American Head & Neck Society

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

Published on by Lisa Orloff

Lisa Orloff, MD, FACS, FACE – Stanford, California

Practice Contact Information

Stanford University
801 Welch Road

Stanford
California
94305
United States

Phone: 650-498-6000
Email:
Web Site: http://med.stanford.edu/ohns/OHNS-healthcare/endocrine-head-and-neck-surgery.html

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Lisa A. Orloff, MD, FACE, FACS, is Professor and Director of the Endocrine Head and Neck Surgery Program in the Department of Otolaryngology at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Director of the Thyroid Tumor Program at the Stanford Cancer Center. Her clinical practice focuses on the surgical and non-surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid tumors. Dr. Orloff’s work performing, teaching, understanding and expanding the role of ultrasound has transformed the manner in which thyroid and parathyroid patients are evaluated. Dr. Orloff also studies the genomics and metabolomics of thyroid cancer. She is a Fulbright scholar and she directs the AHNS-accredited Endocrine Head and Neck Surgery Fellowship at Stanford.

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Published on by Sallie Long

Sallie Long – New York, New York

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1305 York Avenue

New York
New York
10021
United States

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Sallie Long is currently a resident physician in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia and Cornell. Originally from Augusta, Georgia, Dr. Long is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she graduated with honors with a degree in Dietetics. After college, she worked as a registered dietitian and underwent post-baccalaureate premedical study. She then attended Georgetown University School of Medicine, where she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and graduated magna cum laude. Her clinical and research interests include patient-reported outcomes in head and neck oncology. She is currently applying for fellowship in head and neck surgery and microvascular reconstruction.

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Published on by Jose Guilherme Vartanian

Jose Vartanian – Sao Paulo, São Paulo

Practice Contact Information

A. C. Camargo Cancer Center
Rua Professor Antônio Prudente
n. 211
Sao Paulo
São Paulo
01509-010
United States

Phone: 551121895172
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Oral Surgeon

Biography/Statement

Director, Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology Department, A. C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo/Brazil

Vice-President of the Brazilian Head and Neck Surgery Society

Efective Member of the Latin American Thyroid Society

Corresponding Member of the American Head & Neck Society

Clinical Trials

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Matos LL, Capuzzo RC, Pedruzzi PAG, Farias T, de Farias JWM, Chone CT, Köhler HF, Vartanian JG, Dias FL, Couto EV, Pinto FR, Carvalho AL, Kowalski LP. Sentinel lymph node biopsy for early squamous cell carcinoma of the lip and oral cavity: Real-world experience in Brazil. Head Neck. 2022 Apr 15. doi: 10.1002/hed.27061. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35427429.

 

Vartanian JG, Gross JL, Kowalski LP. Distant metastasis from head and neck cancer: role of surgical treatment. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Apr 1;30(2):114-118. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000789. PMID: 35255047.

 

Hitchman L, Machin M; COVIDSurg Collaborative and Vascular and Endovascular Research Network. Impact of COVID-19 on vascular patients worldwide: analysis of the COVIDSurg data. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2021 Dec;62(6):558-570. doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.21.12024-5. PMID: 35037445.

 

Köhler HF, Vartanian JG, Pinto CAL, da Silva Rodrigues IFP, Kowalski LP. The impact of worst pattern of invasion on the extension of surgical margins in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck. 2022 Mar;44(3):691-697. doi: 10.1002/hed.26956. Epub 2021 Dec 14. PMID: 34904762.

 

Carvalho AY, Kohler HF, Gomes CC, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Predictive Factors of Recurrence of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas: Analysis of 2,538 Patients. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Feb 19;25(4):e585-e593. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1722253. PMID: 34737832; PMCID: PMC8558954.

 

de Carvalho GB, Kohler HF, de Mello JBH, Lira RB, Pellizzon ACA, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Organ preservation and oncological outcomes in early laryngeal cancer: a propensity score-based study. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2021 Aug;41(4):317-326. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N0870. PMID: 34533535; PMCID: PMC8448187.

