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Research Publications

Basic, translational and clinical research opportunities are available for ENT residents and medical school students with an interest in otolaryngology.  Our faculty offers mentorship in a variety of specific areas of research interest and collaborate with other investigators at Saint Louis University and around the country.

Residents in their PGY2-5 years are expected to complete research that results in an abstract for submission to a national meeting and presentation at the annual Residents' Research Day. 

NCBI SLU Otolaryngology Publications 

2022 Peer-Reviewed Articles

  1. Du EY, Adjei Boakye E, Taylor DB, Kuziez D, Rohde RL, Pannu JS, Simpson MC, Patterson RH, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Medical students' knowledge of HPV, HPV vaccine, and HPV-associated head and neck cancer. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 Nov 30;18(6):2109892. | Read Article
  2. Chidambaram S, Hong SA, Simpson MC, Osazuwa-Peters N, Ward GM, Massa ST. Temporal trends in oropharyngeal cancer incidence, survival, and cancer-directed surgery among elderly Americans. Oral Oncol. 2022 Nov;134:106132. | Read Article
  3. Fox M, Cass LM, Sykes KJ, Cummings E, Fassas S, Nallani R, Smith JB, Chiu AG. Factors affecting adherence to intranasal treatment for allergic rhinitis - a qualitative study. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, November 2022. | Read Article
  4. Gresham MS, Mann H, Ward GM, Payne MA. Gender differences in the laryngectomee experience. Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2022 Nov 18. | Read Article
  5. Mazul AL, Chidambaram S, Zevallos JP, Massa ST. Disparities in head and neck cancer incidence and trends by race/ethnicity and sex. Head Neck. 2023 Jan;45(1):75-84. Epub 2022 Oct 6. | Read Article
  6. Vargo RJ, Robbins KJ, Stoeckel DC. An asymptomatic swelling of the hard palatal mucosa. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2022 Oct;134(4):420-424. | Read Article
  7. Ramkumar SP, Nazarian A, Farhood Z, Antisdel JL, Brunworth JD. Selection factors important in the rhinology fellowship match: A survey study of fellows and fellowship directors. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 Aug 31. | Read Article
  8. Hong SA, Bergman JA, Walker RJ, Massa ST. Practice Patterns and Career Satisfaction in Recent Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship Graduates. OTO Open. 2022;6(3):2473974X221115660. Published 2022 Aug 21. | Read Article
  9. Nallani R, Subramanian TL, Ferguson-Square KM, Smith JB, White J, Chiu AG, Francis CL, Sykes KJ. A Systematic Review of Head and Neck Cancer Health Disparities: A Call for Innovative Research. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jun;166(6):1238-1248. | Read Article
  10. Du EY, Moody RA, Armbrecht ES, Chen CL, Maher IA, Bernstein ML, Behshad R. Cheek Donor Site for Full-Thickness Skin Graft Repair of the Nasal Ala: Outcomes of a Retrospective Cohort Study. Dermatol Surg. 2022 Jun 1;48(6):613-618. | Read Article
  11. Gallogly JA Jr, Weber AK, Mazul AL, Brinkmeier JV, Massa ST. Inferior outcomes associated with emergency department presentation for head and neck cancer surgery. Oral Oncol. 2022 Jun;129:105894. | Read Article
  12. Smith JB, Cass LM, Simpson MC, Osazuwa-Peters N, Ward GM, Massa ST. Radiation-Associated Sarcoma of the Head and Neck: Incidence, Latency, and Survival. Laryngoscope. 2022 May;132(5):1034-1041. | Read Article
  13. Sykes JM, Bray HN. Understanding the Vascular Anatomy of the Face: Introducing the X-Y-Z-Concept. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2022 May;30(2):233-237. | Read Article
  14. Du EY, Moody RA, Simpson MC, Nellore A, Sinnwell JG, Heiland LD, Grace SA, Chen CL. Factors Shifting Preference Toward Telemedicine in the Delivery of Skin Cancer Reconstruction Care [published online ahead of print, 2022 May 14]. Laryngoscope. 2022;10.1002/lary.30215. | Read Article
  15. Hong SA, Simpson MC, Du EY, Ward GM. Epidemiology and Prognostic Indicators of Survival in Tongue Lymphoma. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Apr 2:34894221088175. | Read Article
  16. Rohe E, Gresham M, Rohde R, Cass L, Brinkmeier JV, Childers A. (March 04, 2022) Efficacy of Topical Silver Nitrate for Control of Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage. Cureus 14(3): e22857.  | Read Article
  17. Liu J, Antisdel J, Liu C, Chen M, Dong P, Fahlman R, Ma F, Yu Y. Extensive hearing loss induced by low-frequency noise exposure. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2022 February 09. | Read Article
  18. Nallani R, Smith JB, Penn JP, Bur AM, Kakarala K, Shnayder Y, Villwock MR, Sykes KJ. Decision regret 3 and 6 months after treatment for head and neck cancer: Observational study of associations with clinicodemographics, anxiety, and quality of life. Head and Neck. 2022. | Read Article

 Archives

Books and Book Chapters
  • Sappington JM. Benign and Malignant Lesions of the Temporal bone. In: Chaaban, M. ed. Crush Otolaryngology Boards. Vol no 2. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Pub Inc; Mar 2019:chapter 6.
