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Published on April 6, 2020 by James Hamilton

James Hamilton – Atlanta, Georgia

Practice Contact Information

Emory University
49 Jesse Hill Junior Drive Southeast
Suite 3J
Atlanta
Georgia
30303
United States

Phone:
Email:
Web Site:


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery


Biography/Statement

Dr. James Hamilton is an assistant professor with the department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He received his medical degree from the Jefferson Medical College and completed his otolaryngology residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He continued training with a fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstruction at Emory University. His interests focus on the comprehensive management of head and neck cancer, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and restoration of cosmesis and function through microvascular reconstruction.

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Published on April 2, 2020 by Rui Fernandes

Rui Fernandes – Jacksonville, Florida

Practice Contact Information

University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville
653 8th Street West

Jacksonville
Florida
32209
United States

Phone: 904-244-3901
Email:
Web Site:


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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


Biography/Statement

Dr. Fernandes is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with Certificate of Added Qualification in Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Surgery by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.  He is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Florida and holds appointments in the Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery and the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville.  Currently. He serves as the Chief of Head and Neck Surgery, Director of the Head and Neck/Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery fellowship, Director of the Center for Reconstructive Surgery, Co-Director of the Skull Base Surgery Program and Associate Chairman of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

Dr. Fernandes is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (ad. Hominem), as well as many other surgical and medical associations in the USA. He is an honorary fellow of the Spanish Society of OMS, the Mexican Association of OMS, Pakistan Association of OMS, the Panamanian Association of OMS, and the Costa Rican Society of OMS.

He has lectured extensively nationally and internationally and has authored numerous manuscripts in the areas of head and neck oncology and reconstructive surgery as well a single author textbook Atlas of Local & Regional Flaps in Head and Neck Surgery and is co-editor of the textbook Oral, Head Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery. He currently serves as the Editor of the OMS Clinics of North America, the Atlas of the OMS clinics, and the AOCMF journal, Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction.

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Published on March 2, 2020 by Peter Vosler

Peter Vosler – Baltimore, Maryland

Practice Contact Information

Johns Hopkins University
601 North Caroline Street
601 North Caroline Street
Baltimore
Maryland
21231
United States

Phone: 4109552256
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/10004480/peter-vosler


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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


Biography/Statement

Dr. Vosler received his medical degree and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and his fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology, robotic surgery, endocrine surgery, and microvascular reconstruction from the University of Toronto. Dr. Vosler is also an Army veteran serving one tour of duty in Iraq.

Dr. Vosler specializes in the treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck. As a clinician, Dr. Vosler is an expert in malignant tumors of the tongue, oropharynx, throat, salivary glands, and thyroid. As a researcher, his interests are focused on implementation of technology in the advancement of surgical practice and improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in head and neck cancer patients. Patients with head and neck cancer have a high incidence of depression, and depression has been shown to negatively impact quality of life and overall survival of head and neck cancer patients despite successful cancer treatment. Dr. Vosler’s research focuses on early diagnosis and treatment of depression in patients with head and neck cancer.

Innovations being pursued by Dr. Vosler:

-Use of optical coherence tomography to assess surgical margins in tongue cancer. Optical coherence tomography, or OCT, is a high-resolution imaging technique that allows for microscopic evaluation of tissue to distinguish between normal tissue and cancer.

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Gourin, C.G., Vosler, P.S., Mandal, R., Pitman, K.T., Fakhry, C., Eisele, D.W., and Frick, K.D. & Austin J.M., (2019). Association between hospital market concentration and costs of laryngectomy. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 145(10), 939-947. PMID: 31465102.    

 Vosler, P.S., Orsini, M., Enepekides, D.J., & Higgins, K.M. (2018). Predicting complications of major head and neck oncological surgery: an evaluation of the ACS NSQIOP surgical risk calculator. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 47(1), 21. PMID: 29566750.

 Noel, C.W., Vosler, P.S., Hong, M., Orsini, M., Enepekides, D., & Higgins, K. (2018).  Motor and sensory morbidity associated with the anterolateral thigh perforator free flap.  Laryngoscope, 128(5), 1057-61.  PMID: 29105774.

Vosler, P.S., Kass, J.I., Wang, E.W. and Snyderman, C.H. (2016).  Successful implementation of a clinical care pathway for management of epistaxis at a tertiary-care center.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 155(5), 879-885. PMID: 27352889.

