Organization and Mission
Current Projects
Recent Presentations
Recent Published Papers
Recent Book Chapters
Organization and Mission
The Otolaryngology Research Center is dedicated to basic and applied research in advanced endoscopic and minimally-invasive otolaryngologic surgery. It provides the opportunity to develop and test instruments, undertake laboratory and animal research, and provides training in new techniques in both conventional and laser surgery.
The entire Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery participates in research activities in otolaryngology and allied specialties. These efforts have produced numerous innovations in the diagnostic and surgical applications of lasers. These have lead to improvements in patient care by providing surgeons with advanced knowledge of laser-tissue interaction and the optimal application of technology towards more effective and safer procedures.
The Otolaryngology Research Center is also utilized for the education of residents in the training program. Each resident completes a three month research block in their third year of training (PGY-3). Many residents have participated in research projects within the Otolaryngology Research Center and have presented and/or published their research.
Current Projects
Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the forehead with parotid and pulmonary metastasis: a therapeutic challenge
Raval TH, Wein RO, Rebeiz EE
Metastatic pancreatic carcinoma presenting with facial nerve paralysis.
Bhatia N, Merdad M, Heilman CB, Shao W
Multinodular goiter and airway compression in a preeclamptic patient: a unique management dilemma
Gomes H, Wein RO
Endoscopic Zender's Diverticulotomy: Laboratory to Operating Room
Salloum MS, Dhingra JK
Surgical Management of an Unresectable Trigeminal Nerve (V2) Plexiform Neurofibroma: A Case Report
Authors: Desai U, Rebeiz EE, Lee AS, Wein RO
Solitary Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the anterior skull base presenting with seizures: a case report
Parekh AY, Dhingra JK, Rebeiz EE
Parotidectomy in a Community Setting: Apropos of 100 Consecutive Cases
Park AK; Dhingra JK
Recent Presentations
Image Guided, Endoscopic Repair of CSF Rhinorrhea Using a Superiorly Based, Middle Turbinate Rotational Flap
Berg EV; Rebeiz EE
Recent Published Papers
1. Wein RO. Preoperative Smoking Cessation: Impact on Perioperative and Long-term Complications. Accepted for publication in Archives Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (publication pending).
2. Solomon LW, Wein RO, Rosenwald IB, Laver NV. Plasma Cell Mucositis of the Oral Cavity: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. Oral Surg, Oral Med, Oral Pathol, Oral Radiol Endod. 2008 Dec;106(6):853-60.
3. Wein RO, Weber RS. Parathyroid Surgery: What the Radiologists Need to Know. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2008 Aug;18(3):551-8.
4. Donnellan KA, Wein RO, Bigler SA. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon. The American Journal of Otolaryngology, 2009 Jan-Feb;30(1):58-60.
5. Donnellan KA, Wein RO, Carron JD, Bigler SA. Metastatic Insular Thyroid Carcinoma in the Pediatric Patient. The American Journal of Otolaryngology, 2009 Jan-Feb;30(1):61-4.
6. Wein RO, Furr A. Synchronous reconstruction of the floor of mouth and chin with a single skin island fibular free flap. Microsurgery. 2008;28(4):223-6.
7. Furr A, Wein RO, Pitman K, et al. Postoperative Carotid Spasm in the Setting of Head and Neck Surgery. Am J Otolaryngol. 2008 Jul-Aug;29(4):291-4. Epub 2008 Mar 17.
8. Expression and prognostic role of MMP2, MMP9, MMP13, and MMP14 matrix metalloproteinases in sinonasal and oral malignant melanomas. Kondratiev S, Gnepp DR, Yakirevich E, Sabo E, Annino DJ, Rebeiz E, Laver NV, Human Pathology, 2008 Mar; Vol. 39 (3), pp. 337-43
Recent Book Chapters
1. Wein RO, Weber RS. Thyroid Abnormalities. Submitted for Differential Diagnosis in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. MG Stewart and SH Selesnick, Thieme Medical Publishers, publication pending (3/08).