induced hypothermia in stroke models: does it always protect?  CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets, 12(3), 371-80.  PMID: 23469851

 Yuan, F., Wang, Y., Guan,. Y., Ren, Y, Lu, H., Xiao, T., Xie, H., Vosler, P.S., Chen, J. & Yang, G.  (2013).  Real-time imaging of mouse lenticulostriate artery following brain ischemia.  Frontiers in Biosciences (Elite Ed.), 5, 517-24.  PMID: 23277007.

Zhang, P., Zhang, Q., Pu, H., Wu, Y., Bai, Y., Vosler, P.S., Chen, J., Shi, H., Gao, Y., & Hu, Y.  (2012).  Very early-initiated physical rehabilitation protects against ischemic brain injury.  Frontiers in Biosciences (Elite Ed.), 4, 476-89.  PMID: 22652654.

 Stetler, R.A., Gao, Y., Zhang, L., Weng, Z., Zhang, F., Hu, X., Wang, S., Vosler, P., Cao, G., Sun, D., Graham, S.H., & Chen, J.  (2012).  Phosphorylation of HSP27 by protein kinase D is essential for mediating neuroprotection against ischemic neuronal injury.   Journal of Neuroscience, 32(8), 2667-89.  PMID: 22357851.

Gan, Y., Ji, X., Hu, X., Luo, Y., Zhang, L., Li, P., Liu, X., Vosler, P., Gao, Y., Stetler, R.A., & Chen, J.  (2012).  Transgenic overexpression of peroxiredoxin-2 attenuates ischemic neuronal injury via suppression of a redox-sensitive pro-death signaling pathway.  Antioxid Redox Signal, 17(5), 719-32.  PMID: 22356734.

 Vosler, P.S., Zhang, F., Brennan, C.S., Yanagiya, A., Cao, G., Wang, S., Morley, S.J., Sonenberg, N. & Chen, J.  (2011). Establishment of a causal link between protein synthesis inhibition and neuronal death via calpain-mediated degradation of eIF4G.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(44), 18102-7.  PMID: 22006312.

Zhang, F., Wang, S., Gan, L., Vosler, P.S., Zigmond, M.J. & Chen, J.  (2011). Protective effects and mechanisms of sirtuins in the nervous system.  Progress in Neurobiology, 95(3), 373-95. PMID: 21930182.

Wang, G., Jiang, Z., Li, Y., Li, X., Shi, H., Gao, Y., Vosler, P.S., & Chen, J.  (2011). Free-radical scavenger edaravone treatment confers neuroprotection against traumatic brain injury in rats.  J Neurotrauma, 28(10), 123-34.  PMID: 21732763.

Stetler, R.A., Gao, Y., Zukin, R.S., Vosler, P.S., Zhang, L., Zhang, F., Cao, G., Bennett, M.V.L. and Chen, J.  (2010).  Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease APE1 is required for PACAP-induced neuroprotection against global cerebral ischemia. PNAS, 107(7) 3204-9. PMID: 20133634.

Gao Y., Cao G., Zhang W., Hu, X, Stetler, R.A. Vosler P. and Chen J. (2010).  Neuroprotection against hypoxic-ischemic brain injury by inhibiting the apoptotic protease activating factor-1 pathway.  Stroke, 41(1) 166-72. PMID: 19910549.

 Vosler, P.S., Graham, S.H., Wechsler, L. and Chen J.  (2009). Mitochondrial targets for stroke: Focusing basic science research toward development of clinically translatable therapeutics. Stroke, 40(9), 3149-55. Review. PMID: 19478227.

 Vosler, P.S., Sun, D., Wang, S., Gao, Y., Kitner, D.B., Signore, A.P., Cao, G. and Chen, J.  (2009).  Calcium dysregulation induces apoptosis-inducing factor release: Cross-talk between PARP-1 and calpain-signaling pathways.  Experimental Neurology, 218(2), 213-220. PMID: 19427306.

Vosler, P.S. and Chen, J.  (2009).  Potential molecular targets for translational stroke research.  Stroke, 40(3 Suppl), S119-120. Review.  PMID: 19064800.

Stetler, R.A., Cao, G, Gao, Y, Zhang, F. Wang, S., Weng, Z, Vosler, P., Zhang, L., Signore, A., Graham, S. and Chen, J.  (2008). Hsp27 protects against ischemic brain injury via attenuation of a novel stress-response cascade upstream of mitochondrial death signaling.  Journal of Neuroscience, 28(49), 13038-55.  PMID: 19052195.

