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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

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Published on May 30, 2018 by Vasu Divi

Vasu Divi – Palo Alto, California

Practice Contact Information

Stanford University
900 Blake Wilbur Drive

Palo Alto
California
94304
United States

Phone: 650-498-6000
Email:
Web Site: https://profiles.stanford.edu/vasu-divi


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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


Biography/Statement

Vasu Divi, M.D. completed medical school and his residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan.  He then completed advanced training in head and neck oncology and reconstructive surgery at the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary.  His clinical interested include oral cavity carcinoma, advanced skin cancers, reconstructive surgery, and treatment of osteoradionecrosis of the head and neck.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Published on May 28, 2018 by Joshua Lubek

Joshua Lubek – Baltimore, MD

Practice Contact Information

University of Maryland
650 West Baltimore St, Rm 1401

Baltimore
MD
21201
United States

Phone: 410-706-6195
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.umomsa.com


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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


Biography/Statement

Dr. Joshua Lubek was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan and his dental degree from the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. He completed both a General Surgery internship and an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency program at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.

Dr. Lubek subsequently completed a 2-year Head and Neck Surgery/Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Lubek is currently an Associate Professor and the Fellowship Director of the Oral-Head & Neck Oncology/Microvascular Surgery program in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Maryland. He is actively involved in the training of surgical fellows, residents, dental students and medical students. Dr. Lubek is involved with research in the areas of Head and Neck Cancer as well as Microvascular Surgery and has over 60 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals or scientific textbooks. He is the past Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery section editor for Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology and on the editorial board for the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Lubek is an active member of the American Head and Neck Society and is currently the Vice-President of the Maryland State Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Lubek’s clinical interests are focused on Head and Neck Surgery (malignant and benign tumors including salivary and thyroid tumors), Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) and Maxillofacial Trauma Surgery.

Dr. Lubek maintains hospital staff privileges providing patient care at both the University of Maryland Medical Center and Lifebridge Health-Sinai Hospital.

 

Clinical Trials

  1. Co-investigator, “Prediction of head and neck cancer stroma” (HP-00073603) Role for Sema4D produced by head neck cancer in immune suppression through induction of myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC), and a novel phenotype of fibrotic peri-tumoral stroma in Sema4D expressing tumors, and finally the novel finding of high levels of soluble Sema4D in peripheral blood of HNC patients; Dr. Rania Younis (PI), University of Maryland
  2. Surgical Co-Investigator, “1920GCCC [A Phase III, Randomized, Open-label Study to Evaluate Pembrolizumab as Neoadjuvant Therapy and in Combination with Standard of Care as Adjuvant Therapy for Stage III-IVA Resectable Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LA HNSCC)]; Dr. Ranee Mehra (PI), University of Maryland

Bibliography

Peer- Reviewed Publications

 

  • Ghazali N, Caldroney S, Dyalram D, Lubek JE. Cardiovascular complications in head & neck microvascular flap reconstruction:A retrospective risk stratification and outcomes assessment. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2017;45:2120-2127.

 

  • Aslam-Pervez N, Lubek JE. Most cited publications in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a bibliometric analysis. Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Nov4. Doi:10.1007/s10006-017-0660-z. [Epub ahead of print].

 

  • Aslam-Pervez N, Caldroney SJ, Isaiah A, Lubek JE. A retrospective volume matched analysis of the submental artery island pedicled flap as compared to the forearm free flap; Is it a good alternative choice for the reconstruction of defects of the oral cavity and oropharynx. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Aug 12. pii: S0278-2391(17)31061-3. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.08.003. [Epub ahead of print]

 

  • Lubek JE. Gingival cancer overview for general practitioners. Decisions in Dentistry, the Journal of Multidisciplinary Care. Belmont Publishing. 2017;(3)9:32-35.

 

  • Chatzistefanou I, Lubek J, Markou K, Ord RA. The role of perineural invasion in treatment decisions for oral cancer patients; A review of the literature. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2017;45(6):821-825.