  • Sappington JM. Hearing loss: Conductive and Sensorineural. In: Chaaban, M. ed. Crush Otolaryngology Boards. Vol no 2. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Pub Inc; Mar 2019:chapter 2.
  • Mikulec AA, Isaiah A, Vakharia KT, Zafereo ME, Nguyen NK. Head & Neck Surgery and Audiolog: A Preparatory Review. In: Mitchell RB, Perieira KD, eds. Case Studies in Otorhinolaryngology. Columbus, OH: Anadem Publishing, Inc; 2019.
  • Brinkmeier JV, Thatcher, AL. Pediatric Head and Neck Malignancies. Cummings Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 7th edition. Flint PW, et al. ed. Philadelphia, Elsevier. 2019 (in press).
  • Massa ST, Farhood Z, Walen SG. Evidence-Based Practice. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice in Otolaryngology. 2018. 59-71. 10.1016/B978-0-323-54460-3.00006-3.
  • Gado SK, Karimnejad K, Maher IA, Gruber PJ, Walen S. Interpolated Flaps. Facial Plast Surg. Ed. Gregory H Branham, MD. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers. 2017 eJournal.
  • Gruber PJ, Walen S, Massa ST, Maher IA. Using Grafts and Granulation to Improve Nasal Repair. Facial Plast Surg. Ed. Gregory H Branham, MD. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers. 2017 eJournal.
  • Walen SG, Gropler M. Chapter 1- Soft Tissue Handling. Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Clinical Reference Guide. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing. 2016. Print.
  • Walen SG, Massa S. Chapter 2- Soft Tissue and Wound Healing. Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Clinical Reference Guide. San Diego, CA: Pleural Publishing. 2016, Print.
2021 Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Lee JJ, Peterson AM, Kallogjeri D, Jiramongkolchai P, Kukuljan S, Schneider JS, Klatt-Cromwell CN, Drescher AJ, Brunworth JD, Piccirillo JF. Smell Changes and Efficacy of Nasal Theophylline (SCENT) irrigation: A randomized controlled trial for treatment of post-viral olfactory dysfunction. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Dec 3;43(2):103299. | Read
  • Krane NA, Smith JB, Fassas S, Kriet JD, Humphrey C, Sykes KJ, Lu GN. Educational Materials Improve Patient Comprehension in Forehead Flap Surgery. Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2021 Dec;23(6):489-490. | Read
  • Massa ST, Gallogly JA, Walker RJ. Most Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer Should Be Offered Lung Cancer Screening. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(12):1078–1079. | Read
  • Hong SA, Kuziez D, Das N, Harris D, Brunworth JD. Hazardous sound outputs of white noise devices intended for infants. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jul;146:110757. | Read
  • Pannu JS, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Massa ST, Cass LM, Challapalli SD, Rohde RL, Osazuwa-Peters N. Survival outcomes for head and neck patients with Medicaid: A health insurance paradox.  Head Neck. 2021 Jul;43(7):2136-2147. | Read
  • Massa ST, Mazul AL, Puram SV, Pipkorn P, Zevallos JP, Piccirillo JF. Association of Demographic and Geospatial Factors With Treatment Selection for Laryngeal Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jul 1;147(7):590-598. | Read
  • Jiramongkolchai P, Jones MS, Peterson A, Lee JJ, Liebendorfer A, Klatt-Cromwell CN, Schneider JS, Drescher AJ, Ogden MA, Brunworth JD, Kallogjeri D, Kukuljan S, Peelle JE, Piccirillo JF. Association of Olfactory Training With Neural Connectivity in Adults With Postviral Olfactory Dysfunction. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun 1;147(6):502-509. | Read
  • Massa ST, Mazul AL, Puram SV, Pipkorn P, Zevallos JP, Piccirillo JF. Association of Demographic and Geospatial Factors With Treatment Selection for Laryngeal Cancer JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Apr 22:e210453. | Read
  • Jumaily M, Gallogly JA, Gropler MC, Faraji F, Ward GM. Does Subglottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma Warrant a Different Strategy Than Other Laryngeal Subsites? Laryngoscope. 2021 Apr;131(4):E1117-E1124. | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Osazuwa-Peters N, López J, Pham VT, Tobo BB, Wan L, Schootman M, McElroy JA. Disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation and completion based on sexual orientation among women in the United States. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Feb 1;17(2):428-433. | Read
  • Pannu JS, Brinkmeier J, Childers A, Costa DJ. Postadenotonsillectomy Subcutaneous Emphysema. Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Mar;100(3):NP152-NP153. | Read
2020 Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Brinkmeier JV. Reflections on the Value of Participation in Simulation as Young Faculty. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Dec;163(6):1076-1077. | Read