Vosler, P.S., Brennan, C.S. and Chen, J. (2008).  Calpain-mediated signaling mechanisms in neuronal injury and neurodegeneration.  Molecular Neurobiology, 38(1), 78-100. Review.  PMID: 18686046.

Wang, S., Xing, Z., Vosler, P.S., Wang, H., Signore, A., Stetler, R.A., Gao, Y., and Chen, J. (2008).  Cellular NAD replenishment confers marked neuroprotection against oxygen-glucose deprivation: role of enhanced DNA repair. Stroke, 39(9), 2587-2595.  PMID: 18617666.

Vosler, P.S., Logue, E.S., Repine, M.J. & Callaway, C.W.  (2005).  Delayed hypothermia preferentially increases expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor exon III in rat hippocampus after asphyxial cardiac arrest.  Brain Research Molecular Brain Research, 135(1-2), 21-29.  PMID: 15857665.

Castner, S.A., Vosler, P.S. & Goldman-Rakic, P.S.  (2005). Amphetamine sensitization impairs cognition and reduces dopamine turnover in primate prefrontal cortex.  Biological Psychiatry, 57(7), 743-751.  PMID: 15820231.

Vosler, P.S., Bombace, J.C., & Kosten, T.A.  (2001). A discriminative two-lever test of dizocilpine’s ability to reinstate ethanol-seeking behavior.  Life Sciences, 69(5), 591-598.  PMID: 11510953.

Published on by Vikas Mehta

Vikas Mehta – Bronx, New York

Practice Contact Information

Montefiore Medical Center
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
3rd Floor MAP Bldg
Bronx
New York
10467
United States

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Vikas Mehta grew up in Bakersfield, and graduated from University of California Berkeley with an honors degree in biochemistry. He then completed medical school at the University of California Irvine and went on to residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary where he won awards for excellence in teaching and research. After residency, he fulfilled his lifelong ambition to care for cancer patients and completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Upon finishing fellowship, he joined the faculty at LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport in 2012, where he served as the Director of Robotic Head and Neck Surgery and Co-Director of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology. During his first three years of practice, he also worked part-time and completed a Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has since moved to New York in 2016 and has joined the faculty at Montefiore Medical Center where is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology.

Vikas Mehta is a diplomate of the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of the American Head and Neck Society, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He has served on multiple national committees within the AAO-HNS and AHNS taking very active roles within them, including founding several recent projects such as the AHNS monthly journal club, the OREBM article highlight within the Bulletin and the AHNS Young Members Group. He also has authored numerous publications and chapters related to otolaryngology/head and neck surgery. He has presented research at national meetings, earning awards from both the AAOHNS and AHNS. He has also served on several committees within Monte including the Montefiore Quality Council and functions as the Quality Improvement Office for the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center. His clinical practice is focused on the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer, diseases of the salivary gland, and thyroid and parathyroid disease. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive approaches including transoral robotic surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy for oral cavity cancers and minimally invasive thyroid and parathyroid surgery.  His research interests include cost effectiveness, quality improvement and outcomes research in patients with head and neck cancer and otolaryngology disorders.

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Published on by Nitin Pagedar

Nitin Pagedar – Iowa City, IA

Practice Contact Information

University of Iowa
200 Hawkins Drive
21200 PFP
Iowa City
IA
52242
United States

Phone: 319-384-6980
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Head and neck surgery

Thyroid and parathyroid surgery

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Published on by Roberto Takimoto

Roberto Massao Takimoto – São Paulo, São Paulo

Practice Contact Information

Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)
Avenida Albert Einstein, 627 – Bloco A1 – 1º Andar – Consultório 117

São Paulo
São Paulo
05652-000
Brazil

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Medical Oncologist, Oral Surgeon, Radiation Oncologist, Speech Pathology

Biography/Statement

Medical Graduation (MD) – 1995 to 2001 – Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Medical Residency in General Surgery – 2002 to 2004 – Governor Celso Ramos Hospital – Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS)

Medical Residency in Head and Neck Surgery – 2004 to 2006 – Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

Head and Neck Surgery Specialtist Title – Brazilian Head and Neck Surgery Society – 2006

Masters Degree in Science – 2006 to 2008 – Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

PhD in Science – 2010 to 2014 – Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

Otolaryngology Specialist Title – Brazilian Otolaryngology and Cervical Surgery Association – 2019

Affiliate Professor in the Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Department – Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) – Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM)

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Grampeador no fechamento da faringe após laringectomia total: experiência de 7 anos. REVISTA

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MACIEL, R. M. B.

Ausênicia de mutações no proto-oncogene RET relacionadas com carcinoma medular de tireoide em

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