 

  • Khoury ZH, Bugshan A, Lubek JE, Papadimitriou JC, Basile JR, Younis RH. Glycogen-Rich Clear Cell Carcinoma Originating in the Oral Cavity. Head Neck Pathol. 2017 Mar 24. doi: 10.1007/s12105-017-0812-3.

 

  • Aslam-Pervez N, Lubek JE, Rose G, Papadimitriou JC. Peripheral Ameloblastoma: A case report and concise review of literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg Med Pathol (2017) doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoms.2017.03.014

 

  • Murphy J, Isaiah A, Dyalram D, Lubek JE. Surgical Site Infections in Patients receiving Osteomyocutaneous Free Flaps to the Head and Neck. Does Choice of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Matter? Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.02.006.

 

  • Caldroney S, Ghazali N, Dyalram D, Lubek JE. Surgical resection and vascularized bone reconstruction in advanced stage medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017; 46(7):871-876.

 

  • Ghazali N, Parker L, Settle K, Lubek JE. Sustained response of her2 positive metastatic salivary adenocarcinoma NOS treated with trastuzumab. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2016 Sep; 122(3)292-9.

 

  • Ghazali N, Hanna TC, Dyalram D, Lubek JE. The value of the papillon anterolateral thigh flap for total pharyngolaryngectomy reconstruction: a retrospective series. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016;74(2):406-14.

 

  • Shum JW, Chatzistefanou I, Qaisi M, Lubek JE, Ord RA. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the minor salivary glands; a retrospective series of 29 cases and review of the literature. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2016;121(3):210-4.

 

  • Murphy J, Isaiah A, Wolf JS, Lubek JE. The influence of intraoperative frozen section analysis in patients with total/extended maxillectomy. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2016;121(1):17-21.

 

  • Hanna TC, Lubek JE. The hybrid submental flap for tongue reconstruction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015;73(9):1876.e1-6.

 

  • Zandberg DP, Liu S, Goloubeva O, Ord R, Strome SE, Suntharalingam M, Taylor R, Morales RE, Wolf JS, Zimrin A, Lubek JE, Schumaker LM, Cullen KJ. Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) drives racial outcome disparities in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC): Ten year experience at the university of maryland greenebaum cancer center (UMGCC). Head Neck. 2016;38(4):564-72.

 

  • Zandberg DP, Rollins S, Goloubeva O, Morales RE, Tan M, Taylor R, Wolf JS, Schumaker LM, Cullen KJ, Zimrin A, Ord R, Lubek JE, Suntharalingam M, Papadimitriou JC, Mann D, Strome SE, Edelman MJ.A phase I dose escalation trial of MAGE-A3- and HPV16-specific peptide immunomodulatory vaccines in patients with recurrent/metastatic (RM) squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Cancer Immunol Immunother 2015 Mar;64(3):367-79.

 

  • Murphy J, Isaiah A, Wolf JS, Lubek JE. Quality of life factors and survival after total or extended maxillectomy for sinonasal malignancies. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015 Apr;73(4):759-63.

 

  • Yang R, Lubek JE, Dyalram D, Liu X, Ord RA. Head and neck cancer in an elderly patient population; a retrospective review. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014; 43:1413-1417.

 

  • Chatzistefanou I, Lubek J, Markou K, Ord RA. The role of neck dissection and postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy in cN0 patients with PNI-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Oral Oncol 2014 50(8): 753-8.

 

  • Qaisi M, Vorrasi J, Lubek J, Ord R. Multiple primary squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 72(8):1511-6.

 

  • Shum JW, Emmerling M, Lubek JE, Ord RA. Parotid lymphoma: A review of clinical presentation and management. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2014 118(1) e:1-5.

 

  • Zhang T, Lubek JE, Salama A, Dyalram D, Liu X, Ord RA. Treatment of cT1N0M0 Tongue Cancer: Outcome and Prognostic Parameters. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014;72(2):406-14.

