A5003728437- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Skin Protection and Aging
- CAR-T cell therapy research
- Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- American Environmental and Regional History
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts
- Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
- Architecture, Design, and Social History
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- Galectins and Cancer Biology
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
University of Pittsburgh
2019-2025
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
2024-2025
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2025
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
2020-2021
University of California, Irvine
2019
Abstract Multidisciplinary conferences (MDC) are an important component of head and neck oncologic care including diagnosis, treatment, survivorship. Virtual MDC allows for improved collaboration between providers at distant sites proper allocation health resources in a time crisis. When approached systematically, virtual is feasible to design implement large academic medical center with multiple satellite hospitals.
Background The transmembrane protein T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing molecule 3 (TIM-3) is an immune checkpoint receptor that expressed by a variety of leukocyte subsets, particularly in the tumor microenvironment. An effective TIM-3-targeting therapy should account for multiple biological factors, including disease setting, specific cell types involved their varying sensitivities to four putative TIM-3 ligands (galectin-9, phosphatidylserine, high mobility group B1...
Abstract Despite advances in the treatment of head and neck cancer, squamous cell carcinoma oral cavity remains primarily a surgical disease with few effective systemic therapies. Oral tumors harbor both innate acquired resistance mechanisms to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Additionally, tumor microenvironment (TME) has limited immune infiltration, resulting low response rates checkpoint inhibitors. Given need for novel therapies carcinoma, we investigated role liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil®) as...
Thyroglossal duct cysts (TGDCs) are the most common congenital neck cyst and typically present in childhood or adolescence, although a subset remains asymptomatic until adulthood. Although treatment involves surgical excision, few large-scale studies exist regarding risks of TGDCs adults. This study aims to describe characteristics adult patients undergoing TGDC excision analyze risk factors associated with reoperation other postoperative complications.Retrospective cohort utilizing American...
To analyze trends in otolaryngology consultations and provide algorithms to guide management during the COVID-19 pandemic.A retrospective cohort study at a single institution tertiary care hospital. A total of 95 were performed from March 1, 2020 April 26, (COVID-era) 363 September 2019 February 29, (pre-COVID-era) UPMC Oakland campus. Data collected included patient demographics, status, reason for consult, location type procedures performed, need surgical intervention, length hospital stay...
Abstract Background We retrospectively evaluated radiomics as a predictor of the tumor microenvironment (TME) and efficacy with anti‐PD‐1 mAb (IO) in R/M HNSCC. Methods Radiomic feature extraction was performed on pre‐treatment CT scans segmented using 3D slicer v4.10.2 key features were selected LASSO regularization method to build classification models XGBoost algorithm by incorporating cross‐validation techniques calculate accuracy, sensitivity, specificity. Outcome measures disease...