American Head & Neck Society

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

Published on by Marcus Monroe

Marcus Monroe – SALT LAKE CITY, Utah

Practice Contact Information

Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine
50
NORTH MEDICAL DR, SOM 3C-120
SALT LAKE CITY
Utah
84132
United States

Phone:
Email:
Web Site: https://healthcare.utah.edu/find-a-doctor/marcus-m-monroe

Areas of surgical specialization

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

Biography/Statement

Marcus Monroe, M.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is a surgeon and investigator with the Huntsman Cancer Institute where he specializes in the complex multidisciplinary care of patients with head and neck cancer.  He serves as the Division Chief for Head and Neck Surgical Oncology within the Department of Otolaryngology, as well as the Physician Lead for the Head and Neck Clinical Trials Program and c0-lead for the Head and Neck Disease Center at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Dr. Monroe received his medical degree at the University of Missouri—Columbia School of Medicine and completed his residency training in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Utah, Dr. Monroe completed a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

His clinical practice involves treating patients with head and neck melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers, thyroid and parathyroid tumors, salivary gland tumors, and cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, and sinuses). Dr. Monroe believes that the best care comes when a team of specialists works together to create a treatment plan that is tailored to the individual patient. Because of this he works closely with a team of multidisciplinary cancer specialists to determine the best possible treatment for each patient.

Dr. Monroe’s research interests are focused on clinical trials for head and neck cancers, risk stratification for advanced skin cancers, and survivorship issues following head and neck cancer treatment.

Clinical Trials

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Published on by Arielle Thal

Arielle Thal – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Practice Contact Information

Thomas Jefferson University
925 Chestnut Street
6th Floor – Otolaryngology Department
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
19107
United States

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization

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

Biography/Statement

Dr. Arielle Thal completed her residency at Montefiore School of Medicine in the Bronx, NY and her fellowship training in Advanced Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery/Microvascular Reconstruction at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.  Her advanced training included endoscopic laser techniques, transoral robotic surgery, skull base surgery, and free flap reconstruction.  

Clinical Trials

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Published on by Denis Kulbakin

Denis Kulbakin – Tomsk, Tomsk region

Practice Contact Information

Tomsk Cancer Research Institute
5 Kooperativny Street

Tomsk
Tomsk region
634009
Russian Federation

Phone: +79069555289
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://onco.tnimc.ru/en/

Areas of surgical specialization

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

Biography/Statement

M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., Senior Researcher, Department of Head and Neck Tumors, Cancer Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center.

Denis E. Kulbakin graduated with honors from Siberian Medical University in 2008. From 2008 to 2010 he completed a residency training at the Head and Neck Cancer Department of the Cancer Research Institute of the Tomsk Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (currently Cancer Research Institute of Tomsk NRMS). In 2013, he defended a doctoral thesis titled «Organ-preserving surgery after radical radiation therapy in patients with recurrent laryngeal cancer» for a Ph.D. degree. From 2016 to 2017, Dr. Kulbakin completed an internship in surgery at the Siberian State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Since 2015, he has been a Senior Researcher at the Department of Head and Neck Cancer of Cancer Research Institute of Tomsk NRMS. In 2021, Dr. Kulbakin defended a doctoral thesis titled “Reconstructive surgery in the combined modality treatment of patients with head and neck tumors. Improving the technique, researching new reconstructive materials” for a D.Sc. degree.

Clinical Trials

Organ-preserving surgery for head and neck tumors using microsurgical reconstruction

Thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy

Transoral laser microsurgery

Development of new implants for reconstructive surgery in the maxillofacial region.

Bibliography

Spirina Liudmila V. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and transcription factors HIF-1, NF-kB expression in squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck; association with proteasome and calpain activities / Spirina Liudmila V., Kondakova Irina V., Choynzonov Evgeny L., Chigevskaya Svetlana Y., Shishkin Dmitry A., Kulbakin Denis E. // J Cancer Res Clin Oncol (2013) 139:625–633

Мukhamedov Мarat. Organ-saving Surgery with the Use of TiNi-based Endografts in Larynx Cancer Patients / Мukhamedov Мarat, Kulbakin Denis, Gynter Victor, Choinzonov Еvgeniy, Checalkin Timofey, Hodorenko // Journal of Surgical Oncology Vol. 111 (2015) pp 231–236.