 

  • Shum J, Markiewicz MR, Park E, Bui T, Lubek J, Bryan Bell R, Dierks EJ. Low Prealbumin is a risk Factor for Microvascular Free Flap Failure. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014; 72(1):169-77.

 

  • Lubek JE, Dyalram D, Perera E, Liu X, Ord RA. A Retrospective Analysis of Squamous Carcinoma of the Buccal Mucosa: An Aggressive Subsite within the Oral Cavity J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2013 Jun;71(6):1126-31.

 

  • Lubek JE, Hancock MK, Strome SE. What is the Value of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Management of Osteoradionecrosis of the Head and Neck? Laryngoscope 2013;123(3):555-6.

 

  • Zhang T, Dyalram-Silverberg D, Bui T, Caccamese JF, Lubek JE. An Analysis of an Implantable Venous Anastomotic Flow Coupler:Experience in Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012; 41: 751–

 

  • Dyalram D, Huebner T, Papadimitriou JC, Lubek J. Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012; 41:364-367.

 

  • Lubek J, Coletti D. Guarded Retractor for Use in Fibula-Free Flap Harvest/Reconstruction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012; 70:2218-2220.

 

  • Zhang T, Lubek J, Salama A, Caccamese J, Coletti D, Dyalram D, Ord RA. Venous Anastomoses Using Microvascular Coupler in Free Flap Head and Neck Reconstruction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012; 70:992-996.

 

  • Lubek J, El-Hakim M, Salama AR, Liu X, Ord RA. Gingival Carcinoma-Retrospective Analysis of 72 Patients and Indications for Elective Neck Dissection. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011;49:182-185.

 

  • Bell RB, Weimer K, Dierks EJ, Buehler M, Lubek J. Computer Planning and Intraoperative Navigation for Palatomaxillary and Mandibular Reconstruction with Fibular Free Flaps. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011;69(3):724-732.

 

  • Montes DM, Carlson ER, Fernandes R, Ghali GE, Lubek J, Ord, RA, Bell RB, Dierks EJ, Schmidt BL. Oral Maxillary Squamous Carcinoma An Indication for Neck Dissection In the Clinically Negative Neck. Head Neck 2011 Nov;33(11):1581-5.

 

  • Lubek J, Shihabi A, Salama A. Tibiofibular Synostosis – An Unusual Case During Vascularized Fibula Flap Harvest. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2010;68:2629-2631.

 

  • Cariati P, Farhat MC, Dyalram D, Ferrari S, Lubek JE. The deep circumflex iliac artery free flap in maxillofacial reconstruction: a comparative institutional analysis. Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 Jan 7. doi: 10.1007/s10006-020-00930-y. Online ahead of print.

 

  • Amin J, Ortlip T, Cohen D, Vakharia K, Lubek JE. (2020). The Utility of Barium Swallow Studies for Evaluation of Pharyngocutaneous Fistula After Total Laryngectomy. Archives of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. 4. 10.24983/scitemed.aohns.2020.00133.

 

  • Lubek JE. Cancer does not care about Coronavirus. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2020 Sep;130(3):229-230

 

  • Brooks JK, Lubek JE. Face transplantation: general review and long-term management of the dental patient. Quintessence Int. 2020;51(4):334-342.

 

  • Farhat-Sabet A, Aicher BO, Tolaymat B, Coca-Soliz V, Nagarsheth KH, Ucuzian AA, Lubek JE, Toursavadkohi S. An alternative approach to carotid endarterectomy in the high carotid bifurcation. Ann Vasc Surg. 2019 Nov 11. pii: S0890-5096(19)30970-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.10.100. [Epub ahead of print]

 

  • Brooks JK, Kleinman JW, Lubek JE, Price JB, Ghita I, Scurnick SA, Basile JR. Gingival squamous cell carcinoma: an unexpected clinical presentation. Quintessence Int. 2018 8:2-9 [Epub ahead of print].

