CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Name: Mark C. Weissler, M.D., FACS
JP Riddle Distinguished Professor
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery
Address: G106 Physicians’ Office Bldg., University of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill, CB#7070
170 Manning Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070
Telephone: (919) 966-3342
Fax: (919) 966-7941
Email:
Address of Clinical Investigation
UNC Hospitals
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7600
EDUCATION:
1985 - 1986 Fellow, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, University of Cincinnati
1982 - 1985 Resident, Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University
1980 - 1982 Resident, General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University,
1976 - 1980 M.D., Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Medicine
1974 - 1980 B.A., Boston University School of Liberal Arts, Six Year Medical Program, Boston, MA;
Pre-Medicine/Psychology
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
License #30515, Board of Medical Examiners, State of North Carolina, 1986
Certified - Joint Council for Approval of Advanced Training in Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery, American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, Society of Head and Neck Surgeons, 1986
Diplomate, American Board of Otolaryngology, Sept. 1985
Board of Medical Examiners, State of Ohio, 1985
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, July 1981
Board of Medical Examiners, State of Massachusetts, 1980
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE -- EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2001 - present Professor and Chief, Division of Head and Neck Oncology, Department of
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
2001 - present Joseph P. Riddle Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
1996 - 2001 Professor, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
1993 - 1996 Associate Professor, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
1986 - 1992 Assistant Professor, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Southern Section Triological Society Vice Presidential Citation, Scottsdale AZ, January, 2011
Named Case Report Associate Editor for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2009-present.
Best Doctors in America, 2007-2013 database
America’s Top Doctors, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
America’s Top Doctors for Cancer recognition for Cancer, published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
America's Top Doctors recognition for Otolaryngology, published by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd., 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Elected as a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons, 2006-present.
Triological Society – Southern Section Presidential Citation in recognition of outstanding contributions to Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. Marco Island, FL, January 9, 2004.
Top Doctors recognition for Otolaryngology, Business North Carolina, 2002-2011
Preceptor, 1995 Resident Basic Science Award, Third Place, “Immunohistochemical characterization of nitric oxide synthase in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck”, American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery.
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Honor Award in recognition of volunteer contributions to the Academy, 1994.
Preceptor, 1993 Resident Award, "ras Mutations and Expression in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas", Southern Section, American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological (Triological) Society.
Preceptor, 1992 Resident Award, “Measurement of Laryngeal Resistance in the Evaluation of Botulinum Toxin Injection for Treatment of Focal Laryngeal Dystonia”, American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological (Triological) Society.
Preceptor, First Prize for Scholastic Research in clinical science, “Blood Transfusion and Other Risk Factors for Recurrence of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck”, American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, 1989.
Preceptor, First Prize for Scholastic Research in basic science, “Oncogene Amplification in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck”, American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, 1989.
Ciba-Geigy Prize in Neurological Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, 1980.
Dr. Louis Weinstein Prize for Excellence in Infectious Disease, Boston University School of Medicine, 1980.
Phi Beta Kappa, Boston University School of Liberal Arts, 1980.
B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Boston University School of Liberal Arts, 1980.
M.D., Summa Cum Laude, Boston University School of Medicine, 1980.
Job E. Fuchs Scholarship Award, Boston University School of Medicine, 1980.
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Boston University School of Medicine, 1979.
INVITED HONORS:
Panelist: Thyroid Surgery. NC/SC OHNS 2012 Assembly. Asheville, NC. August 3, 2012.
Moderator: Current Management of Oral Cavity Cancer. 8th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer. Toronto, ON, Canada. July 24, 2012.
Keynote Speaker: Queen City ENT Symposium. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Cincinnati, OH, June 20, 2009.
Moderator: Concurrent Session 1: Head and Neck. Combined Otolarygology Spring Meeting; The Triological Society, May 3, 2008, Orlando, FL.
Moderator: Best of Clinical 1, proffered papers. 6th International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer, August 8,2004, Washington, DC.
Senior Oral Board Examiner, American Board of Otolaryngology, April 2003
Keynote Speaker, International Association of Laryngectomees 50th Annual Meeting - "Golden Voices" Myrtle Beach, SC, August 16, 2001.
Invited Speaker. "Phonosurgery: Technique and Pitfalls", Rex ENT Meeting, Rex Hospital, Raleigh, NC, November 6, 2000.
Senior Examiner, American Board of Otolaryngology, elected April 11, 2000.
Oral Board Examiner, American Board of Otolaryngology, Chicago, IL, April 6-9, 2000.
Invited Speaker. “What’s New in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment”, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Wellness Symposium, Friday Center, Chapel Hill, September 18, 1999.
Guest Oral Board Examiner. American Board of Otolaryngology, Chicago, IL, April 16-18, 1999.
Panelist: 12th Annual Cherry Blossom Conference: Facial Nerve Disorders-Update 1999, March 26-28, 1999. Pentagon City, Arlington, Virginia. Panel Discussion: Management of the Facial Nerve with Head-Neck Neoplasms, Saturday, March 27, 1999.