 Davis, K.S., Vosler, P.S., Yu, J., and Wang, E.W. (2016).  Intraoperative image guidance improves outcomes in complex orbital reconstruction by novice surgeons.  J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 74(7), 1420-1425.  PMID: 27019413.

 Vosler, P.S., Ferguson, B.J., Contreras, J.I., Wang, E.W., Schaitkin, B.M., and Lee, S. (2014).  Clinical and pathologic characteristics of intranasal abuse of combined opioid-acetaminophen medications.  Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, 4(10), 839-44. PMID: 25137346.

 Zhang, L., Zhang, F., Weng, Z., Brown, B.N., Yan, H., Ma, X.M., Vosler, P.S., Badylak, S.F., Dixon, C.E., Cui, X.T., & Chen, J.  (2013).  Effect of an inductive hydrogel composed of urinary bladder matrix upon functional recovery following traumatic brain injury.  Tissue Eng Part A, 19(17-18), 1909-18.  PMID: 23596981.

Shi, H., Sun, B.L., Zhang, L., Lu, S., Zhang, P., Wang, H., Yu, Q., Stetler, R.A., Vosler, P.S., Chen, J., & Gao, Y.  (2013).  miR-15b suppression of Bcl-2 contributes to cerebral ischemic injury and is reversed by sevoflurane preconditioning.  CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets, 12(3), 381-91.  PMID: 23469855.

Zhang, M., Wang, H., Zhao, J., Chen, C., Leak, R.K., Xu, Y., Vosler, P., Chen, J., Gao, Y., & Zhang, F.  (2013).  Drug-induced hypothermia in stroke models: does it always protect?  CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets, 12(3), 371-80.  PMID: 23469851

 Yuan, F., Wang, Y., Guan,. Y., Ren, Y, Lu, H., Xiao, T., Xie, H., Vosler, P.S., Chen, J. & Yang, G.  (2013).  Real-time imaging of mouse lenticulostriate artery following brain ischemia.  Frontiers in Biosciences (Elite Ed.), 5, 517-24.  PMID: 23277007.

Zhang, P., Zhang, Q., Pu, H., Wu, Y., Bai, Y., Vosler, P.S., Chen, J., Shi, H., Gao, Y., & Hu, Y.  (2012).  Very early-initiated physical rehabilitation protects against ischemic brain injury.  Frontiers in Biosciences (Elite Ed.), 4, 476-89.  PMID: 22652654.

 Stetler, R.A., Gao, Y., Zhang, L., Weng, Z., Zhang, F., Hu, X., Wang, S., Vosler, P., Cao, G., Sun, D., Graham, S.H., & Chen, J.  (2012).  Phosphorylation of HSP27 by protein kinase D is essential for mediating neuroprotection against ischemic neuronal injury.   Journal of Neuroscience, 32(8), 2667-89.  PMID: 22357851.

Gan, Y., Ji, X., Hu, X., Luo, Y., Zhang, L., Li, P., Liu, X., Vosler, P., Gao, Y., Stetler, R.A., & Chen, J.  (2012).  Transgenic overexpression of peroxiredoxin-2 attenuates ischemic neuronal injury via suppression of a redox-sensitive pro-death signaling pathway.  Antioxid Redox Signal, 17(5), 719-32.  PMID: 22356734.

 Vosler, P.S., Zhang, F., Brennan, C.S., Yanagiya, A., Cao, G., Wang, S., Morley, S.J., Sonenberg, N. & Chen, J.  (2011). Establishment of a causal link between protein synthesis inhibition and neuronal death via calpain-mediated degradation of eIF4G.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(44), 18102-7.  PMID: 22006312.

Zhang, F., Wang, S., Gan, L., Vosler, P.S., Zigmond, M.J. & Chen, J.  (2011). Protective effects and mechanisms of sirtuins in the nervous system.  Progress in Neurobiology, 95(3), 373-95. PMID: 21930182.

Wang, G., Jiang, Z., Li, Y., Li, X., Shi, H., Gao, Y., Vosler, P.S., & Chen, J.  (2011). Free-radical scavenger edaravone treatment confers neuroprotection against traumatic brain injury in rats.  J Neurotrauma, 28(10), 123-34.  PMID: 21732763.

