CURRICULUM VITAE

Enver Ozer, M.D.

OFFICE ADDRESS: Starling Loving Hall – Room B221

320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210

Phone: 614 293 8074, Fax: 614 293 3193

E-mail:

EDUCATION:

1987 – 1994 Marmara University Medical School

(Premed and medical School)

Istanbul, Turkey

MD Degree

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

2003 – 2005 The Ohio State University

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Fellowship, Head and Neck Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction

1996 – 2000 Marmara University Medical School

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Residency

1995 – 1996 Marmara University Medical School

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

Internship

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

2010 – present Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio

2006 – 2010Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The OhioState University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio

2006 – 2006Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Gaziantep University Hospitals, Gaziantep, Turkey

2003 – 2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Gaziantep University Hospitals, Gaziantep, Turkey

2003 – 2005 Clinical Instructor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio

2000 – 2003 Otolaryngologist-Clinical Instructor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Gaziantep University Hospitals, Gaziantep, Turkey

LICENSURE: State of Ohio, 35. 087833

CERTIFICATION: Diplomate, Board of Otolaryngology, Turkey, 2006

Associate professorship certification,

The National Council of Universities, Turkey, 2006

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY/COMMITTEES:

  • Member, American Head and Neck Society Ethics & Professionalism

Committee (2013-2016)

  • Member, American Head and Neck SocietyPrevention and Early Detection

Committee (2013-2016)

  • Member, Transoral Endoscopic Head &Neck Surgery-Surgeon Credentialing and Q/A Committee: Ad-Hoc Committee for Cooperative Group Trials (2014-Present)
  • Member, Faculty Leadership Development Committee, The Ohio State University (2013-present).
  • Member, The James Operating Room Committee.

The Ohio State University Medical Center, (2013-present)

  • Member, The Head and Neck Robotic Surgery Council (HNRSC)

Society of Robotic Surgery, (2011-present)

  • Member, The James Quality and Patient Safety Committee.

The Ohio State University Medical Center, (2010-present)

  • Member, The James Technology Assessment Committee.

The Ohio State University Medical Center, (2010-present)

  • Member, Robotics Quality Assurance Committee

The Ohio State University Medical Center, (2009-present)

  • Member, Robotics Strategic Planning Committee

The Ohio State University Medical Center, (2008-present)

  • Ambulatory Care Clerkship Working Group,

The OhioState University School of Medicine, (2006-present)

  • Member, Head and Neck Fellowship Selection Review Committee, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University (2006-present).
  • Member, Head and Neck Oncology Disease Specific Subcommittee, The Ohio State University, Comprehensive Cancer Center (2006 – present).
  • Member, Resident Selection Review Committee, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University (2006-present).
  • Judge at 10th Annual OSUMC Trainee Research Day, April 7, 2011, Columbus, OH, (2011).
  • Judge at 9th Annual OSUMC Trainee Research Day, April 8, 2010, Columbus, OH, (2010).
  • The Faculty Exam Evaluators, Maximus Competition, February 18, 2009, The Ohio State University, (2009).
  • Judge at 8th Annual OSUMC Trainee Research Day, April 2, 2009, Columbus, OH, (2009).
  • Member, Committee of Operations, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University (2006-2009).
  • Coordinator, Contemporary Comprehensive Care of Cancer Patients course Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University (2003-2005)

EDITORIAL/REVIEWER ACTIVITIES:

  • Associate Editors, Head and Neck Oncology Section

BMC Cancer (2013-Present)

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Oral Oncology (2013-present)
  • Editor, Oral cancer section Netwellness Consumer Health Information (2006-present)
  • Reviewer, International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

(2013-present)

  • Reviewer, Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology (2011-present)
  • Reviewer, Expert Opinion On Therapeutic Targets (2011-present)
  • Reviewer, Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy (2011-present)
  • Reviewer. ORL (2011-present)
  • Reviewer, Annals of Surgical Oncology (2010-present)
  • Reviewer, Head and Neck (2010-present)
  • Reviewer, Cancer Investigation (2009-present)
  • Reviewer, Journal of Biochemical Genetics (2009-present)
  • Reviewer, Laryngoscope (2009-present)
  • Reviewer, Radiation Oncology (2009-present)
  • Reviewer, Pediatrics International (2008-present)
  • Reviewer, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2008-present)
  • Reviewer, Journal of Robotic Surgery (2007-present)

