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Published on August 6, 2018 by Antoine Melkane

Antoine Melkane – Ashrafieh, Beirut

Practice Contact Information

Saint Joseph University, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital
Alfred Naccache Blvd

Ashrafieh
Beirut
166830
Lebanon

Phone: 00961 1 604000, ext. 9612
Email: [email protected]
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. Antoine Melkane is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Saint Joseph University School of Medicine.

Dr. Melkane graduated from the Saint Joseph University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon in 2004. After completing his residency in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon (2004-2009), he underwent fellowship training in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery at the Gustave Roussy Institute, Paris XI University, Villejuif, France (2009-2012), then at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, MI, USA (2012-2013).

Dr. Melkane joined the faculty at the Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital in 2014 and is actively involved in the care of patients with head and neck cancers, developing both oncologic and reconstructive surgeries.

Dr. Melkane holds a Master of Surgical Science from the Paris XI University, Paris, France (2012). His main research interests involve the implication of Human Papillomavirus in oropharyngeal cancers, the role of sentinel node biopsy in early oral cancers, and the application of confocal laser endomicroscopy in head and neck cancers.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Mhawej R, Ghorra C, Naderi S, Khoueir N, Abou Hamad W, Melkane AE. Human papillomavirus prevalence and clinicopathological associations in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in the Lebanese population. J Laryngol Otol. 2018 Jun 29: 1-6.

Moya-Plana A, Aupérin A, Guerlain J, Gorphe P, Casiraghi O, Mamelle G, Melkane A, Lumbroso J, Janot F, Temam S. Sentinel node biopsy in early oral squamous cell carcinomas: Long-term follow-up and nodal failure analysis. Oral Oncol. 2018 Jul; 82: 187-194.

Mirghani H, Casiraghi O, Guerlain J, Amen F, He MX, Ma XJ, Luo Y, Mourareau C, Drusch F, Lakdhar AB, Melkane A, St Guily L, Badoual C, Scoazec JY, Borget I, Aupérin A, Dalstein V, Vielh P. Diagnosis of HPV driven oropharyngeal cancers: Comparing p16 based algorithms with the RNAscope HPV-test. Oral Oncol. 2016 Nov; 62: 101-108.

Cohen DS, Low GM, Melkane AE, Mutchnick SA, Waxman JA, Patel S, Shkoukani MA, Lin HS. Establishing a danger zone: An anatomic study of the lingual artery in base of tongue surgery. Laryngoscope. 2017 Jan; 127(1): 110-115.

Mhawej R, Richa T, Melkane AE. Benign lymphoepithelial cyst of unusual location: a case report. Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports. 2016 Nov; 1(1): 110-112.

Hurst NJ, Dominello M, Dyson G, Jaratli H, Sharma M, Ahmed Y, Melkane AE, Rose CT, Jacobs JR, Giorgadze T, Kim H. Intratumoral lymphatic vessel density as a predictor of progression-free and overall survival in locally advanced laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer. Head Neck. 2016 Apr; 38 Suppl 1: E417-20.

Lacroix L, Post S, Valent A, Melkane AE, Lefebvre AM, Egile C, Castell C, Saulnier P, Goulaouic H, Temam S. MET genetic abnormalities unreliable for patient selection for therapeutic intervention in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PLoS One. 2014 Jan 17; 9(1): e84319.

Mirghani H, Amen F, Moreau F, Guigay J, Ferchiou M, Melkane AE, Hartl DM, Lacau St Guily J. Human papilloma virus testing in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: what the clinician should know. Oral Oncol. 2014 Jan; 50(1): 1-9.

Melkane AE, Mirghani H, Auperin A, Saulnier P, Lacroix L, Vielh P, Casiraghi O, Griscelli F, Temam S. HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: a comparison between three diagnostic approaches. Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 Jan-Feb; 35(1): 25-32.

Melkane AE, Auperin A, Saulnier P, Lacroix L, Vielh P, Casiraghi O, Msakni I, Drusch F, Temam S. Human papillomavirus prevalence and prognostic implication in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas. Head Neck. 2014 Feb; 36(2): 257-65.

Melkane AE, Mamelle G, Wycisk G, Temam S, Janot F, Casiraghi O, Lumbroso J. Sentinel node biopsy in early oral squamous cell carcinomas: a ten-year experience. Laryngoscope. 2012 Aug; 122(8): 1782-8. 

Aouad R, Matar N, Melkane A, Nassar M, Almoutran H, Haddad A. Sulfuric acid ingestion. J Trauma. 2011 May; 70(5): E98. 

Melkane AE, Matar N, Haddad A, Zoghbi A. Suicidal hanging attempt: poor symptoms for a potentially lethal injury. J Trauma. 2010 Oct; 69(4): E36. 

Aouad R, Melkane A, Rassi S. Lemierre’s syndrome: unusual cause and presentation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 May; 26(5): 376-7. 

