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Evan Graboyes – Charleston South Carolina

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Evan Graboyes

Medical University of South Carolina

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135 Rutledge Avenue
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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Evan Graboyes, MD, MPH is a fellowship-trained head and neck surgeon who specializes in head and neck cancer and microvascular reconstruction. Dr. Graboyes graduated from Princeton University in 2007 with degrees in Philosophy and Public Policy. He  received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in 2011 and completed his residency in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in 2016. Following residency, he completed a clinical fellowship in Head and Neck Oncologic & Reconstructive Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. He then joined the faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2017 as a clinician scientist with an additional appointment in the Cancer Control Program of the Hollings Cancer Center. He received his Master of Public Health from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2020.

 

Dr. Graboyes’ clinical interests include the removal and reconstruction of benign and malignant neoplasms of the head and neck. He is the Director of the South Carolina Cancer Alliance Head and Neck Cancer Workgroup, a member of Ethics and Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Committees of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, and a member of the Survivorship, Reconstruction, and Quality and Value Committees of the American Head and Neck Society. He serves on the editorial board for JAMA-Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and the Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology.

 

Dr. Graboyes’ research, funded through the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, focuses on developing innovative healthcare delivery and behavioral interventions to improve the timeliness and equity of care for patients with head and neck cancer as well as minimize late and long term psychosocial toxicity for head and neck cancer survivors.  He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications related to head and neck cancer care delivery and head and neck cancer survivorship.