TEACHING ACTIVITIES:

  • Lecturer, “Cancer research- towards personalized medicine: cancer treatments: new surgical approaches”. Biomedical Sciences, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, medical students (Feb 27-Apr 17, 2014)
  • Lecturer, “Cancer treatments: new surgical approaches”. Spring Biomedical Sciences (583) Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, undergraduate students (April 2, 2013)
  • Lecturer, “Ambulatory Care clerkship- ENT”. Head and Neck Oncology Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, medical students (July 2012-June 2013)
  • Lecturer, “Management of CUP in head and neck”. Head and Neck

Oncology Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, residents and medical students (2011-2013)

  • Lecturer, “Minimally Invasive Surgery and Surgical Organ Function Preservation in the Head and Neck ”. Head and Neck Oncology Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, residents and medical students (2011-2013)
  • Lecturer, “Oropharyngeal carcinoma”. Head and Neck Oncology Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, residents and medical students (2011-2013)
  • Lecturer, “Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery in the Head and Neck”. Spring Biomedical Sciences (583) Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, undergraduate students (2012)
  • Workshop/Course Director, “Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery” and “Robotic Head and Neck Applications”. Comprehensive head and neck oncology, The Ohio State University (July 30, 2011)
  • Course instructor, “Neck, Parotid and Face dissection”. The first year medical school anatomy dissections, The Ohio State University (October 2010)
  • Course instructor, “Temporal and Infratemporal Fossa dissection”. The first year medical school anatomy dissections, The Ohio State University (October 2008 and 2009)
  • Lecturer, “Thyroid Cancer”. Head and Neck Oncology Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, residents and medical students (2007 –2010)
  • Lecturer, “The Current State of Unresectability”. Head and NeckOncology Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, residents and medical students (2006 – 2010)
  • Lecturer, “Surgical Organ Function Preservation in Head and Neck Cancer”. Head and Neck Oncology Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, residents and medical students (2006 – 2010)
  • Lecturer, “Management of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer”. Head and Neck

Oncology Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, residents and medical students (2006 – 2010)

  • Lecturer, “Assessment of Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Patients”. Head and Neck Oncology Course, Department of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University, residents and medical students (2006 – 2010)
  • Faculty / Mentor, OSU Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program (2006-Present)
  • Current and Previous Fellows:
  • 2006-2008 Joshua Waltonen, MD
  • 2008-2009 Matthew Miller, MD
  • 2009-2010 Bradley Bader, MD
  • 2010-2011 Hassan Arshad, MD
  • 2011-2012 Kiran Kakarala, MD
  • 2012-2013 Peter Dziegielewski, MD
  • 2013-2014 Jon Chan, MD
  • Lecturer, Multiple regular otolaryngology lectures for medical students and residents at each semester, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Course, Department of Otolaryngology, Gaziantep University, residents and medical students (2000 – 2003 and 2006)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERSHIP:

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

American Head and Neck Society

Triological Society

Society of Robotic Surgeons, charter member

American College of Surgeons, associate fellow

American Medical Association

Columbus Medical Association

Columbus EENT Society

Turkish-American Scientists and Scholars Association

Turkish Otolaryngology and Head &Neck Surgery Association

Turkish National Chamber of Physicians

Gaziantep Otolaryngology and Head &Neck Surgery Society, founding member

RESEARCH GRANTS:

Chemopreventive Agent-Responsive Genes in Oral Cancer

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD (PI: Christopher Weghorst, PhD)

Sponsor: NIH/NIDCR. $411,125. R21

Status: Completed (12/1/04 – 11/30/07)

Chemoprevention of Oral Cancer in Appalachia

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: Christopher Weghorst, PhD)

Sponsor: American Cancer Society. $959,913.

