Aru Panwar
Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center, Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska
- Endocrine Surgery
- Head and Neck Research
- Head and Neck Surgeon
8303 Dodge Street, suite 304
Omaha, NE 68114
United States
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Biographical Information
Aru Panwar MD, FACS, is a board certified surgeon who specializes in care of patients with head and neck cancer. Dr Panwar grew up in New Delhi, India and graduated at the top of his medical school class at University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, India.
He completed his surgical residency at Creighton University, Omaha and obtained advanced fellowship training in head and neck oncologic surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
Dr Panwar’s practice is focused on prevention, diagnosis and treatment for head and neck cancers. His clinical interests include thyroid and parathyroid disease, trans-oral laser and robotic surgery for head and neck cancers. Dr Panwar’s current research is directed towards understanding factors that influence patient outcomes in head and neck oncology, quality of care, and cancer survivorship.
NRG RTOG-0920- A Phase III Study of Postoperative Radiation Therapy (IMRT) +/- Cetuximab for Locally-Advanced Resected Head and Neck Cancer RT: 2 Gy/day in 30 fractions +/- Cetuximab
NRG RTOG-1008- A Randomized Phase II Study of Adjuvant Concurrent Radiation and Chemotherapy Versus Radiation Alone in Resected High-Risk Malignant Salivary Gland Tumors Radiation +/- Cisplatin
NRG HN001- Randomized Phase II and Phase III Studies of Individualized Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Based on Biomarker Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) IMRT +/- (based on levels of EBV) Cisplatin and 5 FU or Gemzar and Taxol or 5 FU...
Alliance A091302- Randomized Phase II Study of Sorafenib With or Without Everolimus in Patients with Radioactive Iodine Refractory Hurthle Cell Thyroid Cancer Sorafenib PO +/- Everolimus PO
IRX Therapeutics IRX-2 2015A- A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy with the IRX-2 Regimen in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Stage II, III, or IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity Cyclophosphamide (IV) Indomethacin (PO) Zinc-containing Multi-vitamin...
Alliance A091404- A Phase II Study of Enzalutamide (NSC#766085) for Patients with Androgen Receptor Positive Salivary Cancers Medication taken by mouth every day. Blood tests that look at your hormone levels every 2 months while you are taking enzalutamide.
Sayal NR, Schafer J, Jayne C, Wali A, Lindau R, Sayles H, Marr A, Aurit S, Lydiatt W, Holcomb A, Militsakh O, Coughlin A, Osmolak, A, Panwar A. 99mTc-Tilmanocept vs. Sulfur Colloid for Sentinel Node Biopsy for Melanoma in the Head and Neck. Indian J Surg Oncol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-023-01841-6 2023
Schenarts PJ, Panwar A, Krishnamurty DM, Nandipati, KN. A Primer on General Surgery Applicants Who Have Graduated From Indian Medical Schools. Am Surg. 2023 Jan 7;31348221148360. doi: 10.1177/00031348221148360. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36609170 2023
Manosalva R, Panwar A. Depression in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. News from SPOHNC. Support for People with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer. Summer 2022, Vol 31 (8). 2022
K.A. Hutcheson, C.B. Peterson, C.E. Barbon, H. Quon, R. Mehra, J.G. Ringash, J.S. Lewin, Y. Flamand, U. Duvvuri, E. Ozer, G.R. Thomas, M.E. Kupferman, W. Koch, R.B. Bell, N.F. Saba, A. Panwar, D.J. Annino Jr, L.I. Wagner, R.L. Ferris, B. Burtness, Reduced Aspiration Rates for 50 Gy Postoperative Radiation in HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer in E3311: A Trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Volume 114, Issue 3, Supplement, 2022, Pages S27-S28, ISSN 0360-3016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.380. 2022
Panwar A, McGill T, Lydiatt D, Militsakh O, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Sayles H, Smith R, Lydiatt W. De-Novo Depression, Prophylactic Antidepressant, and Survival in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer. Laryngoscope. 2022 Jun 22. doi: 10.1002/lary.30249. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35730719. 2022