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Barnes JM, Megwalu U, Adjei Boakye E, Johnston KJ, Gaubatz ME, Johnson KJ, Panth N, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA. State Medicaid expansion status, insurance coverage and stage at diagnosis in head and neck cancer patients. Oral Oncol. 2020 Nov;110:104870. | Read
  • Cline BJ, Simpson MC, Gropler M, Bukatko AR, Adjei Boakye E, Mohammed KA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Change in Age at Diagnosis of Oropharyngeal Cancer in the United States, 1975-2016. Cancers (Basel). 2020 Oct 30;12(11):3191. | Read
  • Agamawi YM, Cass LM, Mouzourakis M, Pannu JS, Brinkmeier JV. Pediatric Post-Tonsillectomy Opioid Prescribing Practices [published online ahead of print, 2020 Oct 6]. Laryngoscope. 2020;10.1002/lary.29157. | Read
  • Pannu JS, Simpson MC, Donovan CL, Adjei Boakye E, Mass K, Challapalli SD, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Sociodemographic correlates of head and neck cancer survival among patients with metastatic disease. Head Neck. 2020 Sep;42(9):2505-2515. | Read
  • Panth N, Barnes JM, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Change in stage of presentation of head and neck cancer in the United States before and after the affordable care act. Cancer Epidemiol. 2020 Aug;67:101763. | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Wang M, Sharma A, Jenkins WD, Osazuwa-Peters N, Chen B, Lee M, Schootman M. Risk of second primary cancers in individuals diagnosed with index smoking- and non-smoking- related cancers. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2020 Jul;146(7):1765-1779. | Read
  • Alexopoulos G, Sappington JM, Mercier P, Bucholz, R, Coppens J. Glomus Jugulare Tumor Presenting as Mastoiditis in a Patient with Familial Paraganglioma Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery. 2020 June;(20) E pub. | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Mohammed KA, Osazuwa-Peters N, Lee MJ, Slomer L, Emuze D, Jenkins WD. Palliative care knowledge, information sources, and beliefs: Results of a national survey of adults in the USA. Palliat Support Care. 2020 Jun;18(3):285-292. | Read
  • Barnes JM, Johnson KJ, Adjei Boakye E, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on cost-related medication underuse in nonelderly adult cancer survivors. Cancer. 2020 Jun 15;126(12):2892-2899. | Read
  • Desai PB, Bukatko AR, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Greenberg JW, Ward GM, Walker RJ, Antisdel JL, Osazuwa Peters N. Comorbidity burden and nonclinical factors associated with sinonasal cancer all-cause mortality. Laryngoscope. 2020 Jun;130(6):1443-1449. | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Osazuwa-Peters N, Chen B, Cai M, Tobo BB, Challapalli SD, Buchanan P, Piccirillo JF. Multilevel Associations Between Patient- and Hospital-Level Factors and In-Hospital Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 May 1;146(5):444-454. | Read
  • Thompson-Harvey A, Yetukuri M, Hansen AR, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Rising incidence of late-stage head and neck cancer in the United States. Cancer. 2020 Mar 1;126(5):1090-1101. | Read
  • Panth N, Simpson MC, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Insurance status, stage of presentation, and survival among female patients with head and neck cancer. Laryngoscope. 2020 Feb;130(2):385-391. | Read
  • Wang M, Sharma A, Osazuwa-Peters N, Simpson MC, Schootman M, Piccirillo JF, Huh WK, Adjei Boakye E. Risk of subsequent malignant neoplasms after an index potentially-human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers. Cancer Epidemiol. 2020 Feb;64:101649. | Read
  • Knewitz AP, Simpson MC, Harris DA, Sappington JM, Osazuwa-Peters N. Sociodemographic correlates of occupational, recreational and firearm noise exposure among adults in the USA [published online ahead of print, 2020 Feb 4]. J Laryngol Otol. 2020;1-7. | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Osazuwa-Peters N, Mohammed KA, Challapalli S, Buchanan P, Burroughs TE, Varvares MA. Prevalence and factors associated with diagnosed depression among hospitalized cancer patients with metastatic disease. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2020 Jan;55(1):15-23. | Read
  • Hong SA, LaGorio L, Husain I. Post-tonsillectomy dysphagia secondary to glossopharyngeal nerve injury. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Jan 5;13(1):e232657. | Read
2019 Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Sappington JM. Hear Me Out: Cochlear Implantation Within an Increasingly Connected and Cosmopolitan World. MO Med. 2019 Nov-Dec;116(6):466-468. | Read
  • Rohde R, Brinkmeier JV, Costa DJ. Epidermoid cyst of the buccal space in a pediatric patient—a rare clinic report. Ear Nose Throat J. 2019 Nov 24:145561319890694. | Read