 

  • Ord RA, Isaiah A, Dyalram D, Lubek JE. Is long term follow up mandatory for Stage I oral tongue cancer? J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 76(12):2676-2683.

 

Books, Chapters in Books

 

  • Lubek JE. Rectus Abdominis. In Operative Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Langdon J, Patel M, Ord R, Brennan P (eds.), Taylor and Francis CRC Press, 2017, Chapter 23, pp 241-248. [ISBN 9781482252040].

 

  • Lubek JE. Transoral Robotic Surgery. In Operative Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Langdon J, Patel M, Ord R, Brennan P (eds.), Taylor and Francis CRC Press, 2017, Chapter 32, pp 315-320. [ISBN 9781482252040].

 

  • Lubek JE, Dyalram D, Suntharalingam M, Ord RA. Management of T1-T2 Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In Oral, Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery 1st Edition, Bryan Bell, Peter Andersen, Rui Fernandes (eds.), Elsevier Publishing, 2017. [Hardcover ISBN: 9780323265683]

 

  • Lubek JE, Magliocca KR. Evaluation of the Bone Margin in Oral Squmaous Cell Carcinoma. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2017 May 24. Pii: S1042-3699(17)30017-1.doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2017.03.005. [Epub ahead of print].

 

  • Lubek JE. Common Free Vascularized Flaps: The Fibula. In Maxillofacial Surgery 3rd Edition, Brennan P, Schliephake H, Ghali GE, Cascarini L (eds.), Elsevier Publishing, 2017, Chapter 36. [ISBN 9780702060625]

 

  • Ord RA, Lubek J. Management of the Neck in Oral Cavity Cancer. In Contemporary Oral Oncology Diagnosis and Management, Kuriakose MA (ed.), Springer Publishing, 2017, Chapter 7, pp 189-210. [ISBN 978-3-319-14917-2]

 

  • Dyalram D, Aslam-Pervez N, Lubek JE. Nonodontogenic tumors of the jaws. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Feb;28(1):59-65. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2015.08.002.

 

  • Lubek JE. Radial Forearm. In Atlas of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1st Edition, Kademani D and Tiwana P (eds.), St. Louis 2012 Saunders Elsevier, 2016, Chapter 114. [ISBN: 9781455753284]

 

  • Lubek JE, Shihabi A, Murphy LA, Berman JN. Hematopoietic Neck Masses. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;23(1):31-37

 

  • Qaisi M, Lubek JE. Complications Associated with Reconstruction of Lip Defects. In Lip Cancer Treatment and Reconstruction, T Kolokythas (ed.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 pp137-145. [ISBN: 978-3-642-38179-9 (Print) 978-3-642-38180-5 (Online)]

 

  • Lubek J, Patel K.: Pharmacology for Antibiotics for Head and Neck Infections. In Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Knowledge Updates V, RB Bell (editor-in-chief), American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons 2013, www.aaoms.org

 

  • Lubek JE, Ord RA. Lip Reconstruction. In Reconstruction of the Acquired Hard and Soft Tissue Defects of the Facial Skeleton, P Louis (ed.). Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2013:25:203-214.

 

  • Lubek J, Clayman L. An Update on Squamous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity Oropharynx and Maxillary Sinus. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2012:24: 307–316.

 

  • Lubek J, Engroff S. Anterolateral Thigh Flap. In Current Therapy in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SC Bagheri, RB Bell, HA Khan (eds.), St. Louis, 2012, Saunders Elsevier, pp584-588. [ISBN: 978-1-4160-2527-6]

 

  • Engroff S, Lubek J. Deep Circumflex Iliac Artery Free Flap. In Current Therapy in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SC Bagheri, RB Bell, HA Khan (eds.) St. Louis, 2012, Saunders Elsevier, pp589-591. [ISBN: 978-1-4160-2527-6].