Melkane AE, Matar NE, Haddad AC, Nassar MN, Almoutran HG, Rohayem Z, Daher M, Chalouhy G, Dabar G. Management of post-intubation tracheal stenosis: appropriate indications make outcome differences. Respiration. 2010; 79(5): 395-401.

Abboud B, Sleilaty G, Braidy C, Melkane A, Nasr F. Thyroidectomy in patients at high-risk of bleeding: can it be safely performed? Minerva Chir. 2009 Dec; 64(6): 565-71.

Rassi SJ, Melkane AE, Rizk HG, Dahoui HA. Sinonasal mucormycosis in immunocompromised pediatric patients. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Dec;31(12): 907-10.

Matar NE, Rassi SJ, Melkane AE, Haddad AC. Lateral sinus thrombosis in the pediatric population: multiple presentations for a potentially lethal disease. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Oct; 25(10): 681-3.

Razfar A, Walvekar R, Melkane A, Johnson J, Myers E. Incidence and patterns of regional metastasis in early oral squamous cell cancers: feasibility of submandibular gland preservation. Head Neck. 2009 Dec; 31(12): 1619-23.

Published on August 5, 2018 by Mirabelle Sajisevi

Mirabelle Sajisevi – Burlington, Vermont

Practice Contact Information

University of Vermont Medical Center
111 Colchester Ave

Burlington
Vermont
05401
United States

Phone: 802-847-4535
Email:
Web Site: https://www.uvmhealth.org/medcenter/provider/mirabelle-sajisevi-md


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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


Biography/Statement

Dr. Mirabelle Sajisevi is an otolaryngologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center and assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM in Burlington, VT. She completed residency at Duke University Medical Center and fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.  Her practice focuses on head and neck cancer treatment and endocrine surgery. She is trained in transoral robotic surgery and microvascular reconstruction.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Carpenter, D.J., Sajisevi M., Chapurin, N., Brown, C.S., Cheng, T., Palmer, G.M., Stevenson, D.S., Rao, C.L., Hall, R.P., Woodard, C.R. Noninvasive optical spectroscopy for identification of non-melanoma skin cancer: Pilot study. Lasers Surg Med. 2018 Mar:50(3): 246-252

Choi, K., Cheng, T., Cobb, M., Sajisevi, M., Gonzalez, L.F., Ryan, M. Recurrent post-tonsillectomy bleeding due to an iatrogenic facial artery pseudoaneurysm. Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports. 2017; 2(1): 103-106. DOI: 10.1080/23772484.2017.1330122

Sajisevi, M., Schulz, K., Cyr, D., Wojdyla, D., Rosenfeld, R., Tucci, D., Witsell, D. Nonadherence to guideline recommendations for tympanostomy tube insertion in children based on mega-database claims analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Sep 13. pii: 0194599816669499.

Choi, K., Sajisevi, M., McClennen, J., Kaylie, D. Image guided placement of osseointegrated implants for challenging auricular, orbital and rhinectomy defects. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2016 Oct;125(10):801-7.

Sajisevi, M., Wilken, R., Lee, W. The role of professional identity formation in balancing residency service versus education needs. Journal of graduate medical education. 2016 May;8(2):154-5

Sajisevi, M., Hoang, J., Eapen, R., Jang, D. Nasopharyngeal masses arising from embryologic remnants of the clivus: a case series. J Neurol Surg Rep. 2015 Nov; 76(2): e253–e257

Choi, K., Sajisevi, M., Kaylie, D. Incidence of Retrocochlear Pathology Found on MRI in Patients with Non-Pulsatile Tinnitus. Otol Neurotol. 2015 Dec;36(10):1730-4.

Sajisevi, M., Rigual, N., Bellnier, D., Seshadri, M. Image-guided Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy for Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Preclinical investigation. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine and Pathology. 2015 Mar;27(2): 159-165.

Frank-Ito, D., Sajisevi, M., Solares, A., Jang, D. Modeling alterations in sinonasal physiology following skull base surgery. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2015 29(2):145–150

Sajisevi, M., Cohen S., Raynor, E. Pedatrician approach to dypshonia. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Aug;78(8):1365-75

Sajisevi, M., Vess, G., Witsell, D. Otolaryngologic Symptoms in a Patient with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: A Case Report. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2014 Apr 4;151(2):367-368

Sajisevi, M., Kaylie, D. What is the Role of Imaging in Tinnitus? Laryngoscope. 2014 Mar;124(3):583-4.