Choinzonov Еvgeniy. Organ-Preserving Surgery using Endografts from Superelastic Titanium-Nickelid-Based Alloy for Patients with Laryngeal Cancer / Choinzonov Еvgeniy, Мukhamedov Мarat, Kulbakin Denis, Buldakov Mikhail, Gynter Victor // Advanced Materials Research Vol. 1085 (2015) pp 414-418

Denis Kulbakin. Sparing Surgery for the Successful Treatment of Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma Invading the Trachea: A Case Report / Denis Kulbakin, Timofey Chekalkin, Marat Muhamedov, Evgeniy Choynzonov, Ji-hoon Kang, Seung-baik Kang, Victor Gunthera // Case Rep Oncol 2016;9:772–780.    IF – 0,93

Kulbakin Denis. Thyroid Carcinosarcoma // American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research. –  2019. – 5(2). – P. 115-117.

Chernov V.I., Choynzonov E.L., Kulbakin D.E., Obkhodskaya E.V., Obkhodskiy A.V., Popov A.S., Sachkova A.S. and Sachkov V.I. Cancer Diagnosis by Neural Network Analysis of Data from Semiconductor Sensors // Diagnostics 2020, 10(9), 677; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10090677;

Vladimir I. Chernov, Evgeniy L. Choynzonov, Denis E. Kulbakin, Ekaterina N. Menkova, Elena V. Obkhodskaya, Artem V. Obkhodskiy, Aleksandr S. Popov, Evgeniy O. Rodionov , Victor I. Sachkov, Anna S. Sachkova. Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Malignancies Based on the Analysis of Markers in Exhaled Air. Diagnostics 2020, 10, 934; doi:10.3390/diagnostics10110934

Characterization and Determination of the Biocompatibility of Porous Polytetrafluoroethylene Membranes Fabricated via Electrospinning / I. Kolesnik, T. Tverdokhlebova, N. Danilenko, E. Plotnikov, D. Kulbakin, A. Zheravin, V. Bouznik,  E. Bolbasov // Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. – June 2021. – Vol. 246, N 109798.

Solution blow spinning of PLLA/Hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering / Arnold Popkov, Denis Kulbakin, Dmitry Popkov, Elena Gorbach, Natalia Kononovich, Nadezhda Danilenko, Ksenia Stankevich, Evgeny Choynzonov, Alexander Zheravin, Igor Khlusov, Ludmila Bondar, Vladimir Perelmuter, Evgeny Bolbasov, Sergei Tverdokhlebov // Biomedical Materials. – 2021. – Jul 20. – Vol. 16, N 5.  – doi: 10.1088/1748-605X/ac11ca

E.S. Kolegova, M. R. Patysheva, I. V. Larionova, I. K. Fedorova, D. E. Kulbakin, E. L. Choinzonov, E. V. Denisov: Early-onset oral cancer as a clinical entity: aetiology and pathogenesis. Int. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2022; 51: 1497–1509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2022.04.005

Anna I. Kozelskaya, Sven Rutkowski, Johannes Frueh, Aleksey S. Gogolev, Sergei G. Chistyakov, Sergey V. Gnedenkov, Sergey L. Sinebryukhov, Andreas Frueh, Vladimir S. Egorkin, Evgeny L. Choynzonov, Mikhail Buldakov, Denis E. Kulbakin, Evgeny N. Bolbasov, Anton P. Gryaznov, Ksenia N. Verzunova, Margarita D. Apostolova and Sergei I. Tverdokhlebov. Surface Modification of Additively Fabricated Titanium-Based Implants by Means of Bioactive Micro-Arc Oxidation Coatings for Bone Replacement. J. Funct. Biomater. 2022, 13, 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jfb13040285

I.K. Fedorova, D.E. Kulbakin, E.S. Kolegova, M.R. Patysheva, E.V. Denisov, E.L. Choinzonov, A.P. Polyakov, A.V. Mordovsky, I.V. Rebrikova, A.D. Kaprin, D.A. Averinskaya, M.E. Romanova, P.A. Shatalov, P.V. Shegay, D.S. Kudashkina, L.P. Yakovleva, A.S. Vyalov, M.A. Kropotov, V.T. Tsiklauri, O.A. Saprina, N.S. Sukortseva, S.I. Samoilova, I.V. Reshetov. Treatment of young adults with oral cancer: current state and outlook (The Consortium «Etiology and pathogenesis of oral cancer in young adults»). Part 1. Head and neck. Russian Journal. 2022;10(4):83–91