Moderator for the section on "Evaluation and Management of Airway Emergencies/Interventions Other Than Tracheotomy", American College of Surgeons 83rd Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, October 12-17, 1997.
Appointed by the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons to a three year term on the Pre and Postoperative Care Committee, 1993-1996.
Guest examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chicago, IL , 1993, 1994, 1995.
Discussant of the Sinus/Endoscopy Session, Southern Section meeting of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Boca Raton, FL, January 15, 1993.
Weissler MC: Transoral approaches to the skull base, Two-Issue Skull Base Surgery Program for Ear Nose Throat J. Invited to submit manuscript to this series for April 1991.
Moderator of the Interdisciplinary Panel on Salivary Gland Tumors, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons 77th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, October 21, 1991.
Weissler MC: Medical news--Surgical management of sialorrhea. Archives of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, 1989;115-275.
Weissler MC: Medical news--New dimensions in photodynamic therapy. Archives of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, 1989; 115:139-141.
Weissler MC: Medical News. Archives of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, 115:16, 1989.
Appointment to the Task Force on New Materials, American Board of Otolaryngology/American Association of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, to prepare questions for the American Board of Otolaryngology Board Examination . 1988 to present.
Weissler MC: Medical News. Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 113:17-19, 1987.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEXTBOOKS:
Weissler MC. Chapter 31: Open Approaches after Failure of Primary Sinus Surgery. In: Revision Sinus Surgery. Kountakis, Jacobs and Gosepath (eds.) Springer: Berlin 2008, pp. 275-279.
Weissler MC, Ebert CS. Chapter : 16, Neck Masses in Adults. In: Netter’s Internal Medicine. Marschall and Greganti (eds.). Teterboro, New Jersey: Icon Learning Systems, 2008, pp.87-91.
Weissler MC, Ebert CS. Chapter : 14, Hoarseness. In: Netter’s Internal Medicine. Marschall and Greganti (eds.). Teterboro, New Jersey: Icon Learning Systems, 2008, pp.77-82 .
Weissler MC, Couch ME. Chapter 56: Tracheotomy and Intubation. In: Bailey BJ, Johnson JT, Newlands SD (eds.). Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology 4th edition, Vol. 1, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006: 785-801.
Weissler MC. Open Approaches. In: The Frontal Sinus. Kountakis, Senior, and Draf (eds.). Springer: Berlin 2005, pp. 275-280.
Weissler MC. Complications of Neck Dissection. In: Surgical Management of Neck Metastases. Gluckman and Johnson (eds.). London & New York: Martin Dunitz, Taylor and Francis Group, 2003:101-128.
Weissler MC. Chapter 12: Neck Masses in Adults. In: Netter’s Internal Medicine. Marschall and Greganti (eds.). Teterboro, New Jersey: Icon Learning Systems, 2003, pp. 65-69.
Weissler MC. Chapter 11: Hoarseness. In: Netter’s Internal Medicine. Marschall and Greganti (eds.). Teterboro, New Jersey: Icon Learning Systems, 2003, pp. 58-64.
Weissler MC. Tracheotomy and Intubation. In: Bailey BJ, Johnson JT, Jackler RK, Pillsbury HC, Tardy ME (eds.). Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, 3rd edition, Vol. 1. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott Company; 2001:677-689.
Weissler MC. Cancer of the Larynx and Hypopharynx. In: Morris PJ, Wood WC (eds.). Oxford Textbook of Surgery, 2nd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2000: 2939-2952.
Weissler MC. Treatment of epistaxis. In: Blitzer A, Pillsbury HC, Jahn A, Binder WJ (eds.). Office-Based Surgery in Otolaryngology. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; 1998: 321-325.
Weissler MC. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. In: Levine PA (ed.). Renewal of Certification Study Guide in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company; 1998: 307-309.
Pillsbury HC, Weissler MC. Septoplasty. In: Bailey BJ, Calhoun KH, Coffey AR, Neely JG (eds.). Atlas of Head & Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers; 1996: 830-831.
Yarbrough WG, Weissler MC. Coagulation and hemostasis. In: Weissler MC, Pillsbury HC (eds.). Complications of Head and Neck Surgery. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; 1995: 5-30.
Hulka GF, Weissler MC. Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. In: Weissler MC, Pillsbury HC (eds.). Complications of Head and Neck Surgery. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; 1995: 31-43.
Garrett CG, Weissler MC. Postoperative fever. In: Weissler MC, Pillsbury HC (eds.). Complications of Head and Neck Surgery. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; 1995: 44-55.
Weissler MC. General considerations of the perioperative period. In: Weissler MC, Pillsbury HC (eds.). Complications of Head and Neck Surgery. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; 1995: 1-4.
Weissler MC. Radical Neck Dissection. In: Shockley WW, Pillsbury HC (eds.). The Neck Diagnosis and Surgery. Chicago: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.; 1994: 573-588.
Weissler MC. The N 0 Neck: Treatment Options. In: Shockley WW, Pillsbury HC (eds.). The Neck Diagnosis and Surgery. Chicago: Mosby-Yearbook Publishers; 1994: 393-403.