Published on July 29, 2018 by R. Bryan Bell

R. Bryan Bell – Portland, OR

Practice Contact Information

Providence Cancer Institute
4805 NE Glisan St. Suite 2N35

Portland
OR
97213
United States

Phone: 503-215-3053
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://oregon.providence.org/our-services/p/providence-oral-head-and-neck-cancer-program/


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

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


Biography/Statement

Dr. Bell is a fellowship-trained Head and Neck Oncologic Surgeon/Maxillofacial Surgeon whose clinical practice, teaching and research is devoted to the comprehensive surgical management of patients with head and neck cancer. Dr. Bell is currently Director of the Providence Head and Neck Cancer Program and Clinic at the Providence Cancer Institute, where he also directs a Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, and is an Associate Member of the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute at the Robert W. Franz Cancer Center. He has served in leadership positions with numerous professional societies, boards, foundations and committees and is Past President of the American Academy of Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons and the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Dr. Bell has pioneered the use of virtual surgical planning in head and neck surgery and was one of the first surgeons on the U.S. west coast to perform transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer. Since joining the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Dr. Bell has fostered an institutional commitment to head and neck cancer immunotherapy research through numerous scientific collaborations.   Using his surgical practice to run phase I and phase II trials studying reversal of immunosuppression through monoclonal antibody therapy to enhance surgical resection, Dr. Bell bridges basic, translational and clinical activities. His work has resulted in over 150 scientific articles and book chapters, and he is co-editor of two major textbooks, including Oral, Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery. In addition, he has given more than 250 invited lectures, highlighting his interests in virtual surgical planning, transoral robotic surgery and immunotherapy for head and neck cancer.

 

Clinical Trials

https://oregon.providence.org/clinical-trials/oregon-oncology-oral-head-and-neck/

 

Bibliography

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1vsCreBjecO5y/bibliography/46721857/public/?sort=date&direction=descending

 

Published on July 19, 2018 by Michael Blasco

Michael Blasco – Detroit, Michigan

Practice Contact Information

Wayne State University
4201 Saint Antoine Street
UHC Suite 5-E
Detroit
Michigan
48201
United States

Phone: 313-577-0804
Email:
Web Site:


Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Head and Neck Surgeon, Reconstructive Head & Neck Surgery


Biography/Statement

Resident in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Wayne State University / Karmanos Cancer Institute

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Published on June 13, 2018 by Mark Swanson

Mark Swanson – Los Angeles, California

Practice Contact Information

University of Southern California – Keck Medical Center
1450 San Pablo Street

Los Angeles
California
90033
United States

Phone: 323-442-5790
Email:
Web Site: https://keck.usc.edu/otolaryngology/faculty/Mark-Swanson/


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

Mark Swanson, MD is a fellowship trained head and neck surgeon. After completing medical school at the Ohio State University, he entered a residency in Otolaryngology at University of Southern California. He continued his training with a fellowship in cancer and reconstructive surgery at the University of Miami, and returned to USC to join the faculty at Keck Medical Center. His expertise is in treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the mouth, throat, salivary glands, neck, and thyroid gland. He utilizes advanced robotic, organ preservation, and microvascular reconstructive techniques to maximize quality of life after treatment.

Dr. Swanson works in a multi-disciplinary team including surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and speech/swallow therapists to provide complete care for head and neck diseases.

In addition to treating patients, Dr. Swanson has a research interest in oncologic and quality of life outcomes in head and neck cancers. He focuses on swallowing and voice outcomes after cancer treatments, and is working to provide optimal cancer outcomes while preserving unaffected tissues.

Clinical Trials

Head and neck squamous cell cancer related trials

Bibliography

Bertelsen C, Swanson MS, et al. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound with Perflubutane for Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Cutaneous Melanoma: A Pilot Study. Laryngoscope – In Press

 Swanson MS, Low G, Sinha UK, Kokot N. Transoral surgery vs intensity-modulated radiotherapy for early supraglottic cancer: a systematic review. Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery. April 2017, 25 (2):133-141. [PMID 28106658]

 Swanson MS, Kokot N, Sinha UK. The Role of HPV in Head and Neck Cancer Stem Cell Formation and Tumorigenesis. Cancers. 2016; Feb 19;8(2): 24. [PMID 2907349]

Ouyoung, L.M., M.S. Swanson, B.C. Villegas, et al., ABCLOVE: Voice therapy outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer. Head Neck, 2016. 38 Suppl 1: p. E1810-3. [PMID 26689974]

Swanson MS, Hudson R, Bhandari N, Sinha UK, Maceri DR, Kokot N. Use of Octreotide for the Management of Chyle Fistula Following Neck Dissection. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Aug;141(8):723-7. [PMID 26135979]

 Swanson MS, Sinha UK. Rationale for combined blockade of PD-1 and CTLA-4 in Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer – Review of Current Data. Oral Oncology. 2015 Jan; 51(1):12-15. [PMID 25459157]

 Swanson MS, Brown, TN. Laryngotracheal giant cell tumor: case report and literature review. Case reports in Clinical Pathology. 2015; 2(2).  http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/crcp.v2n2p12 [DOI: 10.5430/crcp.v2n2p12]

 Swanson MS, Sinha UK. Diagnosis and Management of Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: Current Trends and Controversies. Cancers. 2014; 6(3):1256-1266.  [PMID 24978433]

Radhakrishnan V, Swanson MS, Sinha UK. Monoclonal Antibodies as Treatment Modalities in Head and Neck Cancers. AIMS Medical Science, 2015, 2(4): 347-359. [DOI: 10.3934/medsci.2015.4.347]

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