Vorob’ev, A.O., Kul’bakin, D.E., Chistyakov, S.G.. Mitrichenko A. D., Dubinenko G. E., Akimchenko I. O., Plotnikov E. V., Gogolev A. S., Choinzonov E. L., Buznik V. M., Bol’basov E. N. Individual 3D-Printed Implants Made from a Copolymer of Vinylidene Fluoride with Tetrafluoroethylene: Studies of the Effects of Steam Sterilization on Structure and Toxicity. Biomedical Engineering. 2023; 57: 52–56. –  DOI: 10.1007/s10527-023-10266-y

Naumov S.S., Kulbakin D.E., Krakhmal N.V., Vtorushin S.V. Molecular and biological factors in the prognosis of head and neck squamous cell cancer. Molecular Biology Reports. 2023: Jul 26. – DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08611-1 – URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11033-023-08611-1 – PMID: 37493876.

Published on by Nicole Fowler

Nicole Fowler – Cleveland, OH

Practice Contact Information

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
11100 Euclid Ave

Cleveland
OH
44106
United States

Phone: 216-844-5460
Email:
Web Site: https://www.uhhospitals.org/doctors/Fowler-Nicole-1134398746

Areas of surgical specialization

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

Biography/Statement

Nicole M. Fowler, MD FACS is an Associate Professor at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.   She is a Head & Neck Surgical Oncologist and Reconstruction specialist who is driven to provide the best in patient care.  She is the Director of ENT Quality and Patient Safety and is the Head & Neck Fellowship Program Director.  Dr. Fowler’s passion is Head & Neck cancer which includes all areas of the Head & Neck – mouth, nose/sinus, throat, salivary glands, endocrine (thyroid/parathyroids) and skin.  Her expertise includes both ablation and microvascular reconstruction with her focus being complex functional rehabilitation and restoration.

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Bibliography

Published on by David Allen

David Allen – Houston, Texas

Practice Contact Information

University of Texas Health Science Center At Houston
6400 Fannin Street

Houston
Texas
77030
United States

Phone: 16144778477
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:

Areas of surgical specialization

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

Biography/Statement

I am PGY-4 at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. I am interested in fellowship in head and neck surgery. My research interests are in clinical trials and predictive modeling.

Clinical Trials

I am currently running a trial investigating the effects of Radiofrequency Ablation of Posterior Nasal Nerves on Inflammatory Cytokines, Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow, and Nasal Blood Flow in Patients With Chronic Rhinitis. NCT05648565