Published on May 21, 2018 by Andrew Salama

Andrew Salama – Boston, MA

Practice Contact Information

Boston Medical Center
Suite 1500

Boston
MA
02118
United States

Phone: 617-414-4838
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://www.bmc.org/oral-cancer


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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


Biography/Statement

Dr. Salama obtained his DDS and MD degrees from the University of Maryland School of Dental Medicine and School of Medicine respectively. He completed his OMFS training at the University of Maryland in 2005, and joined the faculty at the University of Maryland Medical Center following the completion of a Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology and Reconstruction in 2007. His primary clinical interests include treatment of head and neck malignancies and tumors, microvascular reconstruction and surgical management of craniofacial trauma.

He has a commitment to teaching on many levels and is the current residency program director at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine.  His current clinical research involves evaluating bone healing following reconstruction of the mandible with microvascular free tissue transfer and SEER based outcomes for head and neck cancer.  He has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature and has written several textbook chapters.  He has traveled nationally and internationally to present abstracts and research.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

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 FEB 8.

ALSAGER SF, TASHKANDI MM, KARTHA VK, YANG YT, ALKHERIJI Y, SALAMA A, VERELAS X, KUKURAZINSKA M, MONTI S, BAIS MV. INHIBITION OF LSD1 EPIGENETICALLY ATTENUATES ORAL CANCER GROWTH AND METASTASIS.ONCOTARGET 2017. JUL 27; 8 (43). 73372-73386

PYNNONEN MA, GILLESPIE MB, ROMAN B, ROSENFELD RM, TUNKEL DE, BONTEMPO L, BROOK I, CHICK DA, COLANDREA M, FINESTONE SA, FOWLER JC, GRIFFITH CC, HENSON Z, LEVINE C, MEHTA V, SALAMA A, SCHARPF J, SHATZKES DR, STERN WB, YOUNGERMAN JS, CORRIGAN MD. CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE: EVALUATION OF NECK MASS IN ADULTS OTOLARYNGOL HEAD NECK SURG. 2017 SEP; 157(3):355-371.

KAMRAN SC, QURESHI MM, JALISI S, SALAMA A, GRILLONE G, TRUONG MT.PRIMARY SURGERY-VERSUS PRIMARY RADIATION-BASED TREATMENT FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER. LARYNGOSCOPE 2017 OCT 8, 1-12.

GIACALONE NJ, QURESHI MM, MAK KS, KIRKE D, PATEL SA, SHAH BA, SALAMA AR, JALISI S, TRUONG MT.ADJUVANT CHEMORADIATION DOES NOT IMPROVE SURVIVAL IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH HIGH-RISK RESECTED HEAD AND NECK CANCER. LARYNGOSCOPE. 2017 AUG 21, 1-10.

RUBIN SJ, KIRKE DN, EZZAT WH, TRUONG MT, SALAMA AR, JALISI S., MARITAL STATUS AS A PREDICTOR OF SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS-POSITIVE OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER. AM J OTOLARYNGOLOGY 2017 Nov – Dec; 38(6):654-659.

 SHAPIRO MC, RAO SR, DEAN J,SALAMA AR.  WHAT A SHAME: INCREASED RATES OF OMS RESIDENT BURNOUT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FREQUENCY OF SHAMED EVENTS DURING TRAINING., THE JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. 2017 Mar; 75(3):449-457

HAH BA, QURESHI MM, JALISI S, GRILLONE G, SALAMA A, COOLEY T, ZANER K, SAKAI O, TRUONG ANALYSIS OF DECISION MAKING AT A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEAD AND NECK TUMOR BOARD INCORPORATING EVIDENCE-BASED NATIONAL CANCER COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK (NCCN) GUIDELINES.PRACT RADIAT ONCOL. 2016 Jul-Aug; 6(4):248-54

JESIN M, RASHEWSKY S, SHAPIRO M, TOBLER W, AGARWAL S, BURKE P, SALAMA A. PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY, HOSPITAL UTILIZATION, AND THE ROLE OF RACE IN OUTCOMES IN HEAD AND NECK TRAUMA.ORAL SURG ORAL MED ORAL PATHOL ORAL RADIOL. 2016 JAN; 121(1):12-6.

