Practice Contact Information

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
10 Union Square East
Suite 5B
New York NY 10003 United States

 

Phone: 212 844 8775
Email:
Web Site: http://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/raymond-chai2

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Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon

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Biography/Statement

Dr. Raymond Chai, MD, FACS is a board certified head and neck surgical oncologist. A graduate of Johns Hopkins and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, he completed his residency in otolaryngology — head and neck surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in Advanced Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he trained with Dr. Gregory Weinstein and Dr. Bert O’Malley, Jr., the inventors of Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).

An Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Chai serves as the Director of Head and Neck Robotic Surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. In addition, he is the Residency Site Director for Otolaryngology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and is the Department Head for the Surgical Quality Improvement Committee at the hospital. Dr. Chai’s surgical practice focuses on benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck. He has particular expertise in robotic surgery for oropharynx cancer and minimally invasive approaches for thyroid and parathyroid disease.

Areas of research interest include HPV-related cancers of the oropharynx and quality of life outcomes after treatment for head and neck cancer. He has published extensively in the literature and presents his work both nationally and internationally.  Dr. Chai is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the American Thyroid Association, the American Head and Neck Society, and the New York Head and Neck Society.  He holds national committee appointments within multiple societies in the field.

Clinical Trials

Bibliography

Practice Contact Information

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
315 West Carpenter Street, Box 19677
Springfield Illinois 62702 United States

Phone: 2175458000
Email:
Web Site: https://www.siumed.edu/surgery/faculty/arun-sharma.html

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Areas of surgical specialization in Head and Neck Surgery

Endocrine Surgery, Head and Neck Research, Head and Neck Surgeon

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Biography/Statement

Dr. Arun Sharma is Assistant Professor in the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. His clinic is located at the Simmons Cancer Institute.

Dr. Sharma is a head and neck surgical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of head and neck cancer, skin cancer of the head and neck, thyroid and parathyroid neoplasms, and salivary gland neoplasms. He has advanced training in minimally invasive approaches to the head and neck, including transoral robotic surgery (TORS), transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) for laryngeal lesions and cancers, and minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT).

Dr. Sharma attended college at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his medical degree and Master’s in clinical research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency at the University of Washington in Seattle and a fellowship in advanced oncologic head and neck surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Sharma’s research is focused on understanding factors that affect head and neck cancer outcomes, with the eventual goal to implement interventions to improve outcomes. This include ongoing work on rural-urban disparities and quality of life in head and neck cancer.

Clinical Trials

https://www.siumed.edu/cancer/clinical-trials.html

Bibliography

Sharma A. Gene expression profiling in HPV-positive p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: A path to de-intensification? JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. In press.

White J, Sharma A. Development and assessment of a transoral robotic surgery curriculum to train otolaryngology residents. ORL. In press.

Javadi P, Sharma A, Zahnd WE, Jenkins WD. Evolving disparities in the epidemiology of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers. Cancer Causes & Control. 2017 Jun;28(6): 635-45.

Tieu A, Gregory S, Kamel O, Sharma A. Mediastinal Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumor Metastatic to the Neck. Ann Clin Otolaryngol. 2016; 1(1): 1003.

Sharma A, Patel S, Baik FM, Mathison G, Pierce BHG, Khariwala SS, Yueh B, Schwartz SM, Méndez E. Survival and Gastrostomy Prevalence in Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated with Transoral Robotic Surgery vs Chemoradiation. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Jul;142(7):691-7.

Gilbert MR, Sharma A, Schmitt NC, Johnson JT, Ferris RL, Duvvuri U, Kim S. Salivary Duct Carcinoma: A Single-Institution, 20-Year Review of 75 Cases. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 May;142(5):489-95

Sharma A, Albergotti WG, Duvvuri U. Applications of evolving robotic technology for head and neck surgery. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2016 Mar;125(3):207-12.

Schmitt NC (co-first author), Sharma A (co-first author), Gilbert MR, Kim S. Early T stage salivary duct carcinoma: outcomes and implications for patient counseling. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Nov;153(5):795-8.

Golub JS, Sharma A, Samy RN. A smartphone-optimized web site for conveniently viewing otolaryngology journal abstracts. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Dec;151(6):972-5.

View Dr. Sharma’s complete publication list  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arun_Sharma81