Endocrine Surgery

Yamil Castillo Beauchamp – Manati, PR

Published on January 29, 2019 by Yamil Castillo-Beauchamp

Practice Contact Information

The Voice and Head & Neck Surgery Institute, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine Dept of Oto HNS, UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
Manati Medical Center Professional Plaza
Suite 504
Manati
PR
00674
United States

Phone: 787 369 6900
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Bachelors Degree (1998-2002) – University of Puerto Rico

Medical School (2002-2006) – University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

General Surgery Residency (2006-2011) – University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Fellowship (2013-2014) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

University of PR Comprehensive Cancer Center – Clinical Director of Head and Neck Cancer

University of PR School of Medicine – Associate Professor and Academic faculty

The Voice and Head and Neck Surgery Institute – President and Medical Director

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Snehal Patel – New York, New York

Published on January 17, 2019 by Snehal Patel

Practice Contact Information

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
Room C-1076B
New York
New York
10065
United States

Phone: 212-639-3412
Email:
Web Site: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/snehal-patel

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Dr. Snehal G. Patel is an Attending Surgeon in the Head and Neck Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Professor of Otolaryngology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York. He went to Medical School in Baroda followed by residency in General Surgery at the SSG Hospital, Baroda, India. He has formal training in head and neck surgical oncology and plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Tata Memorial Hospital (Bombay, India), Royal Marsden Hospital (London) and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York).

Dr. Patel has particular expertise in the multidisciplinary treatment of all tumors located in the head and neck area. He is especially interested in minimally invasive treatment with the goal of preserving the patient’s quality of life including the ability to speak and swallow.

Dr. Patel has a special interest in developing novel technology for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer. The overall goal of his research is to improve outcomes of treatment, patient satisfaction and post-therapy quality of life. He is working to achieve this goal based on a multi-pronged research program that includes development of new technology for in vivo imaging and minimally invasive treatment of tumors, evaluation of patient expectations and development of novel patient education techniques, development of statistical methods for predicting individualized outcomes, and assessment of quality of care, post-therapy patient satisfaction and quality of life. He holds a US patent for a novel image-guided endoscopic laser-surgery device that is currently being developed for minimally invasive surgical applications. His research efforts have been funded by competitive peer-reviewed intra and extramural grants. He is a member of several national and international societies and serves on scientific committees including the American Joint Committee on Cancer Head and Neck Staging Task Force. His clinical research has resulted in over 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications in addition to numerous book chapters and three textbooks on head and neck cancer.

Clinical Trials

Targeted Silica Nanoparticles for Real-Time Image-Guided Intraoperative Mapping of Nodal Metastases.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02106598
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02106598?term=NCT02106598&rank=1
A Dye for the Detection of Cancer of the Tongue and Mouth.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03085147
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03085147?term=NCT03085147&rank=1
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy of Oral Cancers in Vivo: a Preliminary Trial Comparing Intra-oral Imaging With Pathology
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02507141?term=NCT02507141&rank=1

Bibliography

Selected publications (out of more than 200 total):

Head and Neck Cancers-Major Changes in the American Joint Committee on Cancer Eighth Edition Cancer Staging Manual.
Lydiatt, William M.; Patel, Snehal G.; O’Sullivan, Brian; et al.
CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS. Mar-Apr 2017 Vol 67, Issue 2. Pages: 122-137.

The recently released eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual, Head and Neck Section, introduces significant modifications from the prior seventh edition. This article details several of the most significant modifications, and the rationale for the revisions, to alert the reader to evolution of the field.

Significance/Importance
Evidence based analysis was used to create a separate staging algorithm for high-risk human papillomavirus-associated cancer of the oropharynx, distinguishing it from oropharyngeal cancer with other causes. Other modifications include: the reorganizing of skin cancer (other than melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma) from a general chapter for the entire body to a head and neck-specific cutaneous malignancies chapter; division of cancer of the pharynx into 3 separate chapters; changes to the tumor (T) categories for oral cavity, skin, and nasopharynx; and addition of extranodal cancer extension to lymph node category (N) in all but viral-related cancers and mucosal melanoma.
This article has been cited 21 times since publication in March 2017.
(from Web of Science, Dec 11, 2017).
5-year Impact factor: 160.239

Influence of extracapsular nodal spread extent on prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Wreesmann VB, Katabi N, Palmer FL, Montero PH, Migliacci JC, Gönen M, Carlson D, Ganly I, Shah JP, Ghossein R, Patel SG.

Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E1192-9.

Extracapsular nodal spread (ECS) has been recognized as a powerful prognostic predictor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). However, an objective definition of clinically relevant ECS was not available.

Significance/Importance
The study showed that ECS is clinically relevant in oral cavity SCC when it has extended more than 1.7 mm beyond the nodal capsule.

This article has been cited 10 times since publication in 2016.
(from Web of Science, Dec 11, 2017).
5-year Impact factor: 3.19

Lymph node density is a significant predictor of outcome in patients with oral cancer.

Gil Z, Carlson DL, Boyle JO, Kraus DH, Shah JP, Shaha AR, Singh B, Wong RJ, Patel SG.
Cancer. 2009 Dec 15;115(24):5700-10.