  1. Ongwijitwat S, Liang HL, Graboyes EM, Wong-Riley MT. Nuclear respiratory factor 2 senses changing cellular energy demands and its silencing down-regulates cytochrome oxidase and other target gene mRNAs. Gene. 2006;374:39-49. PMID: 16516409.
  2. Graboyes EM, Chole RA, Hullar TE. The Ossicle of Paaw. Otol Neurotol. 2011;32(7):1185-8. PMID: 21844785. PMCID: PMC3158805.
  3. Graboyes EM, Bradley JP, Myers BF, Nussenbaum B. Efficacy and Safety of Acute Injection Laryngoplasty for Vocal Cord Paralysis following Thoracic Surgery. Laryngoscope. 2011;121(11):2406-10. PMID: 21994176.
  4. Graboyes EM, Hullar TE, Chole RA. The Lenticular Process of the Incus. Otol Neurotol. 2011;32(9):1600-4. PMID: 21986927. PMCID: PMC3219808.
  5. Graboyes EM, Hullar TE. The War of Jenkins’ Ear. Otol Neurotol. 2013;34(3):68-72. PMID: 23444484. PMCID: PMC3711623.
  6. Neely JG, Lieu JEC, Sequeira SM, Graboyes E, Paniello RC, Nussenbaum B, Grindler, DJ, Voelker CC. Practical Guide to Understanding Multivariable Analyses, Part B: Conjunctive Consolidation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013;148(3):359-65. PMID: 23264117.
  7. Graboyes EM, Allen C, Chernock RD, Diaz JA. Oral Hairy Leukoplakia in an HIV-negative patient. Ear Nose Throat J. 2013;92(6):E12. PMID: 23780596.
  8. Neely JG, Graboyes E, Paniello RC, Sequeira SM, Grindler DJ. Practical Guide to Understanding the Need for Clinical Practice Guidelines. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013;149(1):1-7. PMID: 23625796.
  9. Graboyes EM, Liou T, Kallogjeri D, Nussenbaum B, Diaz JA. Risk factors for unplanned hospital readmission in otolaryngology patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013;149(4):562-71. PMID: 24042556.
  10. Neely JG, Sharon JD, Graboyes EM, Paniello RC, Nussenbaum B, Grindler DJ, Dassopoulos T. Practical Guide to Understanding Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013;149(6):804-12. PMID: 24098005.
  11. Neely JG, Paniello RC, Graboyes EM, Sharon JD, Grindler DJ, Nussenbaum B. Practical Guide to Understanding Clinical Research Compliance. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014;150(5):716-21. PMID: 24598406.
  12. Graboyes EM, Sinha P, Thorstad WL, Rich JT, Haughey BH. Management of human papillomavirus–related unknown primaries of the head and neck with a transoral surgery approach. Head & Neck. 2015;37(11):1603-11. PMID: 24931847.
  13. Graboyes EM, Yang Z, Kallogjeri D, Diaz JA, Nussenbaum B. Patients Undergoing Total Laryngectomy: An At-Risk Population for 30-Day Unplanned Readmission. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014;140(12):1157-65. PMID: 25144379. PMCID: PMC6058717.
  14. Graboyes EM, Bradley JP, Kallogjeri D, Cavallone LF, Nussenbaum B. Prognosis and Patterns of Failure for the Extubation of Patients Who Remain Intubated After Head and Neck Surgery. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2015;124(3):179-86. PMID: 25204709.
  15. Zenga J, Graboyes EM, Sinha P, Haughey BH. The Unplanned Intraoperative Pharyngotomy: Pull, Plug, or Patch. Laryngoscope. 2015;125(12):2736-40. PMID: 26452178.
  16. Neely JG, Smith RJ, Graboyes EM, Paniello RC, Gubbels SP. Practical Guide to Academic Research Career Development. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2016;1(1):19-24. PMID: 28894799. PMCID: PMC5580859.
  17. Zenga J, Graboyes EM, Haughey BH, Paniello RC, Mehrad M, Lewis JS Jr, Thorstad WL, Nussenbaum B, Rich JT. Definitive Surgical Therapy after Open Neck Biopsy for HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;154(4):657-66. PMID: 26861231.
  18. Graboyes EM, Gross J, Kallogjeri D, Piccirillo JF, Al-Gilani M, Stadler ME, Nussenbaum B. Association of Compliance with Process-Related Quality Metrics and Improved Survival in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(5):430-37. PMID: 26869135. PMCID: PMC6086583.
  19. Zhan KY, Graboyes EM, Nguyen SA, Day TA. Risk factors for unplanned readmission in parotid cancer surgery: a national study of 11,394 patients. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(6):544-50. PMID: 27078853.
  20. Graboyes EM and Goebel JA. Reforming the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Match: Should We Embrace a Consortia Match? JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016;142(8):728-30. PMID: 27389308.
  21. Graboyes EM, Townsend ME, Kallogjeri D, Piccirillo JF, Nussenbaum B. Evaluation
    of quality metrics for surgically treated laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.2016;142(12):1154-63. PMID: 27435696. PMCID: PMC6086577.
  22. Graboyes EM, Kallogjeri D, Saeed MJ, Olsen MA, Nussenbaum B. 30-Day Hospital Readmission Following Otolaryngology Surgery: Analysis of a State Inpatient Database. 2017;127(2):337-45. PMID: 27098654. PMCID: PMC5490655.
  23. Zenga, J, Jackson RS, Graboyes EM, Sinha P, Lindberg M, Martin EJ, Ma D, Thorstad WL, Rich JT, Moore EJ, Haughey BHH. Oncologic outcomes of selective neck dissection in HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Laryngoscope. 2017;127(3):623-30. PMID: 27634021.
  24. Graboyes EM, Kallogjeri D, Saeed MJ, Olsen MA, Nussenbaum B. Postoperative Care Fragmentation and 30-Day Unplanned Readmissions After Head and Neck Cancer Surgery. 2017;127(4):868-74. PMID: 27740687. PMCID: PMC5493141.