  • Pannu JS, Farhood Z, Brinkmeier J, Costa DJ. Cervical lung herniation presenting as a pediatric neck mass: Case report and literature review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Oct;125:113-115.  | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Mohammed KA, Osazuwa-Peters N, Lee MJ, Slomer L, Emuze D, Jenkins WD. Palliative care knowledge, information sources, and beliefs: Results of a national survey of adults in the USA. Palliat Support Care. 2019 Oct 1:1-8. | Read
  • Jumaily M, Faraji F, Osazuwa-Peters N, Walker RJ, Ward GM. Prognostic significance of surgical margins after transoral laser microsurgery for early-stage glottic squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol. 2019 Oct;97:105-111. | Read
  • Bray HN, Simpson MC, Zahirsha ZS, Brinkmeier JV, Walen SG, Fosko SW, Osazuwa-Peters N. Head and Neck Melanoma Incidence Trends in the Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Population of the United States and Canada, 1995-2014. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Oct 3. | Read
  • Pannu JS, Brinkmeier J, Childers A, Costa DJ. Post Adenotonsillectomy Subcutaneous Emphysema. Ear Nose Throat J. 2019 Sep 23:145561319872723. | Read
  • Comer BT, Alfonso KP, Doyle EJ 3rd, Gallogly JA, Simpson MC, Antisdel JL. Analysis of Absorbable Hemostatic Packing Compared to Physiologic Hemostasis in Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery With or Without Septoplasty. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2019 Sep;33(5):531-539. | Read
  • Lindquist NR, Leach M, Simpson MC, Antisdel JL. Evaluating Simulator-Based Teaching Methods for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Ear Nose Throat J. 2019 Sep;98(8):490-495. | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Osazuwa-Peters N, Mohammed KA, Challapalli S, Buchanan P, Burroughs TE, Varvares MA. Prevalence and factors associated with diagnosed depression among hospitalized cancer patients with metastatic disease. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2019 Aug 23. | Read
  • Desai PB, Bukatko AR, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Greenberg JW, Ward GM, Walker RJ, Antisdel JL, Osazuwa Peters N. Comorbidity burden and nonclinical factors associated with sinonasal cancer all-cause mortality. Laryngoscope. 2019 Aug 14. | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Buchanan P, Hinyard L, Stamatakis K, Osazuwa-Peters N, Simpson MC, Schootman M, Piccirillo JF. Risk and outcomes for second primary human papillomavirus-related and -unrelated head and neck malignancy. Laryngoscope. 2019 Aug;129(8):1828-1835.
  • Zimet GD, Osazuwa-Peters N. There's Much Yet to be Done: Diverse Perspectives on HPV Vaccination. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019;15(7-8):1459-1464. | Read
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Christopher KM, Cass LM, Massa ST, Hussaini AS, Behera A, Walker RJ, Varvares MA. What's Love Got to do with it? Marital status and survival of head and neck cancer. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2019 Jul;28(4):e13022. | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Buchanan P, Hinyard L, Osazuwa-Peters N, Simpson MC, Schootman M, Piccirillo JF. Trends in the risk and burden of second primary malignancy among survivors of smoking-related cancers in the United States. Int J Cancer. 2019 Jul 1;145(1):143-153. | Read
  • Desai PB, Bukatko AR, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Greenberg JW, Ward GM, Walker RJ, Antisdel JL, Osazuwa-Peters N. Impact of comorbidities and nonclinical factors associated with sinonasal cancer all-cause mortality in the United States [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res July 1 2019 79 (13 Supplement) 4190-4190. | Read
  • Bukatko AR, Patel PB, Kakarla V, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Patel SH, Stamatakis KA, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. All-Cause 30-Day Mortality After Surgical Treatment for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the United States. Am J Clin Oncol. 2019 Jul;42(7):596-601. | Read
  • Farhood Z, Simpson M, Ward GM, Walker RJ, Osazuwa-Peters N. Does anatomic subsite influence oral cavity cancer mortality? A SEER database analysis. Laryngosco pe. 2019 Jun;129(6):1400-1406. | Read
  • Jumaily M, Faraji F, Zhang D, Walker RJ, Ward GM. Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx: A National Cancer Database Analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 May;160(5):847-854. | Read
  • Polednik KM, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Mohammed KA, J Dombrowski J, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Radiation and Second Primary Thyroid Cancer Following Index Head and Neck Cancer. Laryngoscope. 2019 Apr;129(4):1014-1020. | Read
  • Massa ST, Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E, Walker RJ, Ward GM. Comparison of the Financial Burden of Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer With Other Cancer Survivors. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Mar 1;145(3):239-249. | Read