Pandey Y, Pandey B, Aurit SJ, Militsakh O, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Coughlin A, Lindau R, Osmolak A, Panwar A. Evaluation of Agreement Among Frailty Assessment Tools in Head and Neck Surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Mar 22:1945998221086852. doi: 10.1177/ 01945998221086852. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35316116 2022
Goyal N, Day A, Epstein J, Goodman J, Graboyes E, Jalisi S, Kiess AP, Ku JA, Miller MC, Panwar A, Patel VA, Sacco A, Sandulache V, Williams AM, Deschler D, Farwell DG, Nathan CA, Fakhry C, Agrawal N. Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Consensus Statement from the American Head and Neck Society. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2021 Nov 30;7(1):70-92. doi: 10.1002/lio2.702. eCollection 2022 Feb. PMID: 35155786 2021
Ferrell JK, Shindo ML, Stack BC Jr, Angelos P, Bloom G, Chen AY, Davies L, Irish JC, Kroeker T, McCammon SD, Meltzer C, Orloff LA, Panwar A, Shin JJ, Sinclair CF, Singer MC, Wang TV, Randolph GW. Perioperative pain management and opioid-reduction in head and neck endocrine surgery: An American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section consensus statement. Head Neck. 2021 Jun 3. doi: 10.1002/hed.26774. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34080732 2021
Ryan WR, Xu MJ, Ochoa E, Plonowska-Hirschfeld KA, Zebolsky AL, Ha PK, Bewley AF, Mallen-St Clair J, Joshi AS, Coffey CS, Faraji F, MacDonald BV, Houlton JJ, Gobillot TA, Curry JM, Philips R, Hackman TG, Richmon JD, Holcomb AJ, Coughlin AM, Panwar A, Smith RB, Herberg ME, Fakhry C, Cognetti DM. Oncologic outcomes of human papillomavirus-associated oropharynx carcinoma treated with surgery alone: A 12-institution study of 344 patients. Cancer. 2021 May 6. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33611. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33957701 2021
Wong DJL, Panwar A, Rosenberg A, Karivedu V, Laux DE, Zandberg DP, Bobilev D, Zhao L, Wooldridge J, Krieg AM, and Cohen EEW. CMP-001-007: Open-label, phase 2 study of intratumoral CMP-001 + pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. (Abstract only) DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.TPS6089 Journal of Clinical Oncology 39, no. 15_suppl. Published online May 28, 2021. 2021
Le X, Gluck I, Maurice-Dror C, Panwar A, Gold K, Berlin J, Dai T, Grewal J, Nagasaka M, Rosenberg A, Haigentz M, Jr, Le Tourneau C, Moreno I, McDevitt M, Patel M, Da Costa D, Lambert S, Li Y, Blaney M, Gillison M. Phase Ib trial of ABBV-368 + tilsotolimod in combination with nabpaclitaxel and/or budigalimab (ABBV-181) in patients with recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. (Abstract only) Annals of Oncology Volume 32, suppl 4, S685, September 1, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1090 2020
Sayal NR, Militsakh O, Aurit S, Hufnagle J, Hubble L, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Osmolak A, Panwar A. Association of Multimodal Analgesia with Perioperative Safety and Opioid Use Following Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction. Head & Neck. 2020;1-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26341 2020
Rawl J, Panwar A. Lymphomas of the Head and Neck. Medscape Drugs & Diseases. Updated Oct 07, 2020. Available at: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/854110-overview 2020
Panwar A. Module: Supportive Care/ Pain Management. Unit 8: Head and Neck Surgery. OTOsource: Comprehensive Otolaryngology Curriculum. American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. Available at https://www.otosource.org/content/supportive-care-pain-management 2019
Sayal N, Panwar A, Richards AT. Embryology of the Thyroid and Parathyroids. Medscape Drugs & Diseases. Updated March 21, 2019. Available at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/845125 2019
Panwar A. Depression in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Topical Reviews in Survivorship Care. American Head and Neck Society. Accessed May 27, 2019. Available at: https://www.ahns.info/survivorship_intro/depression/ 2019
Coughlin A, Panwar A, Markt J. Oral Complications and Dental Decay in Head & Neck Cancer Survivors. Topical Reviews in Survivorship Care. American Head and Neck Society. Accessed May 27, 2019. Available at: https://www.ahns.info/oral_complications_dentaldecay/ 2019
