American Head & Neck Society

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

Published on by Byung Joo Lee

Byung Joo Lee – Temple, Texas

Practice Contact Information

Baylor Scott & White Health
2401 South 31st Street

Temple
Texas
76508
United States

Phone: 2547242150
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://www.bswhealth.com/dentist/byung-lee

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon, Maxillofacial Prosthodontist, Medical Oncologist, Oral Surgeon, Radiation Oncologist, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery, Speech Pathology

Biography/Statement

Dr. Byung Joo Lee obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery from University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry in 2012.  He completed Surgical Prosthodontics residency at University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine in 2015.  Subsequently, Dr. Lee furthered his training by completing fellowship in Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics at MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2016. In October 2016, Dr. Lee joined Baylor Scott & White Health as a Maxillofacial Prosthodontist and an Assistant Professor of Surgery.

Dr. Lee is a fellowship-trained oral oncologist and a maxillofacial prosthodontist specializing in the care of patients who require reconstruction of acquired and congenital oral and maxillofacial deformities, restoring normal appearance, function and facial contour to patients who have lost ears, noses, eyes, etc., as a result of injury, cancer treatment, or birth defects. Dr. Lee is a Fellow of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and specializes in designing and surgically placing dental implants used in the rehabilitation of complicated intraoral and facial defects. Treatments utilize most up-to-date diagnostic and treatment options that include a multidisciplinary approach to complex oral and maxillofacial problems.

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Published on by Marco Ayala

Marco Ayala – Portsmouth, Virginia

Practice Contact Information

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
620 John Paul Jones Circle

Portsmouth
Virginia
23708
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

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Published on by Christopher Vanison

Christopher Vanison – Memphis, Tennessee

Practice Contact Information

University of Tennessee Health Science Center
910 Madison Avenue
Suite 408
Memphis
Tennessee
38163
United States

Phone:
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://uthsc.edu/otolaryngology/

Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery

Biography/Statement

I am a fellowship trained head & neck surgeon, specializing in all aspects of ablative head & neck surgery including microvascular reconstruction and trans-oral robotic surgery.  I am a native of Long Island, New York and received my undergraduate degree in Speech & Hearing Sciences at Northwestern University.  I then obtained my M.D. degree at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC.  From there I went on to complete my residency training in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at Northwestern University and a fellowship in Head & Neck Surgery and Microvascular Reconstruction at the University of California Davis.

I have a particular interest in treating advanced skin cancers of the head, face and neck.  Additionally, microvascular and regional flap reconstruction of head & neck surgical and traumatic defects makes up a significant proportion of my current practice.  I take great pride in educating not only my patients, but also medical students and our department’s resident physicians.  Currently, I am in charge of organizing medical student Otolaryngology education at the University of Tennessee.

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Published on by Benjamin Greene

Benjamin Greene – Birmingham, AL

Practice Contact Information

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Boshell Diabetes Building 563
1720 2nd ave S
Birmingham
AL
35294-0012
United States

Phone: 205-934-9766
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

Dr. Greene completed an Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency at the University of Rochester in 2014. This was followed by a Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstructive surgery fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2015.

His major interests include major reconstructive surgery of the head and neck, management of difficult wounds especially laryngectomy defects, head and neck oncologic surgery and facial nerve rehabilitation.

 

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Published on by Virginie Achim

Virginie Achim – Chicago, IL

Practice Contact Information

University of Illinois Chicago
Suite 2.42

Chicago
IL
60614
United States

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

My focus is head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstruction.  My research interests focus on developing an ERAS pathway for head and neck surgical patients with an emphasis on sarcopenia research in head and neck cancer patients.

Clinical Trials

Nestle Impact Advanced Recovery in Improving Surgery Recovery in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Principal Investigator: Daniel R. Clayburgh MD, PhD. Co-Investigator: Virginie Achim, MD

Study registered ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03261180

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Peer-Reviewed Journals

 

McClellan J, Achim V,Clayburgh DR. A case of small bowel obstruction following trans oral robotic surgery. Head and Neck  40: E9-E12, 2018. PMID: 29120518.

 

Achim V, Bolognone R, Palmer A, Graville D, Andersen P, Clayburgh DR. Long-term functional outcomes after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 144: 18-27, 2018.  PMID: 29075740.

 

Steinsiek N, Acevedo AM, Guimaraes A, Achim V,Liu JJ. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy results in skeletal muscle index decline in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. J Urol, 199: e531, 2018.

 

Clayburgh DR, Stott W, Bolognone R, Palmer A, Achim V, Troob S, Li R, Brickman D, Graville D, Andersen PE, Gross N. A randomized controlled trial of corticosteroids for pain after transoral robotic surgery. Laryngoscope, 127:2558-2564, 2017. PMID: 28850681.

 

Achim V, Bash J, Guimaraes A, Li R, Schindler J, Andersen PE, Clayburgh DR. Prognostic indication of sarcopenia for wound complication after total laryngectomy. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 143: 1159-1165, 2017. PMID: 27405481.

 

Achim V,Light T, Andersen PE. Gland preservation in patients undergoing sialoendoscopy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 157: 53-57, 2017. PMID: 28669304.

 

Achim V, Aye RW, Farivar AS, Vallières E, Louie BE. A combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach for high epiphrenic diverticula and the importance of complete myotomy.  Surg Endosc, 31: 788-794, 2017. PMID: 27405481.

 

Talbott, JF, Enzmann, G, Benton, Achim, V, Whittemore, SR. Schwann cell-liked differentiation by adult oligodendrocyte precursor cells following engraftment into the demyelinated spinal cord is BMP-dependent. Glia, 54: 147-159, 2006. PMID: 16921543.

 

Book Chapters

Khayat S, Achim V, and Wenig B. Lymphoma and Lymphoproliferative Disorders of the Thyroid Gland, In: Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery, 1st Ed. Goldenberg D, ed Thieme 2019 

Achim V and Clayburgh DR. Bend to Bedside: Head and Neck Carcinoma. Head and neck Cancer: Management and Reconstruction, 2ndEd. Genden E, ed Thieme 2016.

 

 

Abstracts

Nickley KB, Cole AM, Achim V, Wenig B. 2018. Inside-out laryngectomy: Improved margin delineation using the Flex®robotic system. Abstract for podium presentation, Society of Robotic Surgery International Meeting, Stockholm Sweden.

Achim V, Bash J, Guimaraes A, Li R, Schindler J, Andersen PE, Clayburgh DR. 2017. Sarcopenia is an independent prognostic factor for wound complication after laryngectomy. Abstract for podium presentation, American Head and Neck Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Achim V, Light T, Andersen PE. 2016. Gland preservation in patients undergoing sialoendoscopy. Abstract for podium presentation, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Achim V, Bolognone R, Palmer A, Graville D, Andersen P, Clayburgh DR. 2016. Long-term functional outcomes after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer. Abstract for podium presentation, American Head and Neck Society 9thInternational Conference, Seattle WA.

Achim V, Aye RW, Farivar AS, Vallières E, Louie BE. 2015. A combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach for high epiphrenic diverticula and the importance of complete myotomy. Abstract for poster presentation, Society of American Gastroenterologists and Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.

Achim V, Kim N. 2014. Malignant carotid body tumor. Abstract for podium presentation, Seattle Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Achim V, Talbott J, Beatty J. 2013. Conditional survival following the standard of multidisciplinary care for stage 1-3 breast cancer. Abstract for podium presentation, Pacific Coast Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Kauai, HI.

Achim V, Aye RW. 2013. Combined laparoscopic and endoscopic transgastric GIST resection and fundoplication. Abstract for podium presentation, Seattle Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.