Weissler MC. Cancer of the Larynx and Hypopharynx. In: Morris PJ, Malt RA (eds.). Oxford Textbook of Surgery. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1994: 2243-2251.
Weissler MC. Cancer of the Larynx and Hypopharynx. In: Morris PJ, Malt RA (eds.). Oxford Textbook of Surgery. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1994: 2243-2251.
Weissler MC. Tracheotomy and Intubation. In: Bailey BJ, Johnson JT, Kohut RI, Pillsbury HC, Tardy ME (eds.). Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, Vol. 1. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott Company; 1993: 711-724.
Weissler MC, Gluckman JL. Carcinogenesis and premalignancy. In: Johnson JT, Derkay CS, Mandell-Brown MK, Newman RK (eds.). Instructional Courses, Vol. 4, American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery. St. Louis: Mosby-Yearbook Medical Publishers; 1991: 86-94.
Weissler MC. Management of Esophageal Problems. In: Pillsbury HC, Goldsmith CM (eds.). Operative Challenges in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery. Chicago: Mosby-Yearbook Publishers; 1990: 779-783.
Weissler MC. Management of the primary site: oral cavity. In: Pillsbury HC, Goldsmith MM (eds.). Operative Challenges in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery. Chicago: Mosby-Yearbook Publishers; 1990: 300-308.
TEXTBOOKS:
Complications of Head and Neck Surgery. Weissler MC, Pillsbury HC (eds.). New York: Thieme Medical Publishers; 1995.
REFEREED PAPERS:
Reeve BB, Cai J, Zhang H, Choi J, Weissler MC, Cella D, Olshan AF: Health-related quality of life differences between African Americans and non-Hispanic whites with head and neck cancer.. Head Neck. 2012 Aug 21.
Fried D, Zanation AM, Huang B, Hayes N, Morris DE, Rosenman J, Varia M, Funkhouser W, Weissler M, Chera BS: Management of nonesthesioneuroblastoma sinonasal malignancies with neuroendocrine differentiation.. Laryngoscope. 2012 Oct;122(10):2210-5.
Yirmibesoglu E, Fried D, Shores C, Rosenman J, Weissler M, Hackman T, Chera BS: Incidence of Subclinical Nodal Disease at the Time of Salvage Surgery for Locally Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer Initially Treated With Definitive Radiation Therapy.. Am J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jul
Zhao N, Ang MK, Yin XY, Patel MR, Fritchie K, Thorne L, Muldrew KL, Hayward MC, Sun W, Wilkerson MD, Chera BS, Hackman T, Zanation AM, Grilley-Olson JE, Couch ME, Shockley WW, Weissler MC, Shores CG, Funkhouser WK, Olshan AF, Hayes DN: Different cellular p16(INK4a) localisation may signal different survival outcomes in head and neck cancer.. Br J Cancer. 2012 Jul 24;107(3):482-90.
Stingone JA, Funkhouser WK, Weissler MC, Bell ME, Olshan AF: Racial differences in the relationship between tobacco, alcohol, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.. Cancer Causes Control. 2012 Jun 7.
Bradshaw PT, Siega-Riz AM, Campbell M, Weissler MC, Funkhouser WK, Olshan AF: Associations between dietary patterns and head and neck cancer: the Carolina head and neck cancer epidemiology study.. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Jun 15;175(12):1225-33.
Neuwahl S, Fraher E, Pillsbury H 3rd, Weissler MC, Ricketts T, Gaul K: Trends in the otolaryngology workforce in the U.S.. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2012 Mar;97(3):30-4.
Fried D, Weissler M, Shores C, Couch M, Hayes N, Hackman T, Zanation A, Qaqish B, Chera BS: Incidence of Nodal Disease After Nonsurgical Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients With Bilateral Neck Disease: Can a Bilateral Neck Dissection be Avoided?. Am J Clin Oncol. 2012 Mar 2.
Rosenberg L, Weissler M, Hayes DN, Shockley W, Zanation A, Rosenman J, Chera B: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locoregionally advanced salivary gland malignancies.. Head Neck. 2011 Aug 24.
Smyth JK, Deal AM, Huang B, Weissler M, Zanation A, Shores C: Outcomes of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients with N3 neck disease treated primarily with chemoradiation versus surgical resection.. Laryngoscope. 2011 Sep;121(9):1881-7.
Hakenewerth AM, Millikan RC, Rusyn I, Herring AH, North KE, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Funkhouser WF, Weissler MC, Olshan AF: Joint effects of alcohol consumption and polymorphisms in alcohol and oxidative stress metabolism genes on risk of head and neck cancer.. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Nov;20(11):2438-49. Epub 2011 Sep 22.
Ang MK, Patel MR, Yin XY, Sundaram S, Fritchie K, Zhao N, Liu Y, Freemerman AJ, Wilkerson MD, Walter V, Weissler MC, Shockley WW, Couch ME, Zanation AM, Hackman T, Chera BS, Harris SL, Miller CR, Thorne LB, Hayward MC, Funkhouser WK, Olshan AF, Shores CG, Makowski L, Hayes DN: High XRCC1 protein expression is associated with poorer survival in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Oct 15;17(20):6542-52. Epub 2011 Sep 9.