Coughlin A, Panwar A, Gress C, Vanwinkle E. Dysphagia, Aspiration, Stricture. Topical Reviews in Survivorship Care. American Head and Neck Society. Accessed May 27, 2019. Available at: https://www.ahns.info/survivorship_intro/dysphagia-aspiration-stricture/ 2019
Interval ET, Whitenack N, Panwar A. Role of Frailty and Comorbidity in Determining Operability for Patients With Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports (2019). Published online January 19, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40136-019-00225-1 2019
Panwar A, Rieke K, Burke W, Sayles H, Lydiatt W. Identification of Baseline Characteristics Associated with Development of Depression Among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online October 04, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.2228 2018
Panwar A, Fangfang W, Lindau R, Militsakh O, Coughlin A, Smith R, Sayles H, Lydiatt D, Lydiatt W. Prediction of Discharge Destination following Laryngectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Aug 21:194599818792211. doi: 10.1177/0194599818792211
2018
Jorgensen J, Smith R, Coughlin A, Spanos W, Lohr M, Sperry S, Militsakh O, Zitsch R, Yueh B, Dooley L, Panwar A, Galloway T, Pagedar N. Impact of PET/CT on Staging and Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Aug 21:194599818794479. doi: 10.1177/0194599818794479
2018
Militsakh O, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Interval E, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Panwar A. Development of Multimodal Analgesia Pathways in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery and Association with Postoperative Opioid Prescription Patterns. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online Jul 19, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.0987 2018
Son E, Panwar A, Mosher CH, Lydiatt D. Cancers of the Major Salivary Gland. J Oncol Pract. 2018 Feb 14(2): 99-108 2018
Gregory T. Wolf, Mihir Patel, Audrey Erman, Jason G. Newman, Greg Krempl, Jorge Nieva, R. Bryan Bell, Michael Kaplan, Dennis Kraus, Jeffrey Moyer, Aru Panwar, Joseph Valentino; Abstract 31: The INSPIRE trial: A randomized trial of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy with the IRX-2 regimen in patients with newly diagnosed stage II, III, or IVa squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Clin Cancer Res 1 December 2017; 23 (23_Supplement): 31. 2017
Panwar A, Interval E, Lydiatt W. Emergence of a Novel Staging System for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on HPV Status. Oncology (Williston Park). 2017 Dec 15;31(12). pii: 460212 2017
Eliason M, Panwar A. Benign Tumors of Major Salivary Glands. Medscape Drugs & Diseases. Updated Oct 26, 2017. Available at: emedicine.medscape.com/article/194357-overview 2017
Oltman J, Militsakh O, D’Agostino M, Kauffman B, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Smith R, Panwar A. Multimodal Analgesia in Outpatient Head and Neck Surgery: A Feasibility and Safety Study. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online Oct 19, 2017. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.1773 2017
Panwar A, Militsakh O, Lindau R, Coughlin A, Sayles H, Rieke KR, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Smith R. Impact of Primary Tracheoesophageal Puncture on Outcomes after Total Laryngectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Aug 1:194599817722938. doi: 10.1177/0194599817722938. 2017
Wachal B, Johnson M, Burchell A, Sayles H, Rieke K, Lindau R, Lydiatt W, Panwar A. Association of Modified Frailty Index Score with Perioperative Risk for Patients Undergoing Total Laryngectomy. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online June 08, 2017. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0412 2017
Folsom C, Serbousek K, Lydiatt W, Rieke K, Sayles H, Smith R, Panwar A. Impact of Resident Training on Operative Time and Safety in Hemithyroidectomy. Head & Neck. 2017 Mar 6. doi: 10.1002/hed.24742. 2017
Dandekar M, Tuljapurkar V, Dhar H, Panwar A, D’Cruz AK. Head and Neck Cancers in India. J Surg Oncol. 2017;9999:1–9. doi:10.1002/jso.24545. 2017
Verma V, Zhen W, Panwar A. ‘Radiation Therapy for Neck Metastases’. Medscape Drugs & Diseases. Updated Sept 6, 2016. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/853346-overview#a3 2016