NORRIS O, MEHRA P, SALAMA A. MAXILLOFACIAL GUNSHOT INJURIES AT AN URBAN LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER – A TEN YEAR ANALYSIS. THE JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. 2015 Aug; 73(8):1532-9

SHAPIRO MC, WONG B, O’BRIEN MJ, SALAMA A., MANDIBULAR DESTRUCTION SECONDARY TO INVASION BY CARCINOMA CUNICULATUM. THE JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. Dec; 73(12):2343-51.

MCCLURE SA, MOVAHED R, SALAMA A, ORD RA MAXILLOFACIAL METASTASES: A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF ONE INSTITUTION’S 15-YEAR EXPERIENCE.THE JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. 2013 JAN; 71(1):178-88.

SÖNMEZ TT, PRESCHER A, SALAMA A, KANATAS A, ZOR F, MITCHELL D, ZAKER SHAHRAK A, KARAALTIN MV, KNOBE M, KÜLAHCI Y, ALTUNTAS SH, GHASSEMI A, HÖLZLE F.COMPARATIVE CLINICOANATOMICAL STUDY OF ILIUM AND FIBULA AS TWO COMMONLY USED BONY DONOR SITES FOR MAXILLOFACIAL RECONSTRUCTION.BR J ORAL MAXILLOFAC SURG. 2013 Dec; 51(8):736-41

ZHANG T, LUBEK JE, SALAMA A,DYALRAM D, LIU X, ORD RA.  TREATMENT OF CT1N0M0 TONGUE CANCER: OUTCOME AND PROGNOSTIC PARAMETERS.THE JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. 2014 Feb; 72(2):406-14.

ORD RA, SALAMA AR.  IS IT NECESSARY TO RESECT BONE FOR LOW-GRADE MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA OF THE PALATE?BR J ORAL MAXILLOFAC SURG. 2012 DEC;50(8):712-4

 ZHANG T, LUBEK J, SALAMA A,CACCAMESE J, COLETTI D, DYALRAM D, ORD R.  VENOUS ANASTOMOSES USING A MICROVASCULAR COUPLER IN FREE FLAP HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION.  THE JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY JULY 2014 Feb; 72(2):406-14.

JHAM, BC, SALAMA AR, MCCLURE SA, ORD RA. METATSTATIC TUMORS TO THE ORAL CAVITY: A CLINICAL STUDY OF 18 CASES. HEAD NECK PATHOL. 2011 Dec; 5(4):355-8.

LUBEK, J, EL-HAKIM M, SALAMA AR, LIU X, ORD RA: GINGIVAL CARCINOMA-RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 72 PATIENTS AND INDICATIONS FOR ELECTIVE NECK DISSECTION.BRITISH JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, 2011 Apr; 49(3):182-5

SALAMA A. SCHEPER, M.  METASTATIC NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMAS TO THE ORAL CAVITY AND MAJOR SALIVARY GLANDS-A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY AND METASTATIC DISEASE.  ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTICS 2009, AUG 108 (2) 242-7.

 SALAMA A, MCCLURE S, ORD RA, PAZOKI A.  FREE FLAP COMPLICATIONS AND FAILURES IN AN AMERICAN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY UNIT.  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY.  Oct; 38(10):1048-51.

SCHEPER MA, BADROS A, SALAMA AR, WARBURTON G, CULLEN KJ, WEIKEL DS, MEILLER TF.  A NOVEL BIOASSSY MODEL TO DETERMINE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT BISPHOSPHONATE LEVELS.  SUPPORT CARE CANCER, 2009, AUG 4, 1553-7.