  • Panth N, Simpson MC, Sethi RKV, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Insurance status, stage of presentation, and survival among female patients with head and neck cancer. Laryngoscope. 2019 Mar 22. | Read
  • Adjei Boakye E, Johnston KJ, Moulin TA, Buchanan PM, Hinyard L, Tobo BB, Massa ST, Osazuwa-Peters N. Factors Associated With Head and Neck Cancer Hospitalization Cost and Length of Stay-A National Study. Am J Clin Oncol. 2019 Feb;42(2):172-178. | Read
  • Simpson MC, Challapalli SD, Cass LM, Zahirsha ZS, Adjei Boakye E, Massa ST, Osazuwa-Peters N. Impact of gender on the association between marital status and head and neck cancer outcomes. Oral Oncol. 2019 Feb;89:48-55. | Read
  • Gaubatz ME, Bukatko AR, Simpson MC, Polednik KM, Adjei Boakye E, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Racial and socioeconomic disparities associated with 90-day mortality among patients with head and neck cancer in the United States. Oral Oncol. 2019 Feb;89:95-101. | Read
  • Challapalli SD, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Walker RJ, Antisdel JL, Ward GM, Osazuwa-Peters N. Survival differences in nasopharyngeal carcinoma among racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States: A retrospective cohort study. Clin Otolaryngol. 2019 Jan;44(1):14-20. | Read
  • Villarreal R, Wrobel BB, Macias-Valle LF, Davis GE, Prihoda TJ, Luong AU, McMains KC, Weitzel EK, Yao WC, Brunworth J, Clark DW, Nair S, Valdés CJ, Halderman A, Jang DW, Sivasubramaniam R, Zhang Z, Chen PG. International assessment of inter- and intrarater reliability of the International Frontal Sinus Anatomy Classification system. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2019 Jan;9(1):39-45. | Read
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E, Rohde RL, Ganesh RN, Moiyadi AS, Hussaini AS, Varvares MA. Understanding of risk factors for the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection based on gender and race. Sci Rep. 2019 Jan 22;9(1):297. | Read
  • Massa ST, Cass LM, Challapalli S, Zahirsha Z, Simpson M, Ward G, Osazuwa-Peters N. Demographic predictors of head and neck cancer survival differ in the elderly. Laryngoscope. 2019 Jan;129(1):146-153. | Read
2018 Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Rohde RL, Adjei Boakye E, Challapalli SD, Patel SH, Geneus CJ, Tobo BB, Simpson MC, Mohammed KA, Deshields T, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with depression among hospitalized patients with head and neck cancer-Results from a national study. Psychooncology. 2018 Dec;27(12):2809-2814.
  • Adjei Boakye E, Varble A, Rojek R, Peavler O, Trainer AK, Osazuwa-Peters N, Hinyard L. Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Engagement in Diabetes Self-management Education Among People With Diabetes in the United States. Public Health Rep. 2018 Nov;133(6):685-691.
  • Gallogly JA, Jumaily M, Faraji F, Mikulec AA. Stereotactic radiotherapy in three weekly fractions for the management of vestibular schwannomas. Am J Otolaryngol. 2018 Sep - Oct;39(5):561-566.
  • Adjei Boakye E, Buchanan P, Hinyard L, Osazuwa-Peters N, Schootman M, Piccirillo JF. Incidence and Risk of Second Primary Malignant Neoplasm After a First Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Aug 1;144(8):727-737.
  • Kurta AO, Sarhaddi D, Sheikh UA, Bernstein M, Walen S, Armbrecht ES, Maher IA. Do Patterns of Reconstruction Choices After Mohs Surgery Vary by Specialty? A Pilot Study of Mohs Surgeons and Facial Plastic Surgeons. Dermatologic Surgery. Jul 2018.
  • Massa ST, Rohde RL, Mckinstry C, Gresham M, Osazuwa-Peters N, Ward GM, Walker RJ. An assessment of patient burdens from head and neck cancer survivorship care. Oral Oncol. 2018 Jul;82:115-121.
  • Adjei Boakye E, Lew D, Muthukrishnan M, Tobo BB, Rohde RL, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Correlates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiation and completion among 18-26 year olds in the United States. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2018;14(8):2016-2024.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Arnold LD, Loux TM, Varvares MA, Schootman M. Factors associated with increased risk of suicide among survivors of head and neck cancer: A population-based analysis. Oral Oncol. 2018 Jun;81:29-34.
  • Hanson KF, Birinyi P, Walker R, Raptis C, Chernock R, Coppens J, Schwetye K. Melanoma mimicking malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor with spread to the cerebellopontine angle: utility of next-generation sequencing in diagnosis. Case Rep Pathol. 2018 Jun 17;2018:9410465.
  • Adjei Boakye E, Mohammed KA, Geneus CJ, Tobo BB, Wirth LS, Yang L, Osazuwa-Peters N. Correlates of health information seeking between adults diagnosed with and without cancer. PLoS One. 2018 May 10;13(5):e0196446.