  25. Graboyes EM, Aranake-Chrisinger J, Uppaluri R. Retropharyngeal Mass. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.2017;143(4):421-2. PMID: 27978561.
  26. Graboyes EM, Zhan KY, Garrett-Mayer E, Sharma AK, Lentsch EJ, Day TA. Effect of postoperative radiation therapy on survival for surgically managed pT3N0 and pT4aN0 laryngeal cancer: analysis of the National Cancer Database. 2017;123(12):2248-57. PMID: 28182267.
  27. Pipkorn P, Sinha P, Zenga J, Graboyes EM, et al. Acellular dermal graft pharyngoplasty augmentation after laryngectomy. Am J Otolaryngol. 2017;38(3):329-32. PMID:
  28. Graboyes EM, Garrett-Mayer E, Sharma AK, Lentsch EJ, Day TA. Adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for time to initiation of postoperative radiation therapy for patients with head and neck cancer. Cancer. 2017;123(15):2651-60. PMID: 28241092.
  29. Ellis MA, Graboyes EM, Day TA, Neskey DM. Prognostic Factors and Occult Nodal Disease in Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Oral Oncol. 2017;72:174-8. PMID: 28797455.
  30. Graboyes EM and Hornig JD. Evolution of the Anterolateral Thigh Free-Flap. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;25(5):416-21. PMID: 28786847.
  31. Graboyes EM, Zenga J, Nussenbaum B. Head & Neck Reconstruction: Predictors of Readmission. Oral Oncol. 2017;74:159-62. PMID: 28668299.
  32. Graboyes EM, Garrett-Mayer E, Ellis MA, Sharma AK, Lentsch EJ, Nussenbaum B, Day TA. Effect of Time to Initiation of Postoperative Radiation Therapy on Survival in Surgically-Managed Head and Neck Cancer. Cancer. 2017;123(24):4841-50. PMID: 28841234. PMCID: PMC5759768.
  33. Graboyes EM, Kallogjeri D, Zerega J, Kukuljan S, Neal L, Rosenquist KM, Nussenbaum B. Association of a Perioperative Education Program with Unplanned Readmission Following Total Laryngectomy. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017;143(12):1200-06: PMID: 28880984. PMCID: PMC5824298.
  34. Ellis MA, Graboyes EM, Wahlquist AE, Neskey DM, Kaczmar JM, Schopper HK, Morgan PF, Sharma AK, Nguyen SA, Day TA. Primary surgery versus radiotherapy for early stage oral cavity cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;158(4):649-59. PMID: 29256326.
  35. Kaczmar J, Kompelli A, Graboyes E, Hornig J, Lentsch E, Day T, Paulos C, Young MR, Neskey D. Phase 2 Trial of Nivolumab, an Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody, as a Novel Neoadjuvant Pre-Surgical Therapy for Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018;100(5):1315.
  36. Zenga J, Pipkorn P, Graboyes EM, Martin EJ, Rich JT, Moore EJ. Haughey BH, Jackson RS. Oncologic outcomes of extended neck dissections in human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Head & Neck. 2018;40(5):955-62. PMID: 29377416.
  37. Scherl C, Kato MG, Erkul E, Graboyes EM, Nguyen SA, Chi AC, Morgan P+, Day TA. Outcomes and Prognostic Factors for Parotid Acinic Cell Carcinoma: A National Cancer Database Study of 2362 cases. Oral Oncol. 2018;82:53-60. PMID: 29909902.
  38. Graboyes EM, Schrank TP, Worley ML, Momin SR, Day TA, Huang AT. Thirty-day readmission in patients undergoing head and neck microvascular reconstruction. Head & Neck. 2018;40(7):1366–74. PMID: 29493825.
  39. Worley ML, Graboyes EM, Blair J, Momin SR, Armeson KE, Day TA, Huang AT. Swallowing outcomes in elderly patients following microvascular reconstruction of the head and neck. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;159(2):320-32. PMID:29557266. PMCID: PMC6070405.
  40. Graboyes EM, Ellis MA, Li H, Kaczmar JM, Sharma AK, Lentsch EJ, Day TA, and Hughes-Halbert C. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Travel for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment and the Impact of Travel Distance on Survival. Cancer. 2018;124(15):3181-91. PMID: 29932220. PMCID: PMC6097948.
  41. Worley ML, Patterson TM, Graboyes EM, Wu Y, Brody RM, Hornig JD, Walton Z. The Anterolateral Thigh Osteomyocutaneous Flap: A Biomechanical Study of the Osteotomized Femur and the Role of Prophylactic Fixation. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;144(9):769-77. PMID: 30054621. PMCID: PMC6151133.
  42. Janz TA, Kim J, Hill EG, Sterba KR, Warren GW, Sharma AK, Day TA, Hughes-Halbert C, Graboyes EM. Association of Care Processes with Timely, Equitable Postoperative Radiotherapy in Patients with Surgically Treated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;144(12):1105-1114. PMID: 30347012. PMCID: PMC6472989.
  43. Janz TA, Graboyes EM, Nguyen SA, Ellis MA, Neskey DM, Harruff E, Lenstch EJ. A Comparison of the NCDB and SEER Database for Research Involving Head and Neck Cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;160(2):284-294. PMID 30129822.
  44. Graboyes EM, Kompelli AR, Neskey DM, Brennan E, Nguyen S, Sterba KR, Warren GW, Hughes-Halbert C, Nussenbaum B, Day TA. Association of Treatment Delays with Survival in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(2):166-177. PMID: 30383146. PMCID: PMC6494704.
  45. Cramer JD, Graboyes EM, Brenner MJ. Mortality associated with tracheostomy complications in the united states: 2007-2016. Laryngoscope. 2019;129(3):619-26. PMID: 30450581.
  46. Worley ML, Graboyes EM, Blair J, Momin S, Day TA, Hornig JD, Skoner J, Huang AT. Factors associated with gastrostomy tube dependence following salvage total laryngectomy with microvascular free tissue transfer. Head & Neck.2019;41(4):865–870. PMID: 30549364.
