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Erich M. Sturgis

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Tenure, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Associate Professor, Tenure, Joint Appointment, Department of Epidemiology, Division of OVP, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Interests

Phenotypic and genotypic markers of genetic susceptibility
Epidemiology of head and neck cancer
Genetic Susceptibility to thyroid and salivary gland malignancies

Clinical Interests

Young patients (<40 years of age) with head and neck cancer
Nonsmokers with head and neck cancer
Sarcomas of the head and neck region

Office Address

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Unit Number: 1445
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: Room: FCT10.5090
Phone: 713-792-5432

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2004 The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, Houston, TX, MPH, Public Health
1990 Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, MD, Medicine
1985 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, BS, Biochemistry

Board Certifications

4/1997 American Board of Otolaryngology

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Adjunct Assistant Professor, The Bobby R. Alford Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 7/2005-present

Honors and Awards

2008 Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1990 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Georgetown University School of Medicine
1990 Cum Laude Graduate, Georgetown University School of Medicine
1985 Cum Laude Graduate and Dean's List, Louisiana State University

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Member, 1992-present
American Association for Cancer Research
Member, 1998-present
American Board of Otolaryngology
Dipomate, 1997-present
American College of Epidemiology
Member, 2004-present
American College of Surgeons
Fellow, 2002-present
American Head and Neck Society
Member, Nominating Committee, 2007-2008
Active member, 2004-present
American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society
Active Fellow, 2004-present
American Medical Association
Member, 1994-present
American Radium Society
ARS Representative on the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer, Quality Integration Subcommittee, 2008-2011
Member, 1994-present
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Member, 2001-present
American Society of Preventive Oncology
Member, 2001-present
American Thyroid Association
Member, 2004-present
Harris County Medical Association, Houston, TX
Member, 2000-present
Houston Academy of Medicine, Houston, TX
Member, 2000-present
Houston Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Houston, TX
Member, 2000-present
International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) Consortium
Member, 2004-present
Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons
Member, 2003-present
Texas Medical Association, TX
Member, 2000-present
Thyroid Cancer Genetics and Epidemiology (THYGENE) Consortium
Member, 2008-present
Executive Committee, 2008-2011

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Zafereo ME, Sturgis EM, Liu Z, Wang LE, Wei Q, Li G. Nucleotide excision repair core gene polymorphisms and risk of second primary malignancy with index squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Carcinogenesis 30(6):997-1002, 2009.
2. Wang LE, Xiong P, Zhao H, Spitz MR, Sturgis EM, Wei Q. Chromosome instability and risk of squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck. Cancer Research 68(11):4479-4485, 6/2008. PMID: 18519711.
3. Hashibe M, Bencko V, Benhamou S, Castellsague X, Chen C, Curado MP, Dal Maso L, Daudt AW, Fabianova E, Filho VW, Franceschi S, Hayes R, Herrero R, Janout V, Koifman S, La Vecchia C, Lazarus P, Levi F, Mates D, Matos E, Menezes A, Muscat J, Neto JE, Olshan A, Rudnai P, Schwartz S, Smith E, Sturgis EM, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Talamini R, Wei Q, Winn D, Zaridze D, Zatonski W, Zhang ZF, Berthiller J, Brennan P, Boffetta P. Alcohol drinking in never users of tobacco, cigarette smoking in never drinkers, the risk of head and neck cancer: Pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology consortium. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 99:777-789, 2007.
4. Li D, Wang LE, Chang P, El-Naggar AK, Sturgis EM, Wei Q. In-vitro benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide-induced DNA adducts and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Cancer Research 67(12):5628-5634, 2007.
5. Pytynia KB, Grant JR, Etzel CJ, Roberts DB, Wei Q, Sturgis EM. Matched-pair analysis of survival of never-smokers and ever-smokers with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Journal of Clinical Oncology 22(19):3981-3988, 2004. PMID: 15459221.

Invited Articles
1. Sturgis EM, Cinciripini PM. Trends in head and neck cancer incidence in relation to smoking prevalence: An emerging epidemic of HPV associated cancers? Cancer 110:1429-1435, 2007.

Grant & Contract Support

Title: Molecular and Epidemiologic Characterization of Salivary Gland Carcinomas, Project 2, Descriptive/Molecular Epidemiology of Salivary Gland Carcinomas
Funding Source: NIH U54 Grant
Role: Project Leader
Principal Investigator: Adel K. El-Naggar, MD, PhD
Duration: 10/1/2009 - 9/30/2014
 
Title: Genotypes and phenotypes of apoptosis and risk of head and neck cancer
Funding Source: NIH / NCI R01 Grant
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Qingyi Wei, M.D., Ph.D.
Duration: 3/1/2009 - 2/28/2014
 
Title: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center SPORE in Head and Neck Cancer, SPORE Project 1, Intrinsic Apoptosis Phenotype and Susceptibility to Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
Funding Source: NIH/NCI, PI - Scott Lippman, MD
Role: Project Co-Leader
Duration: 9/30/2008 - 7/31/2013
 
Title: Cytokine Variants as Predictors of HPV - 16 Status and Outcome of Oropharyngeal Cancer
Funding Source: NIH / NCIR03 Grant, PI - Guojun Li, MD, PhD
Role: Co-Investigator
Duration: 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2010
 
Title: Molecular epidemiology of DNA repair in head and neck cancer
Funding Source: NIH R01 Grant
Role: Co-Investigator
Principal Investigator: Qingyi Wei, M.D.,Ph.D.
Duration: 3/1/2008 - 2/28/2013
 
Title: Predictors of HPV16 Status and Outcomes of Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients
Funding Source: NIH/NCI K07 Grant, PI - Guojun Li, MD, PhD
Role: Co-Mentor
Duration: 2008 - 2013
 
Title: Use of serum HPV - 16 DNA as a marker for Oropharyngeal Cancer Recurrence
Funding Source: NIH / NCIR03 Grant, PI - Guojun Li, MD, PhD
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 9/1/2007 - 8/31/2009
 
Title: Radiation response genotype and risk of papillary thyroid cancer: A case-control study
Funding Source: American Thyroid Association Research Grant - ThyCa Grant
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 2005 - 2007
 
Title: 70% Apoptic Response in Head and Neck Cancer
Funding Source: NIH K12 Grant
Role: Faculty - Trainee
Principal Investigator: Robert C. Bast, Jr., M.D.
Duration: 9/1/2000 - 8/31/2002

Last updated: 9/23/2009