 

COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan;77(1):28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563. Epub 2021 Aug 24. PMID: 34428858; PMCID: PMC8652887.

 

de Carvalho AY, Gomes CC, Chulam TC, Vartanian JG, Carvalho GB, Lira RB, Kohler HF, Kowalski LP. Risk Factors and Outcomes of Postoperative Neck Hematomas: An Analysis of 5,900 Thyroidectomies Performed at a Cancer Center. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jul;25(3):e421-e427. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1714129. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PMID: 34377179; PMCID: PMC8321642.

 

Ywata de Carvalho A, Kohler HF, Gomes CC, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Predictive factors for recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma: analysis of 4,085 patients. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2021 Jun;41(3):236-242. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1412. PMID: 34264917; PMCID: PMC8283398.

 

de Carvalho GB, Diamantino LR, Schiaveto LF, Forster CHQ, Shiguemori ÉH, Hirata D, Kohler HF, Lira RB, Vartanian JG, Matieli JE, Kowalski LP. Identification of secondary predictive factors for acute hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy in patients with low postoperative parathyroid hormone levels without overt calcium deficiency: A cohort study. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Nov-Dec;42(6):103115. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103115. Epub 2021 Jun 26. PMID: 34214713.

 

COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Sep 27;108(9):1056-1063. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab101. PMID: 33761533; PMCID: PMC7995808.

 

Baiocchi G, Aguiar S Jr, Duprat JP, Coimbra FJF, Makdissi FB, Vartanian JG, Zequi SC, Gross JL, Nakagawa SA, Yazbek G, Diniz TP, Gonçalves BT, Zurstrassen CE, Campos HGDA, Joaquim EHG, França E Silva IA, Kowalski LP. Early postoperative outcomes among patients with delayed surgeries after preoperative positive test for SARS-CoV-2: A case-control study from a single institution. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Mar;123(4):823-833. doi: 10.1002/jso.26377. Epub 2021 Jan 11. PMID: 33428790; PMCID: PMC8014861.

 

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.

 

Jungerman I, Toyota J, Montoni NP, Azevedo EHM, Guedes RLV, Damascena A, Lowe D, Vartanian JG, Rogers SN, Kowalski LP. Patient Concerns Inventory for head and neck cancer: Brazilian cultural adaptation. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2017 Apr;63(4):311-319. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.63.04.311. PMID: 28614532.

 

Vartanian JG, Rogers SN, Kowalski LP. How to evaluate and assess quality of life issues in head and neck cancer patients. Curr Opin Oncol. 2017 May;29(3):159-165. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000369. PMID: 28282344.

 

de Sousa EA, Lourenço SV, de Moraes FP, Vartanian JG, Gonçalves-Filho J, Kowalski LP, Soares FA, Coutinho-Camillo CM. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma lymphatic spread and survival: Relevance of vascular endothelial growth factor family for tumor evaluation. Head Neck. 2015 Oct;37(10):1410-6. doi: 10.1002/hed.23765. Epub 2014 Jul 26. PMID: 24824527.

 

Silva IC, Netto Ide P, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP, Carrara-de Angelis E. Prevalence of upper aerodigestive symptoms in patients who underwent thyroidectomy with and without the use of intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitoring. Thyroid. 2012 Aug;22(8):814-9. doi: 10.1089/thy.2011.0118. Epub 2012 Jul 10. PMID: 22780215.

 

Kowalski LP, Sanabria A, Vartanian JG, Lima RA, de Mendonca UB, dos Santos CR, Boldrini D Jr, de Mello LE, Pinto FP, Lehn CN, Correa LA, Dedivitis RA, Guimarães AV, Pedruzzi PA, Ramos GH, Gonçalves AJ, Suehara AB, Kanda JL, Capuzzo Rde C, de Oliveira JC, Curado MP, de Góis Filho JF, Fukuyama E, Beserra IM Jr, de Carvalho Neto PB, Carvalho AL. Total thyroidectomy with ultrasonic scalpel: a multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Head Neck. 2012 Jun;34(6):805-12. doi: 10.1002/hed.21815. Epub 2012 Feb 2. PMID: 22302518.