Manosalva R, Panwar A. The Diagnostic Challenge of Salivary Gland Malignancies. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 2016 Aug 24:1-2. PMID: 27553020. DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2016.1224182. 2016
de la Garza G, Militsakh O, Panwar A, Galloway TL, Jorgensen JB, Lederwood LG, Kaiser K, Kitzerow C, Shnayder Y, Neumann CA, Khariwala SS. Chad Spanos W, Pagedar NA. “Obesity and perioperative complications in head and neck free tissue reconstruction.” Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E1188-91. 2016
Panwar A, Lydiatt W, Lydiatt D, Militsakh O, Lindau R, Wieland A, Smith RB, Richards A. “Vascularized tissue transfer in head & neck surgery: Is intensive care unit based management necessary?” Laryngoscope. 2016 Jan;126(1):73-9. 2016
Panwar A, Wan Fook Cheung V, Lydiatt W. Supportive Care and Survivorship Strategies in Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Hematology/ Oncology Clinics of North America. 2015 December;29(6):1159-1168 2015
Panwar A, Kozel JA, Lydiatt WM. Cancers of Major Salivary Glands. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2015 July:24(3):615-33. 2015
Wan Fook Cheung V, Panwar A, Lydiatt W. Cancer Survivorship Care in the Head and Neck patient: Current Practices. Austin Journal of Otolaryngology 2015;2(3): 1034. 2015
Panwar A, Lydiatt DD, Lydiatt WM. ‘Penetrating Injuries of the Neck’. Medscape Drugs & Diseases. Updated June 4, 2014. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/969579-overview 2014
Panwar A, Batra R, Lydiatt WM, Ganti AK. Human papilloma virus positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a growing epidemic. Cancer Treat Rev. 2014 Mar; 40(2): 215-9. 2014
Panwar A, Lindau R, Wieland A. Management for the premalignant lesions of the oral cavity. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 2014 Mar;14(3): 349-57. doi: 10.1586/14737140.2013.842898. Review. PMID: 24559323. 2014
Panwar A, Lindau R, Wieland A. Management for the premalignant lesions of the oral cavity. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 2014 Jan 8. (Epub ahead of print) PMID: 24397698. 2014
Panwar A, Lindau R, Wieland A. Management for the premalignant lesions of the larynx.
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2013 Sep; 13(9): 1045-51. doi: 10.1586/14737140.2013.829643.Review.PMID:24053203. 2013
Makris KI, Panwar A, Willer B, Ali A, Lee TH, Mittal SK. The Role of Short-limb Roux-en-Y Reconstruction for Failed Anti-reflux Surgery: A Single Center 5-year Experience. Surgical Endoscopy 2012 May;26(5):1279-86. doi:10.1007/s00464-011-2026-1. Epub 2011 Nov 2. PMID: 22044980 2012
Bathla L, Panwar A, Balters M, Fitzgibbons RJ. Duodeno-caval fistula from inferior vena cava filter penetration masquerading as lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Annals of Vascular Surgery 25 (8), 1140. e7-1140. e11. doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2011.03.015. Epub 2011 Aug 11. PMID: 21835583. 2011
Srivastava S, Bhatia MS, Gupta R, Kumar G, Panwar A. Family suicide pact survivors: a case report. Delhi Psychiatry Bulletin 2006; 9(1): 59-60. 2006
Singh N, Panwar A, Masih VF, Arora VK, Bhatia A: Exploring the Links Between Quality Assurance and Laboratory Resources: An Audit- Based Study. Acta Cytologica 2003; Nov-Dec;47(6): 960-4. PMID: 14674063. 2003
TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS
Panwar A: Section 2- Oropharynx: Case Based Learning (Case 9). In Essential Cases in Head and Neck Oncology. Edited by Michael G Moore, Arnaud F Bewley, and Babak Givi. John Wiley & Sons. 2022
Interval E, Lydiatt W, Panwar A: Chapter 6- Evaluation and Staging of Oral Cancers. In Oral Cancer: Evaluation, Therapy, and Rehabilitation. Edited by Carole Fakhry, David Eisle, Ana Kiess, and Alexander Pazoki. Thieme Publishers, NY. 2021
Panwar A, Smith RB: Hyperthyroidism- Graves’ disease, Toxic multinodular goiter, and Solitary toxic nodule. In Sataloff’s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology. Edited by P Gullane & D Goldstein. Jaypee Medical Publishers, Philadelphia, PA. 2015
Panwar A, Gupta P: Millennium Development Goals. In Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine. Edited by P Gupta and O P Ghai. CBS Publishers, New Delhi, India. 2007