  47. Sterba KR, Armeson K, Zapka J, Scallion MA, Garris TK, Graboyes EM, Ruggiero K, Day TA. Evaluation of a Survivorship Needs Assessment Planning Tool for Head and Neck Cancer Survivor-Caregiver Dyads. J Cancer Survivorship. 2019;13(1):117-129 PMID: 30645719. PMCID: PMC6478174.
  48. Chen DW, Wang T, Ni J, Sandulache VC, Graboyes EM, Worley M+, Hornig JD, Skoner JM, Day TA, Huang AT. Prognostic factors associated with achieving total oral diet after glossectomy with microvascular free tissue transfer. Oral Oncol. 2019;92(5):59-66. PMID: 31010625. PMCID: PMC6510264.
  49. Cramer JD, Graboyes EM, Brenner MJ. In Response to Letter to the Editor “Mortality associated with tracheostomy complications in the United States.” Laryngoscope. 2019;129(6):E199. PMID 30883778.
  50. Ellis MA, Sterba KR, Brennan EA, Maurer S, Hill EG, Day TA, Graboyes EM. A Systematic Review of Patient Reported Outcome Measures Assessing Body Image Disturbance in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;160(6):941-954. PMID: 30744514. PMCID: PMC6546516.
  51. Graboyes EM, Hill EG, Marsh CH, Maurer S, Day TA, Sterba KR. Body Image Disturbance in Surgically-Treated Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Prospective Cohort Pilot Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;161(1):105-110. PMID: 30857488. PMCID: PMC6602859.
  52. Zenga J, Graboyes EM, Drake V, et al. Salvage of Recurrence after Surgery and Adjuvant Therapy: A Multi-Institutional Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;161(1):74-81. PMID: 30753110.
  53. Ellis MA, Sterba KR, Day TA, Marsh CH, Maurer S, Hill EG, Graboyes EM. Body Image Disturbance in Surgically Treated Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Patient-Centered Approach. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;161(2):278-287. PMID: 30961419. PMCID: PMC6675637.
  54. Kansara S, Wang T, Koochakzadeh S, Liou N, Graboyes EM, Skoner J, Hornig JD, Sandulache V, Day TA, Huang AT. Prognostic factors associated with achieving total oral diet following osteocutaneous microvascular free tissue transfer reconstruction of the oral cavity. Oral Oncol. 2019;98:1-7. PMID: 31521884. PMCID: PMC6842118.
  55. North L, Stadler M, Massey B, Campbell B, Shukla M, Awan M, Schultz CJ, Shreenivas A, Wong S, Graboyes E, Pipkorn P, Zenga J. Intermediate-grade Carcinoma of the Parotid and the Impact of Adjuvant Radiation. Am J Otolaryngol. 2019;40(6):102282. PMID: 31519432.
  56. Graboyes EM, Hughes-Halbert C. Delivering Timely Head and Neck Cancer Care to an Underserved Urban Population: Better Late than Never, But Better Never Late is Better. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145 (11):1010-1011.PMID: 31513251. NIHMSID: NIMHS1050631.
  57. Fancy T, Huang AT, Kass JI, Lamarre ED, Tassone P, Mantravadi AV, Alwani MM, Subbarayan RS, Bur AM, Worley ML+, Graboyes EM, et al. Complications, Mortality, and Functional Decline in Patients 80 Years or Older Undergoing Major Head and Neck Ablation and Reconstruction. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;145(12):1150-1157. PMID: 31600390.PMCID: PMC6802247.
  58. Graboyes EM, Hill EG, Marsh CH, Maurer S, Day TA, Hornig JD, Lentsch EJ, Neskey DM, Skoner J, Sterba KR. The Temporal Trajectory of Body Image Disturbance in Patients with Surgically Treated Head and Neck Cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;162(3):304-312. PMID: PMCID: PMC7054175.
  59. Sandulache V, Mai W, Chung C, Lei Y, Yarbrough W, Heasley L, Chang M, Amos C, Sturgis EC, Graboyes E et al. Innovations in risk-stratification and treatment of Veterans with oropharynx cancer- roadmap of the 2019 Field Based Meeting. Oral Oncol. 2020;102:1-6. PMID: 31648864.
  60. Sineshaw HM, Ellis MA, Yabroff KR, Han X, Jemal A, Day TA, Graboyes EM. Association of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act and Stage at Diagnosis and Time-to-Treatment Initiation in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020; 146(3):247-255. PMID: 31944232. PMCID: PMC6990851.
  61. Morgan PF, Hornig JD, Momin SR, Albergotti WG, Brody RM, Graboyes EM. Perforator-based propeller flap for fibula free flap donor site repair: a novel surgical technique. Laryngoscope. 2020;130(5):1233-1235. PMID: 31400154.
  62. Levy D, Li H, Sterba KR, Hughes-Halbert C, Warren GW, Nussenbaum B, Alberg AJ, Day TA, Graboyes EM. Development and Validation of Nomograms for Predicting Delayed Postoperative Radiotherapy Initiation in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 April 2; doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.0222 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 32239201. PMCID: PMC7118672.
  63. Khariwala SS, Weinrich HM, McCoul ED, Graboyes E, Francis DO, Baldassari C, Poetker DM, Tunkel DE, Davies, L. Leveraging COVID-19-Inspired Changes to Advance Otolaryngology- Here to Stay. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Apr 28. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.1188. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 32343298.
  64. Graboyes EM, Maurer S, Park Y, Marsh CH, McElligott JT, Day TA, Hornig JD, Sterba KR. Evaluation of a Novel Telemedicine-Based Intervention to Manage Body Image Disturbance in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors. Psychooncology. 2020 Apr 30. doi: 10.1002/pon.5399. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 32350999.