Status: Completed (7/1/06 – 6/30/11)

Food-Based Modulation of Biomarkers in Human Tissues at High-Risk for Oral Cancer

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: Christopher Weghorst, PhD)

Sponsor: NIH/NCI. R01 ($1,875,000)

Status: Completed (12/1/07 - 8/30/12)

Comparison of TORS outcomes with non-surgical treatment regimens

Mentor: Enver Ozer, MD (Medical student: Scott Kramer)

Sponsor: Medical Student Research Scholarship (MDSRS) funded by the Bennett Scholarship ($3,000)

Status: Completed (2011)

Comparison of quality of life outcomes of TORS with non-surgical treatment regimens for oropharynx cancer

Primary Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD,

Sponsor: Intuitive Surgical Clinical Robotics Research Grants ($38,400)

Status: Completed (1/1/2012- 1/1/2013)

Use of Vorinostat for Definitive Treatment of Advanced Stage Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: Theodoros N. Teknos )

Sponsor: NCCN ($300,000)

Status: Active (2009- 2014)

Comparison of quality of life outcomes of TORS with non-surgical treatment regimens for oropharynx cancer

Primary Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD,

Sponsor: Intuitive Surgical Clinical Robotics Research Grants ($50,000)

Status: Active (1/1/2013-31/12/2014)

CLINICAL TRIALS:

  • Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Study RTOG 1221- Randomized Phase II Trial of Transoral Endoscopic Head And Neck Surgery followed by Risk-Based IMRT and Weekly Cisplatin versus IMRT and Weekly Cisplatin for HPV Negative Oropharynx Cancer

Primary Investigator at OSU: Enver Ozer, MD

Status: IRB approved, Accrual is after credentialing process (3/ 2014)

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study E3311- Update #2, Phase II Randomized Trial of Transoral Surgical Resection followed by Low-dose or Standard-dose IMRT in Resectable p16+ Locally Advanced Oropharynx Cancer

Primary Investigator at OSU: Enver Ozer, MD

Status: IRB approved, Accrual is after credentialing process (3/ 2014)

  • A pilot study assessing transoral robotic surgery (tors) for oral and laryngopharyngeal benign and malignant lesions using The da Vincirobotic surgical system

Primary Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD

Status: Open to Accrual (12/3 2007)

  • A prospective, single-arm clinical trial evaluating hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for the prevention of post-operative complications in patients undergoing salvage or reconstructive head and neck surgery following radiation or chemoradiation.

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD (PI: Matthew Old, MD)

Status: Pending (07/2012)

  • A Phase Ib Pilot Study Evaluating Oral Administration of Freeze-Dried Black Raspberries in Pre-Surgical Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: Amit Agrawal, MD)

Status: Closed to Accrual (3/31/10)

  • Intensification Regimen for Previously Untreated, Resectable, Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx, and Hypopharynx: Incorporation of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy and Submandibular Gland Transfer to Minimize Treatment Morbidity; Correlative Imaging/Molecular Markers.

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: David E Schuller, MD)

Status: Closed to Accrual (2/17/09)

  • A Comparative Study of Dressings for Split-Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: Hofacre, Robert, K)

Status: Closed to Accrual (7/31/10)

  • A Pilot Study Evaluating Long-Term Oral Administration of Freeze-Dried Black Raspberries in Post-Surgical Appalachian Oral Cancer Patients

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: Amit Agrawal, MD)

Status: Closed to Accrual (7/26/10)

  • Food Based Modulation of Biomarkers in Human Tissues at High-Risk for Oral Cancer

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: Amit Agrawal, MD)

Status: Closed to Accrual (10/01/12)

  • A Phase 3, Prospective, Open-Label, Multicenter Study of Lymphoseek® as Lymphoid Tissue Targeting Agent in Patients With Known Cutaneous or Mucosal Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Who Are Undergoing Lymphadenectomy

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: Amit Agrawal, MD)

Status: Suspended (11/1/12)

  • A Phase I Trial Of Vorinostat In The Treatment Of Advanced Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal, Nasopharyngeal And Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Head And Neck