Stetler, R.A., Gao, Y., Zukin, R.S., Vosler, P.S., Zhang, L., Zhang, F., Cao, G., Bennett, M.V.L. and Chen, J.  (2010).  Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease APE1 is required for PACAP-induced neuroprotection against global cerebral ischemia. PNAS, 107(7) 3204-9. PMID: 20133634.

Gao Y., Cao G., Zhang W., Hu, X, Stetler, R.A. Vosler P. and Chen J. (2010).  Neuroprotection against hypoxic-ischemic brain injury by inhibiting the apoptotic protease activating factor-1 pathway.  Stroke, 41(1) 166-72. PMID: 19910549.

 Vosler, P.S., Graham, S.H., Wechsler, L. and Chen J.  (2009). Mitochondrial targets for stroke: Focusing basic science research toward development of clinically translatable therapeutics. Stroke, 40(9), 3149-55. Review. PMID: 19478227.

 Vosler, P.S., Sun, D., Wang, S., Gao, Y., Kitner, D.B., Signore, A.P., Cao, G. and Chen, J.  (2009).  Calcium dysregulation induces apoptosis-inducing factor release: Cross-talk between PARP-1 and calpain-signaling pathways.  Experimental Neurology, 218(2), 213-220. PMID: 19427306.

Vosler, P.S. and Chen, J.  (2009).  Potential molecular targets for translational stroke research.  Stroke, 40(3 Suppl), S119-120. Review.  PMID: 19064800.

Stetler, R.A., Cao, G, Gao, Y, Zhang, F. Wang, S., Weng, Z, Vosler, P., Zhang, L., Signore, A., Graham, S. and Chen, J.  (2008). Hsp27 protects against ischemic brain injury via attenuation of a novel stress-response cascade upstream of mitochondrial death signaling.  Journal of Neuroscience, 28(49), 13038-55.  PMID: 19052195.

Vosler, P.S., Brennan, C.S. and Chen, J. (2008).  Calpain-mediated signaling mechanisms in neuronal injury and neurodegeneration.  Molecular Neurobiology, 38(1), 78-100. Review.  PMID: 18686046.

Wang, S., Xing, Z., Vosler, P.S., Wang, H., Signore, A., Stetler, R.A., Gao, Y., and Chen, J. (2008).  Cellular NAD replenishment confers marked neuroprotection against oxygen-glucose deprivation: role of enhanced DNA repair. Stroke, 39(9), 2587-2595.  PMID: 18617666.

Vosler, P.S., Logue, E.S., Repine, M.J. & Callaway, C.W.  (2005).  Delayed hypothermia preferentially increases expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor exon III in rat hippocampus after asphyxial cardiac arrest.  Brain Research Molecular Brain Research, 135(1-2), 21-29.  PMID: 15857665.

Castner, S.A., Vosler, P.S. & Goldman-Rakic, P.S.  (2005). Amphetamine sensitization impairs cognition and reduces dopamine turnover in primate prefrontal cortex.  Biological Psychiatry, 57(7), 743-751.  PMID: 15820231.

Vosler, P.S., Bombace, J.C., & Kosten, T.A.  (2001). A discriminative two-lever test of dizocilpine’s ability to reinstate ethanol-seeking behavior.  Life Sciences, 69(5), 591-598.  PMID: 11510953.

Published on February 16, 2020 by Michelle Chen

Michelle Chen – Ann Arbor, Michigan

Practice Contact Information

University of Michigan
1904 Taubman Center
1500 E. Medical Center Dr., SPC 5312
Ann Arbor
Michigan
48109
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

Michelle Chen, MD completed medical school at Yale University School of Medicine and her residency training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University. She is now completing advanced training in head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery at the University of Michigan. She has a interest in health services research into optimizing the processes involved in the provision of head and neck cancer care.

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Published on January 28, 2020 by John Gleysteen

John Gleysteen – Memphis, Tennessee

Practice Contact Information

University of Tennessee Health Science Center
910 Madison Avenue
Suite 422
Memphis
Tennessee
38163
United States

Phone: 9012726051
Email:
Web Site: http://www.uthscent.com


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery


Biography/Statement

Dr Gleysteen earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He continued his education with a residency in otolaryngology at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, and a fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstruction at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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