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Floyd C. Holsinger, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

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

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Bio Statement

Dr. Holsinger received his medical degree from Vanderbilt School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his internship and residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and his Fellowship in head and neck surgical oncology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

In 2003, he was awarded Fulbright Scholarship to study surgery at the University of Paris with Professor Ollivier Laccourreye and with Professor Wolfgang Steiner at the Georg-August University in Göttingen. His areas of research interest include conservation laryngeal surgery, including the supracricoid partial laryngectomy as well transoral laser microsurgery. 

Dr. Holsinger has authored or co-authored numerous articles and abstracts, which have appeared in publications such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Clinical Cancer Research, Head & Neck, Laryngoscope, and the Archives of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery.

He is coordinating several clinical trials focused on transoral minimally invasive surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy after conservation laryngeal surgery. As well, he maintains a translational research lab and conducts patient-based biological research in the molecular determinants of resistance to induction chemotherapy and in the prediction of distant metastasis from head and neck cancer.

Board-certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, Dr. Holsinger is a member of several medical societies including the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and the American Head and Neck Society. 

 

Research Interests

Novel surgical techniques for patients with thyroid and head and neck cancers, including robotic surgery and transoral laser microsurgery

Clinical Trials in Head and Neck Cancer

The Role of Neoadjuvant/induction Chemotherapy in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Clinical Interests

Minimally invasive surgery of the head and neck

Transoral laser microsurgery of head and neck 

Transoral robotic surgery

Laryngeal conservation surgery: supracricoid partial laryngectomy

*** Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomy (daVinci Thyroidectomy)  ***

Surgery for Thyroid Cancer: minimally invasive approaches for benign and early stage disease, neck dissection for regional metastasis and management of locally invasive thyroid cancer

Office Address

UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Head and Neck Surgery
1400 Pressler Drive
Unit Number: 1445
Houston, TX 77030-4009

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1995 Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, MD, Medical School
1990 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, BA, Molecular Biology

Postgraduate Training

8/2003-12/2003 Fulbright Scholarship, Université de Paris, Hôpital Europeen Georges-Pompidou, Paris, France, Ollivier Laccourreye, MD
7/2001-6/2002 Research Fellowship, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
1997-2001 Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor Affiliated Hospitals, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
1995-1996 Internship, General Surgery, Baylor Affiliated Hospitals, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Board Certifications

2002 American Board of Otolaryngology

Honors and Awards

2007 M. D. Anderson Apple Award for Excellence in Patient Education, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
2005-2007 National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Research, NIH
2001 J. Charles Dickson Clinical Research Award, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology

Professional Memberships

American Head and Neck Society
Chair, Education Committee, 2007-present
Member, Scientific Review Annual Program Committee, 2005-present
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Member, Head and Neck Surgery Education Committee, 2006-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Kuppersmith RB, Salem A, Holsinger, FC. Advanced approaches for thyroid surgery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. In Press.
2. Merrill K S, Holsinger F C, Lee J J, William W N, Glisson B S, Lin H Y, Lewin J S, Ginsberg L E, Gillaspy K A , Massarelli E, Byers L, Lippman S M, Hong W K, El-Naggar A K, Garden A S, Papadimitrakopoulou V. Induction Chemotherapy and Cetuximab for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. J Clin Oncol. In Press.
3. Holsinger FC, Hafemeister AC, Hicks J, Sulek M, Friedman E, Huh W. Pediatric Tumors of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses:. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. In Press.
4. Kupferman ME, DeMonte F, Holsinger FC, Hanna EY. Trans-antral robotic access to the pituitary gland. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surg, 9/2009. PMID: 19716023.
5. Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Barker JL, Mason B, Garcia JA, Lewin JS, Holsinger FC, Stasney CR, Frank SJ, Schwartz DL, Morrison WH, Garden, AS, Ang KK. Carotid-Sparing IMRT Technique and Preliminary Experience for T1-2 Glottic Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. e-Pub 8/2009.
6. Laccourreye O, Seccia V, Menard M, Garcia D, Vacher D, Holsinger, FC. Extended Lateral Pharyngotomy For Selected Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Lateral Tongue Base. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 6(118):428-34, 6/2009.
7. Holsinger FC, Kies MS, Weinstock E, Lewin JS, Hajibashi S, Nolen DD, Weber R, Laccourreye O. Videos in Clinical Medicine. Examination of Larynx and Pharynx. New England Journal of Medicine 358 (3):e2, 1/2008. PMID: 18199857.

Grant & Contract Support

Title: Clinician Investigator Award; Paul Calabresi Scholar
Funding Source: NCI, DHHS, NCI
Role: Awardee
Principal Investigator: RJ Bast
Duration: 9/2004 - 8/2009

Last updated: 10/2/2009