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Published on September 6, 2018 by Alain Sabri

Alain Michel Sabri – Beirut, Lebanon

Practice Contact Information

Lebanese American University School of Medicine & Medical Center
Zahar Street
Ashrafieh
Beirut
Lebanon
00000
Lebanon

Phone:
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

Dr. Alain Sabri currently serves as Professor and Founding Chairperson of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Assistant Dean at the Lebanese American University Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine and Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital.

 

Throughout his career, Dr. Sabri was continuously involved in a busy medical and surgical clinical practice, teaching activities and research. He has developed several multidisciplinary teams of excellence across departments at various institutions in the USA and the Middle East. He is a member of numerous professional societies and has held leadership roles in several departments, committees, panels and meetings internationally. He currently serves on the Advisory Committee of the prestigious American Head and Neck Society. He has lectured extensively in Lebanon and internationally and presented instructional courses, almost on yearly basis for 20 years, at the American Academy of Otolaryngology and subsequently receiving the honor award from that Society in 2010. Dr. Sabri was also involved in numerous humanitarian medical missions in South America and the Middle East. He has published extensively in addition to authoring several book chapters including contributions to the Cummings’ Otolaryngology textbook.

Dr. Sabri is American Board certified in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and American Board certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

 

Dr. Alain Sabri graduated from the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1992. He subsequently pursued General Surgery Residency training at Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC, followed by a Residency training in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals of Cleveland- Ohio. Dr. Sabri then completed two sub-specialty fellowships in Head and Neck Cancer/Skull Base Surgery- Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery (1999-2000) and in Otology/Neurotology (2000-2001) at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Dr. Sabri holds a Master’s degree in Hospital and Health Management from Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (affiliated with the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris). He also pursued additional Health Leadership courses at l’Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD).

 

Dr. Sabri began his professional career as an assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. He was voted Teacher of the Year at the Mayo Clinic in 2003.  In 2004, Dr. Sabri returned home to join the American University of Beirut Medical Center as an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and was appointed as the Department’s Chairman in 2011. In parallel, Dr. Sabri served as AUBMC’s Associate Chief of Staff.

Dr. Sabri was then recruited by the Cleveland Clinic, USA where he was appointed as the founding Chairperson of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the Abu Dhabi campus where, with a carefully selected team, he established one of the busiest services at that institution. In collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic leadership, he has contributed in launching one of the most ambitious projects in the region and the world at that time.  He was promoted to the rank of Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, USA.

 

 

 

 

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Published on September 5, 2018 by Siavash Siv Eftekhari

Siavash Siv Eftekhari, DMD, M.D. – Frisco, Texas

Practice Contact Information

NextGen OMS & Reconstructive Surgery
Ste 128

Frisco
Texas
75036
United States

Phone: 8173499122
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.NextGenOMS.com


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, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery


Biography/Statement

OMS- Head & Neck Surgery

Surgical Specialists in Oral, Facial, and Head & Neck Cancer

Reconstructive Head and Neck surgeon

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Published on September 4, 2018 by Paul Walker

Paul Walker – Loma Linda, CA

Practice Contact Information

Loma Linda University Medical Center
11234 Anderson Street

Loma Linda
CA
92354
United States

Phone: 9095584435
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://lluh.org/provider/walker-paul


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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


Biography/Statement

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Published on August 13, 2018 by Ashley Mays, MD

Ashley Mays – Baton Rouge, LA

Practice Contact Information

Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Department of Otolaryngology
4950 ESSEN LANE, SUITE 400

Baton Rouge
LA
70809
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, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery


Biography/Statement

A native of Taylorsville, North Carolina, Dr Mays received her medical education at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina and completed her otolaryngology residency at Wake Forest University, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She completed a two-year fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Total Body Microvascular Reconstruction at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, Texas.

 

Throughout her training, Dr Mays has made research contributions to head and neck oncology in both the clinical and translational realms. She has been recognized regionally by her peers for her role in cancer patient advocacy, through numerous volunteer and leadership roles. She is looking forward to furthering her research and cancer advocacies efforts in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area.

 

Dr Mays will be seeing patients with head and neck cancer, upper aerodigestive tract lesions, and complex reconstructive deficits. She has interests in robotic surgery of the head and neck (TORS), endoscopic skull base surgery, and total body microvascular reconstructive surgery.

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Published on August 6, 2018 by Antoine Melkane

Antoine Melkane – Ashrafieh, Beirut

Practice Contact Information

Saint Joseph University, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital
Alfred Naccache Blvd

Ashrafieh
Beirut
166830
Lebanon

Phone: 00961 1 604000, ext. 9612
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:


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

Dr. Antoine Melkane is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Saint Joseph University School of Medicine.

Dr. Melkane graduated from the Saint Joseph University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon in 2004. After completing his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon (2004-2009), he underwent fellowship training in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery at the Gustave Roussy Institute, Paris XI University, Villejuif, France (2009-2012), then at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, MI, USA (2012-2013).

Dr. Melkane joined the faculty at the Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital in 2014 and is actively involved in the care of patients with head and neck cancers, developing both oncologic and reconstructive surgeries.