E MURANO, M STONE, X LIU, AR SALAMA,R GULLAPALLI, RA ORD, J PRINCE. COMPENSATORY TONGUE PATTERNS IN GLOSSECTOMY PATIENTS. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. 123(5): 3321, 2008.

DOMENICK P COLETTI, AR SALAMA, JOHN F CACCAMESE, APPLICATION OF INTERMAXILLARY FIXATION SCREWS IN MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA, THE JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. 2007 Sep;65(9):1746-50

BADROS A, WEIKEL D, SALAMA A, GOLOUBEVA O, SCHNEIDER A, RAPOPORT A, FENTON R, GAHRES N, SAUSVILLE E, ORD R, MEILLER T. OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAW IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA PATIENTS: CLINICAL FEATURES AND RISK FACTORS.J CLIN ONCOL. 2006 FEB 20; 24(6):945-52

NIKITAKIS NG, SALAMA AR, O’MALLEY BW JR, ORD RA, PAPADIMITRIOU JC.MALIGNANT PERIPHERAL PRIMITIVE NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR-PERIPHERAL NEUROEPITHELIOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK: A CLINICOPATHOLOGIC STUDY OF FIVE CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.HEAD NECK. 2003 JUN; 25(6):488-98.

HENDERSON JM, BERGMAN S, SALAMA AR, KOTERWAS G, MANAGEMENT OF THE ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY PATIENT WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA2001, APR: 59 (4), 421-7.

HENDERSON JM, SALAMA AR, BLANCHAERT RH, MANAGEMENT OF AURICULAR HEMATOMA USING A THERMOPLASTIC SPLINT, ARCHIVES OF OTO HEAD AND NECK SURGERY 2000, JUL 126 (7): 880-890.

SALAMA AR, SHAPIRO M.MARGIN ANALYSIS: SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE ORAL CAVITY. ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, 2017 AUG; 29(3): 259-267.

SALAMA AR, SAKELLARIOU T, THE CERVICOFACIAL ADVANCEMENT FLAP,ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, 2014: 389-400.

NADERSHAH M, SALAMA AR.  REMOVAL OF MAJOR SALIVARY GLANDS.  ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. 2011, 24(2):295-305.

YANG RS, SALAMA AR, CACCAMESE JF. REOPERATIVE MIDFACE TRAUMA.ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA.  2011, FEB 23 (1):31-45.

GOYTIA RN, SALAMA AR, KHANUJA H.  BISPHOSPHONATES AND OSTEONECROSIS, TREATMENT OR SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS. ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. Apr; 40(2):223-34.

 SALAMA AR,ORD RA.  CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE NECK IN SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE.  ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA.  Aug; 20(3):445-58.

NADERSHAH M, ALSHADWI A, SALAMA A. GIANT DEEP NECK LIPOMA: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.CLINICS IN SURGERY, VOL 2, 2017, ARTICLE 1299, 1-4.

NADERSHAH M, ALSHADWI A, SALAMA AAN UNUSUAL CASE OF CARCINOMA EX PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA OF THE PAROTID METASTASIZING TO THE MANDIBLE: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.  J ORAL MAXILLOFAC SURG.2013 FEB; 71(2):437-42.

NADERSHAH M, ALSHADWI A, SALAMA AR.  RECURRENT GIANT PILOMATRIXOMA OF THE FACE: A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. CASE REPORTS IN DENTISTRY, OCT 2012, 1-4.

ORAL CAVITY, ANTERIOR FLOOR OF MOUTH RESECTION WITH RECONSTRUCTION. ORAL, HEAD AND NECK ONCOLOGY AND RECONSTRUCTION. ELSEVIER, 2017. PAGES 428-453.

MAXILLOFACIAL RECONSTRUCTION. ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY REVIEW, A STUDY GUIDE. QUINTESSENCE PUBLISHER, 2015. PAGES 275-316.

LIP CANCER: TREATMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION. LIP CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. SPRINGER, 2013. PAGES 17-23.