 

Kaminagakura E, Villa LL, Andreoli MA, Sobrinho JS, Vartanian JG, Soares FA, Nishimoto IN, Rocha R, Kowalski LP. High-risk human papillomavirus in oral squamous cell carcinoma of young patients. Int J Cancer. 2012 Apr 15;130(8):1726-32. doi: 10.1002/ijc.26185. Epub 2011 Aug 5. PMID: 21618514.

 

Guedes RL, Angelis EC, Chen AY, Kowalski LP, Vartanian JG. Validation and application of the M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory in patients treated for head and neck cancer in Brazil. Dysphagia. 2013 Mar;28(1):24-32. doi: 10.1007/s00455-012-9409-x. Epub 2012 Jun 9. PMID: 22684923.

 

Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Acceptance of major surgical procedures and quality of life among long-term survivors of advanced head and neck cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Apr;135(4):376-9. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2009.5. PMID: 19380360.

 

Almeida JP, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Clinical predictors of quality of life in patients with initial differentiated thyroid cancers. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Apr;135(4):342-6. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2009.16. Erratum in: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Jul;135(7):636. Almeida, Juliana [corrected to Almeida, Juliana Pereira]. PMID: 19380354.

 

Netto Ide P, Vartanian JG, Ferraz PR, Salgado P, Azevedo JB, Toledo RN, Testa JR, Carrara-de-Angelis E, Kowalski LP. Vocal fold immobility after thyroidectomy with intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring. Sao Paulo Med J. 2007 May 3;125(3):186-90. doi: 10.1590/s1516-31802007000300011. Erratum in: Sao Paulo Med J. 2009 May;127(2):110. Vartarian, Jose Guilherme [corrected to Vartanian, Jose Guilherme]. PMID: 17923945.

 

Sanabria A, Carvalho AL, Melo RL, Magrin J, Ikeda MK, Vartanian JG, Kowalski LP. Predictive factors for complications in elderly patients who underwent head and neck oncologic surgery. Head Neck. 2008 Feb;30(2):170-7. doi: 10.1002/hed.20671. PMID: 17694555.

 

Sanabria A, Carvalho AL, Vartanian JG, Magrin J, Ikeda MK, Kowalski LP. Comorbidity is a prognostic factor in elderly patients with head and neck cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Apr;14(4):1449-57. doi: 10.1245/s10434-006-9296-1. Epub 2007 Jan 18. PMID: 17235712.

 

Vartanian JG, Carvalho AL, Yueh B, Furia CL, Toyota J, McDowell JA, Weymuller EA Jr, Kowalski LP. Brazilian-Portuguese validation of the University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire for patients with head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2006 Dec;28(12):1115-21. doi: 10.1002/hed.20464. PMID: 16823873.

 

Vartanian JG, Carvalho AL, Toyota J, Kowalski IS, Kowalski LP. Socioeconomic effects of and risk factors for disability in long-term survivors of head and neck cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Jan;132(1):32-5. doi: 10.1001/archotol.132.1.32. PMID: 16415426.

 

Vartanian JG, Carvalho AL, Yueh B, Priante AV, de Melo RL, Correia LM, Köhler HF, Toyota J, Kowalski IS, Kowalski LP. Long-term quality-of-life evaluation after head and neck cancer treatment in a developing country. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Oct;130(10):1209-13. doi: 10.1001/archotol.130.10.1209. PMID: 15492171.

 

Vartanian JG, Carvalho AL, Carvalho SM, Mizobe L, Magrin J, Kowalski LP. Pectoralis major and other myofascial/myocutaneous flaps in head and neck cancer reconstruction: experience with 437 cases at a single institution. Head Neck. 2004 Dec;26(12):1018-23. doi: 10.1002/hed.20101. PMID: 15390191.