Bibliography

  1. Ericka Erickson, Taylor Freeman, Shuai Sun, Brandon Kock, David Z. Allen, Rishabh Sethia, Brad deSilva, Laura Matrka. Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP) disease course in immunosuppressed populations. J Laryngol Otol. 2023 Oct 25; 1-16. doi: 10.1017/S0022215123001470. PubMed PMID: 37877153.
  2. David Z. Allen, Jumah G. Ahmad, Sean P. McKee, Natalia Suarez, Ugur Nur Basmaci, Ibrahim Alava III. The Impact of the Pandemic on The Presentation and Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma at a County Hospital. Am J Otolaryngol. PubMed PMID: 37988796.
  3. David Z. Allen & Amber Luong. “Reserve Biologics for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps after Failed Sinus Surgery.” Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports (2023).
  4. Ryan Bishop, Rishabh Sethia, David Z. Allen, Sameer Siddiqui, Soham Roy, Charles Elmaraghy. Medical Student Mentorship in the COVID-19 Era. Med Sci Educ. 2023 Oct;33(5):1081-1087. doi:10.1007/s40670-023-01838-4. 2023 Oct. PubMed PMID: 37886279.
  5. Jumah Ahmad, David Z. Allen, Erickson S, Hasan S, Shenouda M, Jiang ZY, Huang Z, Yuksel S, Roy S. Noise exposure in pediatric otolaryngology clinic: A sound survey of a single-institution tertiary care facility. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Jul-Aug;44(4):103913. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.103913. PubMed PMID: 37172457.
  6. David Z. Allen, Emily M. Cao, Gabriela Cruz, and Joshua J. Kain. Use of an open partial laryngectomy technique for a massive laryngeal leiomyosarcoma in a 40-year-old man with functional preservation postoperatively. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2023, no. 6 (2023): rjad370. PubMed PMID: 37346453; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10281704.
  7. David Z. Allen, Sai D. Challapalli, Samuel G. Erickson, Jing Liu, Andy Chua, and Martin J. Citardi. Invasive Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Sinusitis in an Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Patient. The Laryngoscope (2023), PubMed PMID: 37129373.
  8. Hasan, Salman S., Elena E. Skaribas, Elaijah Islam, David Z. Allen, and Sancak Yuksel. The application of simultaneous mainstem bronchus dilation with pulmonary artery stenting in the context of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2023, no. 5 (2023): rjad236. PubMed PMID: 37255954; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10226806.
  9. David Z. Allen, Daniel Gorelik, Edward B. Butler, Jun Zhang, and Joshua J. Kain. Single-port transoral robotic surgery for a rare tonsil mass. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2023, no. 4 (2023): rjad197. PubMed PMID: 37090905; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10115462.
  10. Taylor Freeman, Ericka Erickson, Brandon Koch, Tyler Young, David Z. Allen, Brandon Kim, Brad deSilva, and Laura Matrka. Smoking and Carcinoma Trends in Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Patients. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology (2023): 00034894231158459. PubMed PMID: 36879422.
  11. David Z. Allen, Gianna L. Rosamilia, Kyung Hyun Lee, and Zhen Huang. Evaluation of cost data associated with pediatric cochlear implantation (CI) throughout 2016–2021. American Journal of Otolaryngology 44, no. 2 (2023): 103790. PubMed PMID: 36706716.
  12. Syed Navqi, Paul Hung, David Z. Allen, Syed HS Naqvi, Elizabeth T. Ricks, Karan Saluja, Arturo A. Eguia, and Ron J. Karni. Infected Ruptured Parathyroid Cyst Presenting with Hypercalcemia and Airway Obstruction: A Case Report. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal (2023): 01455613231159133. Pubmed PMID: 36794637.
  13. Syed HA Navqi, Syed HS Naqvi, David Allen, Arturo A. Eguia, Jing Liu, and Ron J. Karni. Synchronous Presentation of Right Parotid Branchial Cleft Cyst and Left Neck HPV-Associated Cystic Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Diagnostic Quandary. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal (2023): 01455613231158803. PubMed PMID: 36798986.
  14. Austin D. Schafer, David Z. Allen, Weston L. Niermeyer, Charles A. Elmaraghy, and Miriam Conces. Presentation and evaluation of an atypical, supraclavicular mass in a pediatric patient. Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2022, no. 9 (2022): rjac340. PubMed PMID: 36196129; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9526543.
  15. David Z. Allen, Sai Challapalli, Kyung Hyun Lee, Cynthia S. Bell, Soham Roy, Sarah Bowe, Karthik Balakrishnan, CW David Chang, and Zhen Huang. Impact of COVID-19 on nationwide pediatric otolaryngology practice: Adenotonsillectomies (TA) and tonsil-related diagnoses trends. American Journal of Otolaryngology 43, no. 5 (2022): 103526. PubMed PMID: 35717857; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9386644.
  16. David Z. Allen, and Soham Roy. Otologic manifestations of Floating Harbor Syndrome (FHS): A case series and a review of the literature. Otolaryngology Case Reports 23 (2022): 100406.