Dr. Melkane holds a Master of Surgical Science from the Paris XI University, Paris, France (2012). His main research interests involve the implication of Human Papillomavirus in oropharyngeal cancers, the role of sentinel node biopsy in early oral cancers, and the application of confocal laser endomicroscopy in head and neck cancers.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Mhawej R, Ghorra C, Naderi S, Khoueir N, Abou Hamad W, Melkane AE. Human papillomavirus prevalence and clinicopathological associations in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in the Lebanese population. J Laryngol Otol. 2018 Jun 29: 1-6.

Moya-Plana A, Aupérin A, Guerlain J, Gorphe P, Casiraghi O, Mamelle G, Melkane A, Lumbroso J, Janot F, Temam S. Sentinel node biopsy in early oral squamous cell carcinomas: Long-term follow-up and nodal failure analysis. Oral Oncol. 2018 Jul; 82: 187-194.

Mirghani H, Casiraghi O, Guerlain J, Amen F, He MX, Ma XJ, Luo Y, Mourareau C, Drusch F, Lakdhar AB, Melkane A, St Guily L, Badoual C, Scoazec JY, Borget I, Aupérin A, Dalstein V, Vielh P. Diagnosis of HPV driven oropharyngeal cancers: Comparing p16 based algorithms with the RNAscope HPV-test. Oral Oncol. 2016 Nov; 62: 101-108.

Cohen DS, Low GM, Melkane AE, Mutchnick SA, Waxman JA, Patel S, Shkoukani MA, Lin HS. Establishing a danger zone: An anatomic study of the lingual artery in base of tongue surgery. Laryngoscope. 2017 Jan; 127(1): 110-115.

Mhawej R, Richa T, Melkane AE. Benign lymphoepithelial cyst of unusual location: a case report. Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports. 2016 Nov; 1(1): 110-112.

Hurst NJ, Dominello M, Dyson G, Jaratli H, Sharma M, Ahmed Y, Melkane AE, Rose CT, Jacobs JR, Giorgadze T, Kim H. Intratumoral lymphatic vessel density as a predictor of progression-free and overall survival in locally advanced laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer. Head Neck. 2016 Apr; 38 Suppl 1: E417-20.

Lacroix L, Post S, Valent A, Melkane AE, Lefebvre AM, Egile C, Castell C, Saulnier P, Goulaouic H, Temam S. MET genetic abnormalities unreliable for patient selection for therapeutic intervention in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PLoS One. 2014 Jan 17; 9(1): e84319.

Mirghani H, Amen F, Moreau F, Guigay J, Ferchiou M, Melkane AE, Hartl DM, Lacau St Guily J. Human papilloma virus testing in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: what the clinician should know. Oral Oncol. 2014 Jan; 50(1): 1-9.

Melkane AE, Mirghani H, Auperin A, Saulnier P, Lacroix L, Vielh P, Casiraghi O, Griscelli F, Temam S. HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: a comparison between three diagnostic approaches. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 Jan-Feb; 35(1): 25-32.

Melkane AE, Auperin A, Saulnier P, Lacroix L, Vielh P, Casiraghi O, Msakni I, Drusch F, Temam S. Human papillomavirus prevalence and prognostic implication in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. Head Neck. 2014 Feb; 36(2): 257-65.

Melkane AE, Mamelle G, Wycisk G, Temam S, Janot F, Casiraghi O, Lumbroso J. Sentinel node biopsy in early oral squamous cell carcinomas: a ten-year experience. Laryngoscope. 2012 Aug; 122(8): 1782-8. 

Aouad R, Matar N, Melkane A, Nassar M, Almoutran H, Haddad A. Sulfuric acid ingestion. J Trauma. 2011 May; 70(5): E98. 

Melkane AE, Matar N, Haddad A, Zoghbi A. Suicidal hanging attempt: poor symptoms for a potentially lethal injury. J Trauma. 2010 Oct; 69(4): E36. 

Aouad R, Melkane A, Rassi S. Lemierre’s syndrome: unusual cause and presentation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 May; 26(5): 376-7. 

Melkane AE, Matar NE, Haddad AC, Nassar MN, Almoutran HG, Rohayem Z, Daher M, Chalouhy G, Dabar G. Management of post-intubation tracheal stenosis: appropriate indications make outcome differences. Respiration. 2010; 79(5): 395-401.

Abboud B, Sleilaty G, Braidy C, Melkane A, Nasr F. Thyroidectomy in patients at high-risk of bleeding: can it be safely performed? Minerva Chir. 2009 Dec; 64(6): 565-71.

Rassi SJ, Melkane AE, Rizk HG, Dahoui HA. Sinonasal mucormycosis in immunocompromised pediatric patients. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Dec;31(12): 907-10.

Matar NE, Rassi SJ, Melkane AE, Haddad AC. Lateral sinus thrombosis in the pediatric population: multiple presentations for a potentially lethal disease. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Oct; 25(10): 681-3.

Razfar A, Walvekar R, Melkane A, Johnson J, Myers E. Incidence and patterns of regional metastasis in early oral squamous cell cancers: feasibility of submandibular gland preservation. Head Neck. 2009 Dec; 31(12): 1619-23.

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