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Carol Bier-Laning – Maywood Illinois

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Carol Bier-Laning

Loyola University Medical Center

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2160 South 1st Avenue
Maywood, Illinois 60153
United States
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I practice head and neck surgical oncology with a patient-centered, team approach. I believe in listening to patients and guiding treatment based on their wishes coupled with an evidence-based approach. My skills include traditional open approaches to benign and malignant tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract, skin, salivary glands, sinuses and thyroid as well as minimally invasive procedures including transoral robotic surgery (TORS), transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) and salivary endoscopy.

  1. Cooper DMF, Bier-Laning CM, Halford MK, Ahlijanian MK, Zahniser NR. Dopamine, acting through D-2 receptors, inhibits rat striatal adenylate cyclase by a GTP-dependant process. Mol Pharmacol 1986;29:113-119
  2. Zahniser NR, Parker DC, Bier-Laning CM, Miller JA, Gerber JG, Nies AS. Comparison between the effects of aging on antagonist and agonist interactions with beta-adrenergic receptors on human mononuclear and polymorphonuclear leukocyte membranes. J Gerontol 1988;43:151-157.
  3. Zahniser NR, Bier-Laning CM, Gerber JG, Nies AS. Timolol-induced up gulation of polymorphonuclear leukocyte b2-adrenergic receptors in the elderly. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1989;45:469-75.
  4. Hitzemann R, Dains K, Bier-Laning CM, Zahniser NR. On the selection of mice  for haloperidol response and non-response. Psychopharmacol 1991;103:244-250. Note typographical error of Bier-Langing CM in article title.
  5. Bier-Laning CM, Adams GL. Patterns of recurrence after CO2 laser excision of intraoral squamous cell carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1995; 121 :1239-1244.
  6. Bier-Laning CM, Hom DB, Gapany M, Manivel JC, Duvall AJ III. Microcystic adnexal carcinoma: Management options based on long-term follow-up. Laryngoscope 1995;105:1197-1201.
  7. Schuller DE, Mountain RE, Nicholson RE, Bier-Laning CM, Powers B, Repasky M. One stage reconstruction of partial laryngopharyngeal defects. Laryngoscope 1997;107:247-253.
  8. Schuller DE, Bier-Laning CM. Laryngeal carcinoma nodal metastases and their management. Otolaryngol Clinics North Am 1997;30:167-177.
  9. Schuller DE, Bier-Laning CM, Sharma PK, Siegle RJ, Pellegrini AE, Karanfilov B, Bellisari G, Miller R, Young DC. Tissue conserving surgery for prognosis, treatment, and function preservation. Laryngoscope 1998;108:1599-1604.
  10. Danahey DG. Tobin EJ. Schuller DE. Bier-Laning CM. Weghorst CM. Lang JC. p16 mutation frequency and clinical correlation in head and neck cancer. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 1999;119:285-8.
  11. Kim LT, Wu J, Bier-Laning CM, Dollar BT, Turnage RH. Focal adhesion kinase up-regulation and signaling in activated keratinocytes. J Surg Res 2000;91:65-69.
  12. Banich J, Reyes CV, Bier-Laning CM. Sebaceous lymphadenoma identified by fine needle aspiration biopsy. Acta Cytologica 2007;51:211-3.
  13. Bier-Laning CM, Durazo-Arvizu R, Muzaffar K, Petruzzelli GJ. Primary tumor thickness as a risk factor for contralateral cervical metastases in T1/T2 oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Laryngoscope. 2009;119:883-8.
  14. Jaber JJ, Moreira J, Canar WJ, Bier-Laning CM. 25 Year Analysis of Veterans Treated for Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009;135:1147-53.
  15. Du N, Baker PM, Do TU, Bien C, Bier-Laning CM, Singh S, Shih SJ, Diaz MO, Vaughan AT. 11q21.1-11q23.3 is a site of intrinsic genomic instability triggered by irradiation. Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer.   2010;49:831-43.
  16. Yang SF, Bier-Laning CM (co-first authors), Adams W, Zilliox MJ. Candidate Biomarkers for HPV Negative Head and Neck Cancer Identified Via Gene Expression Barcode Analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Apr 19 [Epub ahead of print].
  17. Vashi P, Abboud E, Bier-Laning CM, Gupta D. Adult-onset Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma of the Tongue: A Case Report. Curr Oncol. 2016;23(5):e517-e520.
  18. Bier-Laning CM, Hotaling J, Canar WJ, Ansari AA. Survival, Outcomes, and Use of Acuity Scoring Systems Following Tracheotomy in Veteran Patients. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Nov;37(11):890-896. [Epub 2020 Mar 30].
  19. Ander M, Yang S, Thorpe E, Goyal A, Bier-Laning C. Elective Tracheotomy in COVID-19 Patients: A Team-Based Approach. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jul 7 [Online ahead of print].
  20. Bier-Laning CM, Cramer JD, Roy S, et al. Tracheostomy during COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparison of International Perioperative Care Protocols and Practices in 26 Countries. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Nov 3. Epub ahead of print.Roy S, Cramer JD,
  21. Bier-Laning C, Palmieri PA, Rassekh CH, Brenner MJ. Emergency Surgical Airway Algorithm for Difficult Airway Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jan 26. Epub ahead of print.