  17. David Z. Allen, Sai Challapalli, Sean McKee, Kyung Hyun Lee, Cynthia S. Bell, Soham Roy, Sarah Bowe, Karthik Balakrishnan, CW David Chang, and Zhen Huang. “Impact of COVID-19 on nationwide pediatric otolaryngology: Otitis media and myringotomy tube trends.” American Journal of Otolaryngology 43, no. 2 (2022): 103369. PubMed PMID: 35033925; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8748207.
  18. David Z. Allen, Lucy X. Liu, Kelly Turner, Matthew R. Greives, Phuong D. Nguyen, and Soham Roy. “Soft palatal mass containing heterotopic neural tissue causing airway obstruction in a Pierre-Robin sequence patient.” Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2021, no. 12 (2021): rjab510, PubMed PMID: 34992764; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8718372.
  19. Brady J. Anderson, David Z. Allen, Sean P. McKee, Garren Low, and Sancak Yuksel. “Traumatic xylophagia leading to foreign body removal and tracheostomy in the setting of postpartum psychosis.” Journal of surgical case reports 2021, no. 12 (2021): rjab467, PubMed PMID: 34909161; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8666155.
  20. Ryan Bishop, Rishabh Sethia, David Z. Allen, and Charles A. Elmaraghy. Pediatric nasal septoplasty outcomes. Translational Pediatrics 10, no. 11 (2021): 2883. PubMed PMID: 34976754; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8649597.
  21. David Z. Allen, Jihad Aljabban, Dustin Silverman, Sean McDermott, Ross A. Wanner, Michael Rohr, Dexter Hadley, and Maryam Panahiazar. Meta-Analysis illustrates possible role of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced tissue injury in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) pathogenesis. Plos one 16, no. 10 (2021): e0258187. PubMed PMID: 34648530; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8516236.
  22. David T. Mitchell, David Z. Allen, Matthew R. Greives, and Phuong D. Nguyen. A Critical Assessment and Review of Artificial Intelligence in Facial Paralysis Analysis: Uncovering the Truth. FACE 2, no. 3 (2021): 200-207.
  23. Evan Li, Antony Rodriguez, Amber U. Luong, David Z. Allen, John Morgan Knight, Farrah Kheradmand, and David B. Corry. The immune response to airway mycosis. Current opinion in microbiology 62 (2021): 45-50. PubMed PMID: 34052540; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8286351.
  24. Weston L. Niermeyer, David Z. Allen, Charlemagne Kern, and Charles Elmaraghy. Iatrogenic orbital cerebrospinal fluid leak in a young pediatric patient: Factors to consider. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 140 (2021): 110500. PubMed PMID: 33218688.
  25. David Z. Allen, Rishabh Sethia, Erin Hamersley, Charles A. Elmaraghy, and Tendy Chiang. Laryngotracheal injuries after intubation in pediatric seizure patients: A case series and a review of the literature. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 139 (2020): 110400. PubMed PMID: 33099191.
  26. David Z. Allen, Rishabh Sethia, Erin Hamersley, and Charles A. Elmaraghy. Presentation of an iatrogenically displaced third molar into the maxillary sinus in a 14-year-old patient successfully removed with an endoscopic approach: a case report and a review of the literature. Journal of surgical case reports 2020, no. 10 (2020): rjaa290. PubMed PMID: 33101636; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7568961.
  27. Kevin Y. Zhan, Ursula M. Findlen, David Z. Allen, Michelle K. Shannon, Jameson K. Mattingly, and Oliver F. Adunka. Therapeutic challenges and clinical characteristics of single-sided deafness in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 135 (2020): 110116, PubMed PMID: 32502913.
  28. David Z. Allen, Noah Worobetz, Jordan Lukens, Cameron Sheehan, Amanda Onwuka, Ryan M. Dopirak, Tendy Chiang, and Charles Elmaraghy. Outcomes intensive care unit placement following pediatric adenotonsillectomy. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 129 (2020): 109736. PubMed PMID: 31704575.
  29. Kasey W. Rawlins, David Z. Allen, Amanda J. Onwuka, and Charles A. Elmaraghy. Computed tomography use patterns for pediatric patients with peritonsillar abscess. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 123 (2019): 22-25. PubMed PMID: 31063948.
  30. David Z. Allen, K. Rawlins, A. Onwuka, and C. A. Elmaraghy. Comparison of inpatient versus outpatient management of pediatric peritonsillar abscess outcomes. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 123 (2019): 47-50. PubMed PMID: 31063948.
  31. Geyer, Emily D., Prithvi A. Shetty, Christopher J. Suozzi, David Z. Allen, Pamela P. Benavidez, Joseph Liu, Charles N. Hollis et al. Adaptation of microelectrode array technology for the study of anesthesia-induced neurotoxicity in the intact piglet brain. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) 135 (2018): e57391. PubMed PMID: 29806825; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6101183.