Co-Investigator: Enver Ozer, MD, (PI: Ted N Teknos, MD)

Status: Open to Accrual (2/10/10)

HONORS & AWARDS:

  • Top Doctors (1%) in Otolaryngology since 2011 by US News & World Report.
  • America’s Top Doctors for Cancer since 2009 by Castle Connelly.
  • Elect Member, The Head and Neck Robotic Surgery Council (HNRSC)Society of Robotic

Surgery(2011-present)

  • Outstanding Achievement Patient Services, National Top Patient Satisfaction, 2013.
  • Excellence in Teaching Award 2012, The Ohio State University, School of Medicine

“Journey to Innovation” featured video series, nominated and elected by OSUMC Diversity

Council, 2011-2012.

  • TAMALDA (Talent Management & Leadership Development Academy)

Nominated/Elected/Completed for 18 months program 2011-2013.

  • Best Scientific Paper Award at 2013 COSM, American Head and Neck Society Meeting

Peter T Dziegielewski, MD, FRCSC, Theodoros N. Teknos, MD, Kasim Durmus, MD, Matthew Old, MD, Amit A, MD, Enver Ozer, MD. "Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer: Long Term Quality of Life and Functional Outcomes." Presented at COSM - Clinical - Organ Preservation Surgery (Apr 9-11, 2013), Orlando, Fl.

  • Best Poster Award at 2013 COSM, American Head and Neck Society Meeting

Bhavna Kumar, MS, Michael Cipolla, MD, Nicole Arradaz, PhD, Peter Dziegielewski, MD, Kasim Durmus, M, Enver Ozer, MD, Ted Teknos, MD. "Surgical Management of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Survival and Functional Outcomes." Presented at COSM - Clinical - Gen. Head & Neck Surgery (Apr 9-11, 2013), Orlando, Fl.

  • Best Scientific Paper Award at SLS MIRA SRS Joint Annual Meeting 2012

Kasim Durmus, MD, Sanjeet V Rangarajan, MD, MEng, Enver Ozer, MD. Transoral Robotic Approach to Carcinoma of Unknown Primary. Minimally Invasive Surgery Week, SLS MIRA SRS Joint Annual Meeting, September 5-8, Boston, MA, 2012.

PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Durmus K, Patwa HS, Gokozan HN, Kucur C, Teknos TN, Agrawal A, Old MO, Ozer E. Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes of Transoral Robotic Surgery for Carcinoma of Unknown Primary. Laryngoscope. 2014 Apr 5. doi: 10.1002/lary.24705. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24706455.
  1. Calli C, Teknos TN, Agrawal A, Schuller DE, Ozer E, Songu M. Does Body Mass

Index Matter While Selecting the Flap Type for Pharyngeal Reconstructions? J

Craniofac Surg. 2014 Apr 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24785755.

  1. Durmus K, Gokozan HN, Ozer E. Transoral robotic supraglottic laryngectomy:

Surgical considerations. Head Neck. 2014 Feb 25. doi: 10.1002/hed.23645.

  1. Durmus K, Apuhan T, Ozer E. Transoral robotic surgery for retromolar trigone tumors. Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica, 2013, Dec; 33(6):425-7.
  1. Zhang M, Kumar B, Piao L, Xie X, Schmitt A, Arradaza N, Cippola M, Old M, Agrawal A, Ozer E, Schuller DE, Teknos T, Pan Q. Elevated intrinsic cancer stem cell population in human papillomavirus- associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer, 2013 Dec 30.
  1. Marcinow A, Ozer E, Teknos T, Wei L, Hurtuk A, Old M, Agrawal A, Carrau R, Iwenofu OH. Clinicopathologic predictors of recurrence and overall survival in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck: A single institutional experience at a tertiary care center. Head Neck. 2013 Oct 25.
  1. Durmus K, Kakarala K, Old M, Teknos T, Ozer E. Anterolateral thigh butterfly free flap reconstruction for peristomal recurrence following laryngectomy: our experience in six patients. Clinical Otolaryngology, 2013, Aug; 38(4):339-42.
  1. Ozer E, Alvarez B, Kakarala K, Durmus K, Teknos TN, Carrau RL. Clinical

outcomes of transoral robotic supraglottic laryngectomy. Head Neck. 2013

Aug;35(8):1158-61.