RECTUS ABDOMINUS FREE FLAP. ATLAS OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, ELSEVIER, 2013. PAGES 1221-9.

FLAP CLASSIFICATION AND PRINCIPLES OF FLAP DESIGN FOR HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION. CURRENT THERAPY IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, MOSBY/ELSEVIER, 2010, PAGES 11-18.

THE MANAGEMENT OF PEDIATRIC CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY. ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, ED. 2. FONSECA RJ, ET AL. ST. LOUIS, ELSEVIER 739-773.

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Published on April 9, 2018 by Neal Futran

Neal Futran – Seattle, Washington

Practice Contact Information

University of Washington
1959 Northeast Pacific Street
Box 356515
Seattle Washington 98195 United States

Phone: 2065433060
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://otolaryngology.uw.edu/


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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


Biography/Statement

Neal D. Futran, MD, DMD joined the University of Washington faculty in 1995. He is currently the Allison T. Wanamaker Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.  He is also the Director of Head and Neck Surgery as well as an adjunct professor in the departments of Plastic Surgery and Neurological Surgery.  Dr. Futran earned his dentistry degree at the University of Pennsylvania and completed training in oral and maxillofacial surgery as well as an MD degree at the Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York. He then trained in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Rochester followed by a Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Surgery fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York with Dr. Mark Urken.  Dr. Futran became an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of South Florida in 1993 specializing in head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery and subsequently relocated to Seattle.

 

Dr. Futran is board certified in Otolaryngology and has outstanding expertise and an active practice in head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction and rehabilitation of complex, oncology and trauma cases.  He also specializes in skull base surgery utilizing both endoscopic and open approaches.  His major research activities center on microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck and he also participates in grants studying molecular profiles and gene analysis in oral carcinogenesis.  He enjoys teaching on the topics of head and neck reconstruction, craniofacial trauma, skull base surgery, and head and neck oncology worldwide.
He is on the board of directors for the AO Foundation, a trustee of the UW Physicians, and a trustee of the Virginia Bloedel Hearing Research Institute.  Dr. Futran is on the editorial boards of several scientific journals and holds the position of deputy editor of JAMA-Otolaryngology. He is listed in the Best Doctor’s in America.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Eadie T, Faust L, Bolt S, Kapsner-Smith M, Pompon RH, Baylor C, Futran N, Méndez E. Role of Psychosocial Factors on Communicative Participation among Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer., Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Mar194599818765718

Shen JY, Futran ND, Sardesai MG. Craniofacialosteomyelitis evolving from sinusitis., Radiol Case Rep 2018 Feb; 13(1):104-107

Méndez E, Rodriguez CP, Kao M, Raju SC, Diab A, Harbison RA, Konnick EQ, Mugundu G, Santana-Davila R, Martins R, Futran ND, Chow LQM. A Phase I Clinical Trial of AZD1775 in Combination With Neoadjuvant Weekly Docetaxel and Cisplatin Before Definitive Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma., Clin. Cancer Res. 2018 Mar

Patel SA, Parvathaneni A, Parvathaneni U, Houlton JJ, Karni RJ, Liao JJ, Futran ND, Méndez E. Post-operative therapy following transoral robotic surgery for unknown primary cancers of the head and neck., Oral Oncol. 2017 Sep; 72150-156

Cannon RB, Houlton JJ, Mendez E, Futran ND. Methods to reduce postoperative surgical site infections after head and neck oncology surgery., Lancet Oncol. 2017 Jul; 18(7):e405-e413

Harbison, RA, Futran, ND, et al.  Navigation-Guidance During Free Flap   Mandibular Reconstruction: A Cadaveric Trial.  JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Mar 1;143(3):226-2333204

Books

Atlas of Regional and Free Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction, 2nd edition. Eds: Urken ML, Cheney M, Hadlock T, Blackwell K, Harris J, and Futran ND, Lippincott, 2012

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