  • Challapalli SD, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Pannu JS, Costa DJ, Osazuwa-Peters N. Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Adolescents and Young Adults: Survivorship Patterns and Disparities. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2018 May 10.
  • Rohde RL, Adjei Boakye E, Christopher KM, Geneus CJ, Walker RJ, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Assessing university students' sexual risk behaviors as predictors of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake behavior. Vaccine. 2018 May 9.
  • Adjei Boakye E. Buchanan P, Hinyard LJ, Osazuwa-Peters N, Simpson MC, Burroughs TE. Differences in Risks of Synchronous and Metachronous Second Primary Cancers Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Value in Health. May 2018 21:S140.
  • Gallogly JA, Faraji F, Jumaily MH, Schneider JS, Brunworth JD. Diagnostic dilemmas of mechanical restriction of the medial rectus: A case report. Allergy Rhinol (Providence). 2018 Apr 12;9:2152656718764231.
  • Thompson-Harvey A, Mikulec AA. Total caloric eye speed in patients with vestibular migraine. Am J Otolaryngology. 2018 Mar - Apr;39(2):180-183.
  • Jumaily M, Franco J, Gallogly JA, Hentzelman JL, Costa DJ, Wild APK, Mikulec AA. Butterfly cartilage tympanoplasty outcomes: A single-institution experience and literature review. Am J Otolaryngology. 2018 Mar 29.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Simpson MC, Zhao L, Adjei Boakye E, Olomukoro SI, Varvares MA. Suicide risk among cancer survivors: Head and neck versus other cancers. March 2018 Journal of Clinical Oncology 36(7_suppl):146-146.
  • Byrd SA, Xu MJ, Cass L, Wehrmann DJ, Naunheim M, Christopher K, Dombrowski J, Walker R, Wirth L, Clark J, Busse P, Chan A, Deschler D, Emerick K, Lin D, Varvares MA. Oncologic and Functional Outcomes of Pretreatment Tracheotomy in Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multi-Institutional Analysis Oral Oncology. Oral Oncology. 2018 Mar;78:171-176.
  • Simpson MC, Massa ST, Boakye EA, Antisdel JL, Stamatakis KA, Varvares MA, Osazuwa-Peters N. Primary Cancer vs Competing Causes of Death in Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Feb 1;4(2):257-259.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E, Chen BY, Tobo BB, Varvares MA. Association Between Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Survival, Smoking at Diagnosis, and Marital Status. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Jan 1;144(1):43-50.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Massa ST, Simpson MC, Adjei Boakye E, Varvares MA. Survival of human papillomavirus-associated cancers: Filling in the gaps. Cancer. 2018 Jan 1;124(1):18-20.
2017 Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Simpson MC, Massa ST, Adjei Boakye E, Antisdel JL, Varvares MA. 40-year incidence trends for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in the United States. Oral Oncol. 2017 Nov;74:90-97.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E, Chen BY, Tobo BB, Varvares MA. Association Between Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Survival, Smoking at Diagnosis, and Marital Status. JAMA Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg. 2017 Nov 9.
  • Adjei Boakye E, Tobo BB, Rojek RP, Mohammed KA, Geneus CJ, Osazuwa-Peters N. Approaching a decade since HPV vaccine licensure: Racial and gender disparities in knowledge and awareness of HPV and HPV vaccine. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2017 Nov 2;13(11):2713-2722.
  • Karimnejad K, Nelson EJ, Rohde RL, Costa DJ. External Auditory Canal Foreign Body Extraction Outcomes. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017 Nov;126(11):755-761.
  • Gardner EG, Sappington J, Arriaga MA, Kanotra SP. Ultrasonic bone aspirator use in endoscopic ear surgery: feasibility and safety assessed using cadaveric temporal bones. J Laryngol Otol. 2017 Nov;131(11):987-990.
  • Massa ST, Cass LM, Osazuwa-Peters N, Christopher KM, Walker RJ, Varvares MA. Decreased cancer-independent life expectancy in the head and neck cancer population. Head Neck. 2017 Sep;39(9):1845-1853.
  • Massa ST, Osazuwa-Peters N, Franco J, Ward GM, Walker RJ. Survival after refusal of surgical treatment for locally advanced laryngeal cancer. Oral Oncol. 2017 Aug;71:34-40.
  • Wehrmann D, Walen S, Antisdel JL, Brunworth J. Penetrating Ocular Trauma: Review of Injuries from Less-Lethal Force. Mo Med 114:4 303 2017 Jul-Aug.
  • Hanser FHB, Adjei Boakye E, Mikulec AA. Intergenerational preferences for radio loudness during automobile driving. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngology. 2017 Jul;98:64-67.
  • Karimnejad K, Rohde RL, Costa DJ. A Congenital Nasal Mass Causing Respiratory Distress. JAMA Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg. 2017 Apr 1;143(4):417-418.
  • Pierson MJ, Wehrmann D, Albers JA, El Tecle NE, Costa D, Elbabaa SK. Programmable Shunt Valve Interactions with Osseointegrated Hearing Devices. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Apr;19(4):384-390.