  1. Apuhan T, Iwenofu H, Ozer E. Solitary fibrous tumor of the accessory parotid

gland: a unique case. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2013 Jul-Aug;23(4):239-41

  1. Ozer E, Naiboglu B, Karapinar U, Agrawal A, Ozer HG, Schuller DE. Clinicopathological determinants of positron emission tomography computed tomography fluorodeoxyglucose standardised uptake value in head and neck carcinoma. Laryngology and otology, 2013, July; 127(7):676-80.
  1. Arshad H, Ozer HG, Thatcher A, Old M, Ozer E, Agarwal A, Jafari H, Birkheimer D, Basinger H, Forest LA, Schuller DE, Teknos TN. Intensive care unit versus non-intensive care unit postoperative management of head and neck free flaps:

Comparative effectiveness and cost comparisons. Head Neck. 2013, Jun 18.

  1. Kaka A, Kumar B, Kumar P, Wakely Jr PE, Kirsh CM, Old M, Agrawal A, Ozer E, Carrau R, Schuller D, Siddiqui F, Teknos T. Highly aggressive hpv – related oropharyngeal cancer: clinical, radiologic, and pathologic characteristics. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology. 2013, Jun 14; 116(3):327-35. (E-published).
  1. Durmus K, Rangarajan SV, Ozer E. Transoral robotic approach to carcinoma of unknown primary. Head Neck. 2013, May 29.
  1. Dziegielewski PT, Teknos TN, Durmus K, Old M, Agrawal A, Kakarala K, Marcinow A, Ozer E. Transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer: long-term quality of life and functional outcomes. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Apr 10: 139(11):1099-108.
  1. Carrau RL, Prevedello DM, de Lara D, Durmus K, Ozer E. Combined transoral robotic surgery and endoscopic endonasal approach for the resection of extensive malignancies of the skull base. Head Neck. 2013 Mar 6; 35(11): E3 51-8.
  1. Ozer E, Durmus K, Carrau RL, de Lara D, Ditzel Filho LF, Prevedello DM, Otto BA, Old MO. Applications of transoral, transcervical, transnasal, and transpalatal corridors for Robotic surgery of the skull base. Laryngoscope. 2013, Feb 26; 123(9):2176-9.
  1. Arshad H, Durmus K, Ozer E. Transoral robotic resection of selected

parapharyngeal space tumors. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 May;270(5):1737-40.

  1. Balasubramanian P, Lang JC, Jatana KR, Miller B, Ozer E, Old M, Schuller DE, Agrawal A, Teknos TN, Summers TA Jr, Lustberg MB, Zborowski M, Chalmers JJ.Multiparameter Analysis, including EMT Markers, on Negatively Enriched Blood Samples from Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e42048. Epub 2012 Jul 26.
  1. Genden EM, O'Malley BW Jr, Weinstein GS, Stucken CL, Selber JC, Rinaldo A, Hockstein NG, Ozer E, Mallet Y, Satava RM, Moore EJ, Silver CE, Ferlito A. Transoral robotic surgery: Role in the management of upper aerodigestive tract tumors. Head Neck. 2012 Jun;34(6):886-93.
  1. Scaduto M, Matrka L, Shah M, Wakely P Jr, Ozer E. Poorly differentiated small-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the submandibular gland: A case report. Ear Nose Throat J. 2012 Apr;91(4):E10-3.
  1. Bowe SN, Wakely PE Jr, Ozer E. Head and neck solitary fibrous tumors: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Laryngoscope. 2012 Apr 11; 122(8):1748-55.
  1. Meacham R, Matrka L, Ozer E, Ozer HG, Wakely P, Shah M. Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the head and neck: a 20-year case series. Ear Nose Throat J. 2012 Mar;91(3):E20-4.
  1. Shah S, Weed HG, He X, Agrawal A, Ozer E, Schuller DE.