The impact of lymph node metastases on prognosis in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has been well recognized. However, accurate stratification of risk for recurrence among patients with lymph node metastases is difficult based on the existing staging systems. This study evaluated the utility of lymph node density (LND) as an alternative method for predicting survival.

Significance/Importance
This was the first study that reported the use of lymph node density for identifying patients with poor outcomes and this finding was later validated in a larger multi-institutional international study published in 2013.

This article has been cited 82 times since publication in 2009.
(from Web of Science, Dec 11, 2017).
5-year Impact factor: 5.517

The role of pectoralis major muscle flap in salvage total laryngectomy.
Gil Z, Gupta A, Kummer B, Cordeiro PG, Kraus DH, Shah JP, Patel SG. Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Oct 2009; 135:1019-1023.

Pharyngocutaneous fistula is a major complication after total laryngectomy and can result in tremendous morbidity and even mortality. The risk of fistula is significantly higher for patients who have had previous radiation or chemoradiation therapy. We showed that the pectoralis major muscle flap is helpful in reducing the sequelae of this major postoperative complication.

Significance/Importance
The report highlighted the utility of a relatively simple vascularized pedicled flap in reducing the risk of a dreaded complication after total laryngectomy.

This article has been cited 53 times since publication in 2009.
(from Web of Science, Dec 11, 2017).
5-year Impact factor: 2.305

Clinically-translated silica nanoparticles as dual-modality cancer-targeted probes for image-guided surgery and interventions.

Bradbury MS, Phillips E, Montero PH, Cheal SM, Stambuk H, Durack JC, Sofocleous CT, Meester RJ, Wiesner U, Patel S.

Integr Biol (Camb). 2013 Jan;5(1):74-86.

Sentinel lymph node mapping procedures for detection of melanoma metastases are limited by a lack of intraoperative visualization tools that are capable of accurate determination of disease and discriminating it from adjacent normal critical neural and vascular structures. We have developed a nanoparticle platform with these attributes for image-guided sentinel node identification.

Significance/Importance
This publication was the initial description of our experience in nanoparticle based imaging for melanoma that has recently led to FDA approval and has paved the way for the technology to be trialed in humans.
This article has been cited 56 times since publication in 2013.
(from Web of Science, Dec 11, 2017).
5-year Impact factor: 3.652

Georges LAWSON – Yvoir, NAMUR

Published on January 5, 2019 by Georges Lawson

Practice Contact Information

CHU ucl NAMUR site Godinne Université Catholique de Louvain
avenue Dr Therasse 1

Yvoir
NAMUR
5530
Belgium

Phone: 3281423716
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

ENT Head & Neck Cancer and Thyroid Surgeon: Specialist in voice & swallowing disorder at Université Catholique de Louvain – CHU UCL Namur (BELGIUM), a pioneer university Hospital in minimally invasive surgical options to patient with ENT&HN disease.

Current activities and expertise

Laryngology – Head & Neck surgery – Dysphagia & related surgery – Sleep disorder & related surgery – Expertise in trans-oral Laser surgery as well as in trans-oral robotic surgery.

Patients with benign and/or malignant diseases of head and neck (including mouth, throat, larynx, trachea, neck, salivary and thyroid glands.
Patients presenting any dysfunction on voice production and / or swallowing process.
Dysphagia & swallowing disorder
Research activities on the same fields

Special Interests

Head and neck cancer, salivary glands, thyroid gland, robotic surgery, Voice care, Swallowing disorder, Airway diseases management

Biography and education

Graduated from Calavi University Medical School – BENIN – & UCL Medical School BELGIUM
ENT & HN Surgery training at Université Catholique de Louvain -BELGIUM
Voice Care & Swallowing disorder management at Université Catholique de Louvain
Bachelor in public health care, Bachelor in Law, bachelor in General microsurgery and reconstructive surgery.
Author and co-author of various publications

Current position:

ENT Emeritus professor : Université Catholique de Louvain -BELGIUM
ENT& HN Surgeon; Senior Consultant ENT H & N Surgery Department CHU UCL Namur
ENT & HN surgeon : Réhabilitation center (Centre Audiophonologie Reine Mathilde) CHU UCL Namur

Member of several European & American ENT and HN Society,

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Peter Hunt – Chattanooga, Tennessee

Published on December 2, 2018 by Peter Hunt

Practice Contact Information

Associates in Ear, Nose and Throat Head and Neck Surgery
1704 Hamill Road

Chattanooga
Tennessee
37343
United States

Phone: 423-267-6738
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Princeton University

Vanderbilt University Medical School

Baylor College of Medicine Otolaryngology Residency

Vanderbilt University Head and Neck / Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

DIMITRIOS MORAITIS – Chalandri, ATHENS

Published on November 26, 2018 by Dimitrios Moraitis

Practice Contact Information

ATHENS MEDICAL PARTNERS
332 Leoforos Kifisias

Chalandri
ATHENS
152 33
Greece

Phone: +302106838241
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Surgeon

Biography/Statement

I AM A HEAD AND NECK SURGEON PRACTISING IN ATHENS, GREECE.

MY CLINICAL FOCUS IS ENDOCRINE SURGERY.

I ALSO SPECIALISE IN THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANCIES OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS AND UPPER AERODIGESTIVE TRACT SUCH AS ORAL CAVITY, OROPHARYNX AND LARYNX.