 

Vartanian JG, Pontes E, Agra IM, Campos OD, Gonçalves-Filho J, Carvalho AL, Kowalski LP. Distribution of metastatic lymph nodes in oropharyngeal carcinoma and its implications for the elective treatment of the neck. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Jul;129(7):729-32. doi: 10.1001/archotol.129.7.729. PMID: 12874073.

Published on by Joshua Thompson

Joshua Thompson – Baltimore, Maryland

Practice Contact Information

16 South Eutaw Street
Suite 500
Baltimore
Maryland
21201
United States

Phone: 17164354181
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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

Biography/Statement

Current Otorhinolaryngology Resident at University of Maryland Medical Center.

Future Head and Neck and Microvascular Surgery Fellow at University of Alberta, Edmonton

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Published on by Tomasz Zatonski

Tomasz Zatonski – Wroclaw, Dolny Slask

Practice Contact Information

Wroclaw Medical University
Borowska 213

Wroclaw
Dolny Slask
50556
Poland

Phone:
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery, Speech Pathology

Biography/Statement

Tomasz Zatoński. Head of the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Wrocław Medical University. Vice-Rector for University Communications at the Wrocław Medical University.

Actively involved in the otolaryngology head and neck surgery field of medicine since 1997. My special scientific interests include the role of HPV infection in head and neck cancer, head and neck surgical oncology, endolaryngeal microsurgery of the larynx, tumors markers, and mechanisms of carcinogenesis

Author and contributor in various well-published papers, including publications in journals with high impact factor like Environmental Pollution, The Lancet Planetary Health, GeroScience, and others. (IF=107,525, H-index=9)

My most recent work has revolved around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on otolaryngological practice, which, according to PubMed, was the first and most often cited publication concerning the problem. Another subject of my recent research is the impact of pro-health behavior and environmental factors on the otolaryngological state of children in preschool and scholar age.

Author of many papers and lectures concerning air pollution in Poland. Involved in smog reduction in Wrocław and Lower Silesia. Leader of the PURE Air pollution team.

President and founder of the “Run for Health” non–profit foundation. The originator and director of the cyclic event “Medical University 10km Run”. An enthusiast of running, triathlete. A person recognized by the inhabitants of Wrocław and its surroundings as animator and promoter of mass pro-health campaigns for children and adults.

Principal investigator, author of the idea, and head of PICTURE (PopulatIon CohorT StUdy of WRoclaw CitizEns) project.

Research interests include:

– the role of HPV infection in head and neck cancer

–       head and neck surgical oncology

–       endolaryngeal microsurgery of larynx

–       tumors markers

–       mechanisms of carcinogenesis

 

Member of professional societies as:

–           American Head & Neck Society (AHNS)

–           Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum (CORLAS)

–           European Head & Neck Society (EHNS)

–           President of Polish Society of Otolaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons

–           Polish Head and Neck Society

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Chronic rhinosinusitis in cystic fibrosis: a review of therapeutic options. [AUT.] JOANNA KRAJEWSKA, KRZYSZTOF ZUB, ADAM SŁOWIKOWSKI, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Eur.Arch.Oto-Rhino-Laryngol. 2022 Vol.279 no.1 s.1-24,

Production, mechanical properties and biomedical characterization of ZrTi-based bulk metallic glasses in comparison with 316L stainless steel and Ti6Al4V alloy. [AUT.] MARIUSZ HASIAK, BEATA SOBIESZCZAŃSKA, AMADEUSZ ŁASZCZ, MICHAŁ BIAŁY, JACEK CHĘCMANOWSKI, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI, EDYTA BOŻEMSKA, MAGDALENA WAWRZYŃSKA. Materials 2022 Vol.15 no.1 art.252

A study on health and the association between overweight/obesity and otorhinolaryngological diseases in 6- to 17-year-old children from Wrocław, Poland. [AUT.] TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI, KATARZYNA PAZDRO-ZASTAWNY, MATEUSZ KOLATOR, JOANNA KRAJEWSKA, ALICJA BASIAK-RASAŁA, SARA GÓRNA, MICHAŁ ZATOŃSKI. Arch.Med.Sci. 2022 Vol.18 no.2 s.413-421,