  • Charous SJ, Hotaling JM, Burgess BD, Sappington JM, Park J, Turek G, Foecking EM. Muscle-Nerve-Muscle Grafting for Facial Reanimation in Rats. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017 Apr;126(4):261-267.
  • Guntupallil L, Patel K, Faraji F, Brunworth JD. Autoimmune-related Nasal Septum Perforation: A Case Report and Systematic Review. Allergy and Rhinology. Allergy Rhinol (Providence). 2017 Mar; 8(1): e40–e44.
  • Karimnejad K, Akhter AS, Walen SG, Mikulec AA. The temporoparietal fascia flap for coverage of cochlear reimplantation following extrusion. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngology. 2017 Mar;94:64-67.
  • Jumaily M, Faraji F, Mikulec AA. Intratympanic Triamcinolone and Dexamethasone in the Treatment of Ménière's Syndrome. Otol Neurotol. 2017 Mar;38(3):386-391
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Boakye EA, Mohammed KA, Tobo BB, Geneus CJ, Schootman M. Not just a woman's business! Understanding men and women's knowledge of HPV, the HPV vaccine, and HPV-associated cancers. Prev Med. 2017 Mar 22. pii: S0091-7435(17)30112-3. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E, Chen BY, Clancy J, Su J, Vallot P, Beck G, Walker RJ, Varvares MA. Sociodemographic factors associated with knowledge and risk perception of Human Papillomavirus and Human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma in a predominantly Black population. JAMA Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg. 2017 Feb 1;143(2):117-124.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Tutlam NT. Knowledge and risk perception of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer among non-medical university students. J Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg. 2017 Feb 1;143(2):117-124.
  • Massa ST, Osazuwa-Peters N, Christopher KM, Arnold LD, Schootman M, Walker RJ, Varvares MA. Competing causes of death in the head and neck cancer population. Oral Oncol. 2017 Feb;65:8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.12.006.
  • Gruber PJ, Walen S, Massa ST, Maher IA. Using Grafts and Granulation to Improve Nasal Repair. Facial Plast Surg. 2017 Feb;33(1):20-26.
  • Gado SK, Karimnejad K, Maher IA, Gruber PJ, Walen S. Interpolated Flaps. Facial Plast Surg. 2017 Feb;33(1):34-42
  • Wehrmann D, Antisdel JL. An update on endoscopic orbital decompression. Curr Opin Otolaryngology Head Neck Surg. 2017 Feb;25(1):73-78.
  • Byrd S, Antisdel JL. Acute Vision Loss Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. Case Reports in Otolaryngology Volume 2017 Feb;Article ID 4935123, 3 pages.
  • Namin AW, Christopher KM, Eisenbeis JF. “Botulinum Toxin Dosing Trends in Spasmodic Dysphonia Over a 20-year Period.” J Voice. 2017 Jan;31(1):107-110.
2016 Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • Lambert PR, Carey J, Mikulec AA, LeBel C; Otonomy Ménièreʼs Study Group. Intratympanic Sustained-Exposure Dexamethasone Thermosensitive Gel for Symptoms of Ménière's Disease: Randomized Phase 2b Safety and Efficacy Trial. Otol Neurotol. 2016 Dec;37(10):1669-1676.
  • Christopher KM, Osazuwa-Peters N, Dougherty R, Indergaard SA, Popp C, Walker R, Varvares MA. Impact of treatment modality on quality of life of head and neck cancer patients: Findings from an academic medical institution. Am J Otolaryngology. 2016 Dec 29. pii: S0196-0709(16)30281-2. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Sappington JM, Arriaga MA, DiLeo MD, Thibault E. An Unusual Case of Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the External Auditory Canal. Otol Neurotol. 2016 Dec;37(10):e417-e419.
  • Varvares MA, Walker RJ, Chiosea S. Does a specimen-based margin analysis of early tongue cancer better predict local control? Laryngoscope. 2016 Nov;126(11):2426-2427.
  • Adjei Boakye E, Tobo BB, Osazuwa-Peters N, Mohammed KA, Geneus CJ, Schootman M.A Comparison of Parent- and Provider-Reported Human Papillomavirus Vaccination of Adolescents. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Nov 24. pii: S0749-3797(16)30541-4.
  • Mohammed KA, Geneus CJ, Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E, Tobo BB, Burroughs TE. Disparities in provider recommendation of Human Papillomavirus vaccination for U.S. adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2016 Nov; pii: S1054-139X(16)30139-2.