Prevalence and associated factors of cigarette smoking among medical students in Wroclaw, Poland. [AUT.] KATARZYNA PAZDRO-ZASTAWNY, [AUT. KORESP.] KAROLINA DOROBISZ, [AUT.] EWELINA BOBAK-SARNOWSKA, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Risk.Manag.Healthcare Policy 2022 Vol.15 s.509-519,

Comparison of the clinical differences between COVID-19, SARS, influenza, and the common cold: a systematic literature review. [AUT. KORESP.] JACEK CZUBAK, [AUT.] KAROLINA STOLARCZYK, ANNA ORZEŁ, MARCIN FRĄCZEK, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Adv.Clin.Exp.Med. 2021 Vol.30 no.1 s.109-114,

Cerebral small vessel disease and other influential factors of cognitive impairment in the middle-aged: a long-term observational cohort PURE-MIND study in Poland. [AUT.] DOROTA SZCZEŚNIAK, JOANNA RYMASZEWSKA, [AUT. KORESP.] ANNA ZIMNY, [AUT.] MAREK SĄSIADEK, KATARZYNA POŁTYN-ZARADNA, ERIC E. SMITH, KATARZYNA ZATOŃSKA, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI, SUMATHY RANGARAJAN, SALIM YUSUF, ANDRZEJ SZUBA. GeroScience 2021 Vol.43 no.1 s.279-295,

Handheld laser-fiber vibrometry probe for assessing auditory ossicles displacement. [AUT. KORESP.] MARCIN MASALSKI, [AUT.] ADAM WĄŻ, PRZEMYSŁAW BŁAUCIAK, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI, KRZYSZTOF MORAWSKI. J.Biomed.Opt. 2021 Vol.26 no.7 art.077001 [11 s.], ryc., tab., bibliogr. 49 poz., summ, Erratum (correct affiliation): Vol.26 no.7 art.079801.

The 2019 Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week in light of the history of research on laryngeal cancer at the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department of Wrocław University Hospital. [AUT. KORESP.] MICHAŁ ZATOŃSKI, [AUT.] NATALIA KUCHARCZYK, KATARZYNA NAGLIK, EWELINA BOBAK-SARNOWSKA, OLGA FEDOROWICZ, MONIKA KOWALSKA, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. J.Health Inequal. 2021 Vol.7 no.1 s.70-76,

A systematic review of cancer of unknown primary in the head and neck region. [AUT.] MIŁOSZ PINKIEWICZ, [AUT. KORESP.] KAROLINA DOROBISZ, [AUT.] TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Cancer Manag.Res. 2021 Vol.13 s.7235-7241,

Doxycycline in the coronavirus disease 2019 therapy. [AUT. KORESP.] KAROLINA DOROBISZ, [AUT.] TADEUSZ DOROBISZ, DARIUSZ JANCZAK, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Ther.Clin.Risk Manag. 2021 Vol.17 s.1023-1026,

Serum cytokines in ANCA-associated vasculitis: correlation with disease-related clinical and laboratory findings JOANNA KRAJEWSKA-WOJCIECHOWSKA, [AUT.] WOJCIECH KRAJEWSKI, KATARZYNA KOŚCIELSKA-KASPRZAK, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Med.Clin. 2021 Vol.157 no.10 s.464-472

Head and neck lymphoedema (HNL) – a review paper. [AUT.] KAROLINA DOROBISZ, ANDRZEJ SZUBA, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Acta Angiol. 2021 Vol.27 no.2 s.53-56,

The combination of brush cytology with the results of histopathological examination in laryngeal cancer diagnosis. [AUT.] PAULINA LEPKA, AGNIESZKA HAŁOŃ, SZCZEPAN BARNAŚ, TOMASZ ZATOŃSKI. Post.Hig.Med.Dośw. 2021 Vol.75 s.847-851,