  • Abdulrauf SI, Ashour AM, Marvin E, Coppens J, Kang B, Hsieh TY, Nery B, Penanes JR, Alsahlawi AK, Moore S, Abou Al-Shaar H, Kemp J, Chawla K, Sujijantarat N, Najeeb A, Parkar N, Shetty V, Vafaie T, Antisdel JL, Mikulec TA, Edgell R, Lebovitz J, Pierson M, Pires de Aguiar PH, Buchanan P, Di Cosola A, Stevens G. Proposed clinical internal carotid artery classification system. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2016 Jul-Sep;7(3):161-70
  • Pierson M, Marwaha N, Guzman M, Mikulec AA, Coppens JR. Multifocal melanocytoma of the posterior fossa and subcutaneous scalp in the absence of neurocutaneous melanosis. Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Sep 1;7(Suppl 23):S591-5.
  • Leonetti JP, Marzo SJ, Anderson DA, Sappington JM. Neoplastic causes of nonacute facial paralysis: A review of 221 cases. Ear Nose Throat J. 2016 Sep;95(9):390-404.
  • Karimnejad K, Czerny MS, Lookabaugh S, Lee DJ, Mikulec AA. Gender and laterality in semicircular canal dehiscense syndrome. J Laryngol Otol. 2016 August (8); 130:712-6.
  • Maher E, Walen SG, Maher I. The use of folded melolabial interpolation flaps to repair full thickness distal nasal defects: A review of technique and results. J of Surg Dermatol. 2016 Aug;V1, i3.47, 1-5.
  • Ziegler A, Walker R, Varvares M. Oncologic Outcomes of Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Scalp Requiring Resection of Cranial Bone. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2016 Jul;77(4):308-11.
  • Hussaini AS, Dombrowski JJ, Bolesta ES, Walker RJ, Varvares MA. Esthesioneuroblastoma with bilateral metastases to the parotid glands. Head Neck. 2016 Jul;38(7):E2457-E2460.
  • Ward GM, Mehta V, Moore MG. Morbidity, mortality and cost from HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer: Impact of 2-, 4- and 9-valent vaccines. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 Jun 2;12(6);1343-7.
  • Karimnejad K, Sweeney JM, Antisdel JL. Cerebral Vasospasm Following Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy in the Treatment of Lymphocytic Hypophysitis. J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Jun;27(4):988-91.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E, Loux T, Varvares MA, Schootman M. Insufficient evidence to support or refute the association between head and neck cancer and marijuana use. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2016 Jun;16(2):127-9.
  • Karimnejad K, Walen SG. Complications in Eyelid Surgery. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. 2016 May;24(2): 193-203.
  • Anderson M, Stokken J, Sanford T, Aurora R, Sindwani R. A systematic review of the sinonasal microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2016 May;30(3):161-6.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E, Walker RJ, Varvares MA. Suicide: A Major Threat to Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Apr 1;34(10):1151.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Christopher KM, Hussaini AS, Behera A, Walker RJ, Varvares MA. Predictors of stage at presentation and outcomes of head and neck cancers in a university hospital setting. Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E1826-32.
  • Massa S, Osazuwa-Peters N, Christopher K, Walker R, Varvares M. Comparison of Head and Neck Caner Populations by Cause of Death. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Mar;94(4):958-959.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Massa ST, Christopher KM, Walker RJ, Varvares MA. Race and sex disparities in long-term survival of oral and oropharyngeal cancer in the United States. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2016 Feb;142(2):521-8.
  • Varvares MA, Walker RJ. Letter to the editor regarding: Management of invasive well-differentiated thyroid cancer: An American Head and Neck Society Consensus Statement. Head Neck. 2016 Feb;38(2):328-9.
  • Costa DJ, Walen S, Varvares M, Walker R. Scalp Rotation Flap for Reconstruction of Complex Soft Tissue Defects. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2016 Feb;77(1):32-7.
  • Bear ZW, Mikulec AA. Turn on the Music: Cochlear Implants. Mo Med. 2016 Jan-Feb;113(1)68-71.
  • Stoken J, Gumber D, Antisdel JL, Sindwani R. Endoscopic Surgery of the Orbital Apex: Outcomes and Emerging Techniques. Laryngoscope. 2016 Jan;126(1):20-4.
  • Antisdel JL, Meyer A, Comer B, Jang D, Gurrola J, Khabbas E, Christopher C, Kountakis SE. Product comparison model in otolaryngology: equivalency analysis of absorbable hemostatic agents after endoscopic sinus surgery. Laryngoscope. 2016 Jan;126 Suppl 2:S5-S13.
  • Kennedy P, Bassiouni A, Psaltis A, Antisdel JL, Brunworth J. Avascular necrosis after oral corticosteroids in otolaryngology: Case report and review of the literature. Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Jan;7(1):50-4.
  • Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E, Mohammed KA, Epstein JB, Tomar SL, Varvares MA. Quality of physician communication about HPV vaccine-letter. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 May;25(5):865.
  • Chen B, Hentzelman JI, Walker RJ, Lai JP. Oncocytoma of the Submandibular Gland: Diagnosis and Treatment Based on Clinicopathology. Case Rep Otolaryngology. 2016;2016:8719030. [Epub 2016 Sep 19]